Were on the right path, but weve still got a bit of work to doHungaroring, Friday July 27LEWIS HAMILTONMP4-27A-03FP1         1m22.821s                              30 laps                    1st  FP2         1m21.995s                              20 laps                    1st  

Its been a really positive day. Im very happy. During the sessions we made some useful changes to the car to get it dialled-in, and were on the right path, but weve still got a bit of work to do. The guys did a fantastic job. Were going to keep pushing, though.Im on it. Ive been on it all year. I feel a lot of support from the fans, here and everywhere, and I think things are looking pretty good this weekend. Ill be focusing on maximising every lap and every opportunity I get out there.Overtaking here is difficult, so qualifying and track positioning will be of paramount importance. Some drivers may do longer runs, some may do shorter runs [in the race]. Either way, Jenson and I will be looking to qualify well and start at or near the front.I love this track, even if overtaking here is a challenge. Its a drivers circuit, with real character to itlovely off-camber corners, nice ups and downsand those elements combine to make it great fun to drive. It just flows.Im happy with my days work and I think the guys in the garage will be happy with their days work too. They certainly should be. Well done, guys!JENSON BUTTONMP4-27A-02FP1         1m22.922s (+0.101s)             24 laps                    2nd                                                          FP2         1m22.747s (+0.752s)             17 laps                    6th

FP1 was reasonably good for uswe were competitive straight out of the box, in fact.This afternoon, in FP2, we tried a few things to improve our cars balance, and I think we made some decent progress in the end.

So Im pretty happy with the car, all in all, and I think were pretty competitive around here, but in FP2 we learned that a lot other  teams are pretty competitive around here too. As ever, though, itll be about getting the perfect balance.I reckon were going to see a fierce battle for victory this weekend. Having said that, we had a good car at Hockenheim, and we should have a good car here too, so we should be up there. As I say, its much too close to call, though.This circuit is known as a difficult one on which to overtake, but I think itll be possible to do so in the DRS zone down the pitstraight. Elsewhere itll probably be tricky to make passing moves stick.

But its a fun circuit to drive on, and of course I scored my maiden Grand Prix victory here, which is always special.MARTIN WHITMARSH

Team principal, Vodafone McLaren MercedesAs FP1 began this morning, the track surface was already pretty hot, but, even so, it was a little difficult to get the tyres to switch on in the first instance, and as a result we struggled to achieve optimal balance, excess understeer being the principal problem.Nonetheless, our car appears to be competitive enough, and both drivers reported themselves happy enough with it.Fridays are now test days really, though, so we arent going to get carried away. Besides, the Hungaroring is relatively lightly used in the run-up to the Grand Prix weekend, so the track surface is always rather green for initial running. Inevitably, therefore, itll rubber-in significantly over the course of tomorrow and Sunday.Today we saw a light sprinkling of rain, but our forecasters tell us that well probably experience dry conditions for qualifying and the race. We hope theyre correct, and that the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix will be a entertaining and exciting motor race, contested on a dry track, and that Jenson and Lewis will be in the thick of it by the time the chequered flag is waved on Sunday afternoon.