The Crane and Lewis

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Originally Posted by jso1985

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

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But not craned and get back to race? :eek:

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Originally Posted by XR8

Now my question would be= How come Hamiltons car was lifted onto the track but the other cars were lifted behind the barriers?

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I'd guess because the drivers of those cars were already on their way back to the pits on foot and out of the race.

While lucky to have avoided damage, Hamilton should be given credit for having the presence of mind to keep his engine running in the hope he may be able to continue.

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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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Are we sure that he had actually lost a lap at the time the red flag came out? McLaren obviously managed to convince somebody that he hadn't. This question came up during the BBC radio commentary.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

I'd guess because the drivers of those cars were already on their way back to the pits on foot and out of the race..

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Because they knew that there is no another way they could get out from the gravel unless craned which they know it is something not allowed (probably they didn't see someone before craned to get back race).

Otherwise, everyone would stick not switch off his car and wait the crane to help him. :D

So now we'll start seeing drivers spinning and waiting in the gravel for the crane. Interesting :s

Not switch the ignition off actually will not help much, the engine will stop itself if clutched off :)

It's what they do (or did) in ChampCar, if you get towed out of a gravel trap by a recovery truck then you can just continue on your way.

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Originally Posted by F1MAN2007

Because they knew that there is no another way they could get out from the gravel unless craned which they know it is something not allowed (probably they didn't see someone before craned to get back race).

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If it were not allowed then Hamilton would have been shown the black flag, and if others assumed they couldn't continue then perhaps they don't know the rulebook as well as others :D

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Originally Posted by Valve Bounce

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?

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It took effect according to the priority:
1. Who is still inside the intact car
2. Whose engine's car is still running
3. Who came in the gravel first
4. Who want to continue the race
5. Who is the promising driver to get any better after continuing the race

Hamilton had the above criteria :D

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

If it were not allowed then Hamilton would have been shown the black flag, and if others assumed they couldn't continue then perhaps they don't know the rulebook as well as others :D

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C'mon, Arrows, just do a small leap of imagination and think what people would be saying here had something like that happen with MS ;) :D