Thousands of screaming fans welcomed international superstar Enrique Iglesias to the stage last night for his Formula One headlining performance.
Crowds were treated to a variety of his biggest hits as they danced and swayed to his voice live at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) ahead of the main race tonight.
Electronic Dance Music fans were also fired up as Grammy-nominated performer Steve Aoki took to the stage for the after party last night at BIC. He performed a variety of his biggest hits as well as a lot of his new music.
Valtteri Bottas beat Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton right at the end of qualifying on Saturday to take pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. It was the first pole in Bottas' career.
Hamilton took pole in the first two races of the season, and had the leading time until Bottas beat him on the last lap.
"It took a few races, but hopefully it's the first of many," said Bottas, who is competing in his 80th F1 race but only his third with Mercedes. "I'm getting better with the set-up of the car. Feeling more comfortable."
Bottas also denied Hamilton his 64th pole.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was a bit disappointed with third.
"I crossed the line, looked up and saw both were ahead," said Vettel. "When I got the time I was a bit down to be honest. Four tenths was a lot more than I expected, given how good the lap felt."
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was fourth, with Ferrari's Raikkonen fifth ahead of Max Verstappen's Red Bull.
Five drivers are eliminated from the first two parts of qualifying — Q3 and Q2 — to leave the best 10 in Q1. Hamilton topped Q3 and Q2.
Alonso, a two-time world champion, did not even make it into Q2 after his engine's power unit broke down. He will start from 15th and needs a new engine for the race.
"It's a shame," the Spanish driver said.
Tonight's Bahrain GP race starts at 6pm.
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