Hamilton Crashes in Bahrain

Lewis Hamilton stuffed his McLaren Mercedes into the wall at the end of Free Practice 2 in Bahrain today.

The young star lost control of his silver car after running wide over a kerb on a hot lap.

The incident appeared to be similar to the spin of Felipe Massa at round two in Malaysia when the Brazilian took an aggressive approach over a kerb and lost rear downforce heading into a successive turn.

Hamilton is reported by autosport.com to be in good condition following the 130mph shunt sideways into the wall. The Britain is suffering from bruising but was cleared by the on site medical center to continue racing this weekend.

Coulthard Destroys His RB4

Reb Bull driver David Coulthard's RB4 front end exploded into a shower of carbon fiber shards and rubble after hitting a small berm at turn 12.

The driver appeared uninjured in the incident. DC's crash was reminiscent of Timo Glock's crash last weekend in Melbourne where the car got air born and destroyed the suspension.

Red Bull must rebuild his car under new rules for 2008 that do not allow teams to run a spare car at an event. In previous years, the drivers could jump into the third car and begin setting it up for the race without penalty.