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A raft of stars, including tennis ace Maria Sharapova and former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, checked out the action on Saturday ahead of the final race of the 2017 Formula One season at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit. This is its ninth year on the calendar and Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have been the most successful drivers here with three wins each. And as another all-time lap record fell on Friday, with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton beating his own benchmark from 2011 in FP2, which up to now had been the fastest-ever lap of the spectacular circuit, Sunday's floodlit dusk-to-dark race will have plenty more to offer.
The starting grid for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following qualifying on Saturday: 1st row Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 2nd row Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) 3rd row Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) 4th row Nico lkenberg (GER/Renault) Sergio Perez (MEX/Force India) 5th row Esteban Ocon (FRA/Force India) Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) 6th row Fernando Alonso (ESP/McLaren) Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Toro Rosso) 7th row Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL/McLaren) Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas) 8th row Lance Stroll (CAN/Williams) Romain Grosjean (FRA/Haas) 9th row Pierre Gasly (FRA/Toro Rosso) Pascal Wehrlein (GER/Sauber) 10th row Marcus Ericsson (SWE/Sauber) Brendon Hartley (NZL/Toro Rosso) |
Gearing up for one more F1 show
It has been three days of exhilarating speed and even racier concerts once the chequered flag has come down and tonight, the jewel in the crown, Pink, will be signing off on another Yasalam at the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The line-up for the du Arena concerts has read like a diversity programmer's dream with EDM, hip-hop, folksy hipster vibes and pop rock being represented by Calvin Harris, J. Cole, Mumford & Sons and Pink respectively.
Walking round Yas Marina over the weekend, the festival feel has been intoxicating this year. Pop-up art exhibitions by the Opera Gallery, circus performers on stilts wearing LED lights, free Panama hats for every visitor, the sound of a live saxophonist playing over dance hits at the House of Debonair and of course, the many billions of dollars on display in the form of yachts and oligarchs' wristwatches have merged in the fine winter weather to create a snapshot of traditional racing fun and glamour. Although unlike most events of this scale, the planning has been meticulous with the ease of getting people around the island taking high priority. Okay, that's not very rock and roll to mention, but our appreciation is too great to ignore.
Thursday evening's Calvin Harris gig set the right notes music-wise. The Scottish DJ opened his set with Sweet Nothing, going on to perform a series of chart-topping hits such as This is What You Came For, Despacito, How Deep is Your Love and Summer. Pyrotechnics and light shows added to the frenzied atmosphere.
Last night Mumford & Sons had the crowd swaying and jigging with their hits including the ever-popular I Will Wait and, to top it all, the grungy yet soulful superstar Pink's show tonight from 8pm is sure to blow the lid off a great Formula One weekend.
If there are any tickets left for tonight's show you'll only find them at www.yasalam.ae
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