Hamilton continues to impress

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Hamilton climbed to second behind Kimi Raikkonen after completing lap six with a time of one minute 34.638 seconds - but though he improved to finish with a time of 1:34.110, it was not enough to prevent Ferrari taking the top two places.

Jean Todt's team looked impressive as Raikkonen stormed to the top of the timesheets early on when he clocked 1:33.162 on his fifth lap. Team-mate Felipe Massa finally exited the pits with three quarters of an hour left and clocked a time of 1:33.679.

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso finished fourth behind McLaren team-mate Hamilton with a time of 1:34.161.

Toyota's Jarno Trulli enjoyed a good session to finish fifth with a time of 1:34.896, and BMW-Sauber's Nick Heidfeld rounded off the top six with a time of 1:35.076.

Team-mate Robert Kubica took seventh, Vitantonio Liuzzi enjoyed a promising session for Scuderia Toro Rosso as he finished eighth, while Williams drivers Nico Rosberg and Alex Wurz completed the top 10.

Honda's Jenson Button has struggled in the opening two races of the season and looks unlikely to improve in Bahrain as he finished 11th with a time of 1:35.445.