Lewis Hamilton concedes he was "blessed" to emerge victorious from a chaotic Belgian Grand Prix.
The McLaren started on the front row of the grid next to pole sitter Mark Webber, but an excellent start saw him pass the Red Bull driver on the first corner.
He never relinquished top spot despite the late deployment of the Safety Car and some atrocious weather conditions throughout the race. However, he did have a nervous moment close to the end when he went off the track after the team opted not to pit him immediately for intermediates.
"I am so happy, so grateful to be in this position," he is quoted on Autosport. "If you have things like that in a race like that it can be a lottery.
"To come out on top, even facing a difficult situation - and one I was blessed to get away with - I am so happy, so ecstatic.
"The conditions were really tricky when it started to rain. I was losing temperature in the tyres and not knowing how hard to push. I braked late and locked a wheel and went wide in Turn 8.
"I made it all the way out to the wall and just clipped it with the edge of my wing. I was fortunate to get away with that, it was so slippery out there - there was nothing you could do, just tip-toe around.
"Overall the team did a remarkable job this weekend, constantly pushing. In some places we were not as fast as these guys [Webber and Robert Kubica], but it's great that when we are close we can maximise it. I am so happy to be up here."
Hamilton's victory at Spa has seen him leapfrog Webber in the Drivers' standings.
