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Alguersuari and Pedro Martínez de la Rosa commanded the third day of Formula 1 qualifying taking place at the Jerez circuit in a day in which he made an appearance again in the rain.

Hardly had one hour of real activity on the track. It was the time it gave the pilots meteorology. At that time, the two Spanish pilots made several short runs, probably with little fuel, which managed to make the best of times.

De la Rosa was the first to break the record of Massa, the early risers of all and he opened the timesheets. Then download it again until she fell in 1:20.736. Did not last long the first place because Alguersuari beat him with a 1:19.919, the second of the whole week off of 1:20.

Shortly afterwards the rain and the pilots took refuge in their garages. Only showed up in court for recognition and spin and check the status of it. The bravest was Rubens Barrichello, but despite being one of the most experienced of the grid in wet conditions, ended in the gravel at turn Angel Nieto.

The pilots took to the track a few times and just doing laps, but Barrichello, who was trying to complete 120 laps in the rain with all types of tires. The problem was that it did not rain enough to put on intermediate tires, but neither is the track to run on the dry end of the day unless it rained thoroughly.

The weather did not improve throughout the day, so that we can not draw broad conclusions. The only slightly positive for Ferrari was that Massa managed to be the fastest prominently in the rain without so much intensity. The F10 shot in time of 1:27 when the rest did it in 1:30 or more. For this Sunday announcing dry, though not certain.

So were the times:
1. Alguersuari (Toro Rosso) 1:19.919 (76 laps)
2. Pedro Martínez de la Rosa (Sauber) 1:20.736 (58)
3. Adrian Sutil (Force India) 1:21.428 (48)
4. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:21.603 (72)
5. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) 1:21.783 (59)
6. Vitaly Petrov (Renault) 1:22.000 (68)
7. Nico Rosberg (GP Mercedes) 1:22.820 (51)
8. Rubens Barrichello (Williams) 1:23.217 (120)
9. Lewis Hamilton (Team McLaren) 1:23.985 (68)
10. Lucas di Grassi (Virgin) 1:37.107 (8)

Alguersuari will be on the F1 grid in 2010 yes or yes. And it will be at Toro Rosso, although his name did not appear in the list published by the FIA last week. Spaniard representatives met with the Italian team for the last test in Jerez and received assurances that the Barcelona was the second seat.

The reason managers gave Toro Rosso for this absence is that they are negotiating with several Spanish companies and the inclusion of James is not merely a negotiating tactic to squeeze. However, these sponsorships come or not, James has the guaranteed place. The reason why Toro Rosso are looking for new revenue is that for 2010 they have to manufacture a new car it will not wash-and plagiarizing and Red Bull energy drink company does not cover one hundred percent of the budget. Money now have to manufacture it, but looking more to invest in development and to ensure further improvements throughout the season so if Toro Rosso’s tactic works, Alguersuari you will have been worth the shock of not being in the initial list of international organization.

Because the fact is that Spanish has never doubted his presence. Among other things because if you were not at that meeting in Jerez is because he had some physical training in Austria with Red Bull. In fact, you have a planning are specified in the daily life of their movements until the first Grand Prix next season, including visits to the factory or karting.

For what it did serve its absence is so that other pilots would volunteer to Toro Rosso. Some, in Jerez, telling them they had reached 10 million in sponsorship. The Italians sent all of Red Bull, which decides. And the Austrians are not going to go down to Alguersuari, who have for years been forming for a few euro.

Must wait
Nor is there a risk that Daniel Ricciardo you remove the wheel. Dazzled Australian Jerez test and is on the agenda of the Red Bull young driver, but the plans are another central European brand. I have enrolled in the World Series in 2010 and want to try to make the jump to F1 with the title of this competition as collateral. Therefore, it could be a rival of Catalan, but in 2011. Thus, it is only Alguersuari wait for Toro Rosso finish their negotiations for better or for worse, and make it official, something that will eventually occur.