Jenson Button says he is delighted to have made up so many places, enabling him to finish 4th, despite starting ten places further down in 14th.
The Brit struggled in qualifying, but a brief safety car period enabled him to jump through the field, before battling with Nico Rosberg at the finish.
“That was a great race, and I’m so happy to have made up 10 places,” he said. “But it’s hard to overtake around here, so I knew I had to make up a lot of places off the start-line.
“In the event I made up six places, but I then had to push really hard on the Option tyre in the first stint. That strategy worked for us and I came out behind Fernando, who had a drive-through, so I picked up fourth.”
The battle with Rosberg could have seen Button take a podium finish behind his team-mate, however it wasn’t to be, which Button declared a pity in front of his home crowd.
“It’s a pity I couldn’t get onto the podium in front of my home crowd, who have been absolutely amazing all weekend.
“You can never forget the fans around here – I genuinely think they helped Lewis and me to a good result today. And they got to see and cheer Lewis on the podium too, so it’s not been a bad weekend for them overall, I hope.”
