Podium presentation access to pit lane

[Bentley boy]

1st I'd like to say what a great weekend, 1st time driving over  I have no intention of going to Le Mans on a coach again 
Thanks to Pretzel for the camping pass soory didn't get to buy you a drink  as promised  maybe next time or at britcar 24 if you're there?

Anyway what the post is about why as they have done in the past (at leat once I know of) did they not open the gates in the paddock to let people in to watch the podium ceremony from the pit lane?
Many people got highly annoyed when they didn't open & it had all started, I ran round through the tunnel & watched from trackside but it wasn't the same 

[hgb]

The paddock and pits were closed but you could access the pitlane.

[Piglet]

I don't understand what you mean BB?  Do you mean you thought that they would open up the Paddock to those without Paddock passes so that they could get through to the Pit Lane for the podium or that you were in the Paddock but couldn't get to the Pit Lane for the podium? 

[Bentley boy]

Do you mean you thought that they would open up the Paddock to those without Paddock passes

The gate I mean is the one that goes into the building at the start of the pit lane that the podium is attached to. this area is fenced off from the main paddock where the trucks etc are parked.
So if you came out of the foot tunnel & turned left heading towards the pit grandstand entrance.

I know they opened it 2 years ago as I was there in the pit lane right below the podium, a lot of people had gathered there so I presumed they would open it again wrong!

Question is if they don't open it again. apart from the mad scramble under the fence from trackside or run up towards the main entrance & go in that gate is there another way onto the track?