Hamilton humbled by post-win praise

Hamilton's drive, and the manner of his dominant win, left many onlookers ranking it alongside other wet weather triumphs like Ayrton Senna's at Donington Park in 1993.

But Hamilton told his official website on Monday that he did not expect such praise after the performance.

"It's awesome, but I also feel humbled, to be honest," he said about praiseworthy comments on his win.

"To be included up there with greats such as (Jackie) Stewart and Senna - not that I would claim that myself of course - is one of the reasons why I've pushed so hard throughout my motorsport career.

"But it hasn't really sunk in yet: sometimes you need a night and a day before you really start to feel the impact of all you've achieved. And you can't really rate one drive against others; people told me it reminded them of Ayrton at Donington in 1993 but I couldn't really say - what an unbelievable comparison though.

"All I know is that, like Ayrton, I've worked hard my entire racing career to be the best and a result like Sunday's is the reason for all of that."

Hamilton has also revealed more details of the last-minute nerves he had before the race about whether he would be able to pull off victory in the wet.

"I was in my room preparing for the start and Nic came in to see me," explained Hamilton about the pre-race visit from his brother. "I told him I was worrying about the race and whether I would be able to get through it without making a mistake.

"He told me not to worry; he told me I was a great wet-weather driver and reminded me of a Cadet kart race I did years ago where I lapped every single one of the karts twice. That made me feel a whole load better and gave me some much needed additional self confidence to go out there and drive as strongly as I did."

Hamilton said the early parts of the race were difficult, but that he kept his nerves to get into a good tempo through the race.

"In front of my home crowd, I didn't want to mess this up for everyone. Even on my lap-to-grid, the track felt greasy and slippery in places and the car was starting to aquaplane.

"But at times like that, you've got to relax and once the race started I was quickly into a rhythm and everything seemed to come to me. I know you can never start feeling too confident because it can affect your concentration but I think I found the perfect balance out on the track on Sunday."