A day in which Japanese Kamui Kobayashi (BMW Sauber) recorded the fastest time (1:19.950).
Japan has marked the pilot ”in extremis” the fastest lap of the session in Jerez, outperforming the Toro Rosso of Sebastien Buemi (1:20.026) and McLaren’s Jenson Button (1:20.618), second and third respectively in a day when the weather went along, keeping the track dry and allowing work to the best teams.
Sauber in the 2010 season will take the higher ridges of the grid in Formula 1, 26 and 27, after the FIA decide to reject the claim of the team in relation to the numbers that correspond to BMW Sauber have continued in competition.
The Hinwil based team lost its dorsal to not appear at first provisional list of the FIA last November and must comply with 26, to wear the Japanese Kamui Kobayashi, and 27 (which corresponds to Pedro de la Rosa) .