With the
safety car I felt I had a chance - but it was not a good enough chance."
For the second time, the
safety car slowed down the eld for a further four laps, at the start of which Ricciardo and Massa pitted.
But no sooner had the
safety car departed than it was back out on lap 38 when Sutil was again in the thick of it, appearing to spin and take out Webber.
With marshals struggling to put out the blaze with extinguishers, the 4x4 appeared on the track ahead of the field between turns one and two and with its hazard lights on while the official Mercedes SLS AMG
safety car brought up the rear.
Safety Car driver has fulfilled this role since 2000 and he is a key member of the FIA's safety team across the race weekend.
When the
safety car was deployed at the end of lap 15, Vettel had built up a cushion of over 10 seconds to Ferrari's Fernando Alonso at the time and seemed set to cruise to the line.
Alonso had accused Hamilton of disrespecting the rules as he overtook the
safety car deployed following Mark Webber's crash.
The FIA have confirmed Lewis Hamilton has been summoned to appear before the race stewards today to clarify the incident that saw him passed by Jarno Trulli during a
safety car period in Australia at the weekend.