The Crane and Lewis

I have been looking in various websites and cannot find an explanation why hamilton was permitted to continue to race after a crane lifted him back onto the track.
Can anyone explain to me why, during the red flag period, the other drivers who were beached into the sand were not also re-instated into the race?
Had Lewis scored any points, would Ferrari and/or any of the other teams protested?

I mean this was blatant. I know this was discussed in teh thread concerning the race, but I just thought I'd start a new line of discussion on this.

Here's what andreaq posted - great stuff. http://img73.imageshack.us/my.php?im...amiltonsu4.jpg

the only explanation could be that the rules state that a driver can be pushed back by the marshalls if his car is in a dangerous position(like MS in Nurburgring 03).

now probably the rules doesn't state that the marshall can't use a crane to push the driver back to the track!

I think it's a technicality - IIRC (the rules may have changed in the past 10 years or so), only push starts are explicitly not allowed, and I didn't see him get one - he seemed to take advantage of the downhill gradient after getting back on track to bump start his car, like Patrese when he won at Monaco in '82.

He shouldn't have been allowed to regain that lap though (which he lost again due to his early stop for drys, but that doesn't matter)

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Originally Posted by V12

I think it's a technicality - IIRC (the rules may have changed in the past 10 years or so), only push starts are explicitly not allowed, and I didn't see him get one - he seemed to take advantage of the downhill gradient after getting back on track to bump start his car, like Patrese when he won at Monaco in '82.

He shouldn't have been allowed to regain that lap though (which he lost again due to his early stop for drys, but that doesn't matter)

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Commentators said he kept the engine running.
However, if we get several cars in the gravel, then who gets lifted first? and who doesn't?

Is there an FIA rule to clarify this?

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Originally Posted by V12

He shouldn't have been allowed to regain that lap though (which he lost again due to his early stop for drys, but that doesn't matter)

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that I'm sure it's a new rule for this year, all lapped cars during a SC period may overtake and regain the laps they lost

I think that was very contextual, all those trapped at the same gravel have chance back at the race if they keep the engine running and craned.

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Originally Posted by V12

he seemed to take advantage of the downhill gradient after getting back on track to bump start his car, like Patrese when he won at Monaco in '82.

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It would be exceptional if it was possible, but to bump start a V8 with a 600kg car on that a small gradient is impossible.

Hamilton was able to keep the engine running while he was stuck in the gravel, which is why he was able to drive off after being lifted out.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

Hamilton was able to keep the engine running while he was stuck in the gravel, which is why he was able to drive off after being lifted out.

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He might not notice that at that time he was trapped in the gravel, why could he keep the engine running. :laugh:

Now my question would be= How come Hamiltons car was lifted onto the track but the other cars were lifted behind the barriers? Now wheather his engine was running or not should not have any bearing on this decision bt the marshals.