On a weekend where the FIA and its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem are already under intense scrutiny, the Bahrain Grand Prix stewards and race control officials pushed the organization further into the spotlight after a rules mess played out during qualifying.

Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix will take place on track at 17:00 BST on Saturday, with the race itself starting at 18:00 on Sunday evening. And when the cars get on track, fans watching will notice that there's been one change to a part of the track that the FIA have implemented ahead of qualifying.

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