Rosberg pleased with point finish

"I am happy with my result," said Rosberg, who finished over a minute before race winner Felipe Massa.

"I had a fantastic first lap, although I very nearly lost it all when Heidfeld went wide while I was alongside him. He didn't know I was there, so I had to go off the track.

"When I came back on, I was all over the place but I then passed Coulthard and Trulli on the outside of turn three. I gave it my all on every lap and it was a fantastic race for me today.

"Anymore, though, is just not possible at the moment, but I am looking forward to the next two races which traditionally suit our car," added the German, who has scored points in three of the first five races of the season.

Teammate Kazuki Nakajima was unable to complete more than one lap after Giancarlo Fisichella crashed into the back of his car at the start.

Nakajima made his way to the pits, but his car was too damaged to continue.

"I don't know exactly what happened; I just went into the first corner following the guy in front," he said. "I didn't change my line and I was suddenly hit from behind. I wanted to make it back to the garage as I thought there was a chance to get the problem fixed and get back out, but my car had suffered too much damage so I had to retire.

"It's a real shame because we showed we had good long run pace on Friday and were expecting to have the same pace in the race, so we could have done well here this afternoon."