Valtteri Bottas stuns Lewis Hamilton, taking Bahrain pole

Valtteri Bottas denied Lewis Hamilton a seventh straight pole position after the Finn pipped his Mercedes team-mate on the front row ahead of Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

Hamilton had been on provisional pole during the final qualifying session before Bottas’s last-gasp lap brought him his first ever pole position, with the Brit making an error on his last run.

Sebastian Vettel was third for Ferrari although nearly half-a-second adrift…

More to follow…

Source: Valtteri Bottas stuns Lewis Hamilton, taking Bahrain pole | Daily Mail Online

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BREAKING: ‘People are killed’ an explosion hits residents convoy being evacuated out of Syrian city of Aleppo

BREAKING NEWS: ‘People are killed’ as an explosion hits convoy of residents being evacuated out of the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo

An explosion near a bus convoy waiting to enter the Syrian city of Aleppo killed or wounded several people on Saturday, pro-government media outlets, pro-opposition activists and a monitor reported.

The blast hit the Rashidin area on Aleppo’s outskirts, where dozens of buses carrying mostly Shi’ite residents of two villages that are being evacuated in a deal between warring sides were waiting to enter the city.

Syrian state TV said an unknown number of people had been killed and wounded.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported casualties, saying the explosion appeared to be caused by a bomb.

Source: Explosion kills evacuees in bus convoy near Aleppo | Daily Mail Online

#F1 Max Verstappen edges out Lewis Hamilton in #BahrainGP 🇧🇭 #FP3

Max Verstappen set the benchmark on Saturday in final practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix by pipping Hamilton by just one tenth of a second.  Sebastian Vettel was third for Ferrari

Hamilton is looking for his third straight pole position of the season after going quickest in Australia and China.

He is level at the top of the championship standings with Vettel. In an exciting start to the season, both have one win and one second-place finish each, with Vettel winning in Melbourne and Hamilton taking the checkered flag in Shanghai.

Although not as hot as Friday, drivers still had to deal with track temperatures of 37 degrees Celsius (99 degrees Fahrenheit) on the sweltering hot circuit located in the desert.

The session was briefly halted some 20 minutes from the end after Haas driver Romain Grosjean spun across the track and into the barriers, damaging his car’s front wing. After quick repairs, the Frenchman had the car back on track for the final few minutes.

Source: Max Verstappen fastest in final practice for Bahrain GP | Daily Mail Online

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Aussie bands Empire of The Sun/The Avalanches thrill thousands at Coachella

It’s the most iconic festival in America, drawing in hundreds of thousands of music lovers from around the world.

And Australian acts Empire of The Sun and The Avalanches were front and centre at Coachella on Friday, both performing on Day 1 of the three-day festival in Palm Springs, California.

The Australian acts were among a number of A-List bands to perform at the event on its first day, with Radiohead, The xx and Father John Misty also taking to the stage.

Sydney duo Empire of The Sun, best known for their 2008 smash ‘Walking On A Dream’, performed an hour-long set on the Sahara stage.

Australians are well-represented at the music festival, with Anna Lunoe, What So Not and Pond also in the line-up for Coachella 2017…

Source: Empire of The Sun and The Avalanches perform at Coachella | Daily Mail Online