Circuit: Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana – 4.005 kmsDriver: Jaime AlguersuariChassis: STR5 - 02Best time: 1:12.576, 97 laps

After Sebastien Buemi drove for the past two days of this first winter testsession, it was Jaime Alguersuari’s turn to get his hands on the STR5. Ahuge crowd of over 30,000 turned out to see our Spanish driver, althoughit’s possible they were also there for De La Rosa and Alonso!

Once Jaime’s installation in the car had been checked, he soon got down toquick and consistent lap times over long runs. The technical programmeincluded a repeat of yesterday’s systems checks, an aero evaluation, scansof running on different fuel loads and an assessment of the BridgestoneSoft and Supersoft compounds.

“It felt good to complete my first ever Formula 1 test session, as last seasonI was never able to do any testing. I was able to concentrate onunderstanding the car, without having to think about it in terms of a raceweekend,” said Jaime Alguersuari. “Personally, I felt much stronger in thecar, as I have been training hard in the three months since I last drove in

Abu Dhabi. Today was a positive experience and I’m looking forward nowto next week in Jerez. It’s too early to say much about the car’sperformance, but it felt competitive.”