Originally Posted by FIA
Hamilton received a further boost following the race when he was elevated to third after Trulli was handed a 25-second penalty by the stewards for passing Hamilton under yellow flags following the crash involving Vettel and Kubica, meaning the veteran Italian finished 12th.
Lucky break for Hamilton I guess. Though I really doubt Kubica could have challenged for the lead, Button had a significant gap on Vettel by that time, and his tires hadn't yet started to grain.