Hamilton lost control and crashed out

Lewis Hamilton lost control of the car on the exit to turn seven in the middle sector of the slippery desert circuit and, with no grip, careered broadside into the tyre barriers with nine minutes of the second session remaining. The 23-year-old Briton, who leads Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen by three points in the standings after two races, stepped out of the heavily damaged car unscathed.

Massa could be content with his day's work after lapping fastest in both sessions.
Winner from pole position in Bahrain last year, but still without a point after retiring in Australia and Malaysia, he lapped in one minute 32.233 seconds in the morning and 1:31.420 in the second stint. The Brazilian's final effort of the day was a hefty 0.907 seconds quicker than world champion Raikkonen's best afternoon lap and more than a second faster than his own 2007 pole position time.

Germany's Nico Rosberg posted the third best time for Williams in the morning and sixth after lunch with Poland's Robert Kubica fifth. Renault's Fernando Alonso, a winner at Sakhir in 2005 and 2006, collided with Force India's Adrian Sutil in the day's closing seconds. Reuters

Second Practice Times

1 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.420
2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0:00.907
3 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0:01.332
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0:01.427
5 Robert Kubica BMW 0:01.495
6 Nico Rosberg Williams 0:01.602
7 David Coulthard Red Bull 0:01.628
8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0:01.678
9 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0:01.777
10 Nelsinho Piquet Jr Renault 0:01.827
11 Jenson Button Honda 0:02.290
12 Fernando Alonso Renault 0:02.335
13 Mark Webber Red Bull 0:02.362
14 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:02.402
15 Timo Glock Toyota 0:02.436
16 Rubens Barrichello Honda 0:02.546
17 Nick Heidfeld BMW 0:02.900
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0:02.968
19 Adrian Sutil Force India 0:03.156
20 Sebastien Vettel Toro Rosso 0:03.367
21 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 0:03.868
22 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 0:04.292