Rosberg welcomes unexpected result

"Before this weekend started, I didn't expect that we would finish the race in seventh, so I am very pleased - it was a great race," said the German Williams driver, who finished in front of BMW-Sauber's Robert Kubica after a long fight with the Pole.

"I am also very happy to have beaten Kubica in the BMW - I didn't expect him to pit before us and we beat him fair and square.

"Towards the end of the race it became more difficult, but the car handled pretty well and the tyre graining was there for a shorter time than I anticipated, so I could continue to push hard.

"It was great to win two points for both championships and now I am looking forward to Monza, hoping that we can add to our points tally."

Teammate Alex Wurz finished in 11th place after recovering well from a poor qualifying.

The Austrian reckons he could have finished ninth if not for the time lost behind other drivers.

"My start was good and I felt comfortable on my first set of tyres which allowed me to attack," he said.

"After the first stop, however, it was really close because a lot of people who were on a one-stop strategy went past me and that obviously cost me a bit of time.

"Ninth may have been possible and so I was pushing from first to last lap, heat is never an issue for me, even if mentally it was a bit tough today. But my nature is always to push. Congratulations to Nico who really had a fantastic drive."