Michael Schumacher has hailed his fifth place finish as a wonderful way to end his 20th anniversary weekend.
The German managed to go from 24th and last on the grid, thanks to a qualifying crash which was out of his hands, to fifth in just 44 laps.
“A wonderful ending to a wonderful weekend here in Spa,” said the 42-year-old on Sunday. “I think more than fifth place would not have been possible today but making up 19 places was a good feeling.
“With all my family, friends and fans here, it was an extra motivation, and I would like to thank all of them for their support.
“They saw an exciting race with a great strategy from our team. So all in all, for me, there was a lot of emotion and a lot of overtaking today. I had big fun hunting and making my way forward.”
Schumacher even had to pass his teammate to secure the ten points, something Nico Rosberg said he was unable to do anything about with his harder tyres.
“I had to push quite hard at the start and in the middle which cost me a little towards the end, which combined with Michael being on the faster soft tyres, meant that I wasn’t able to keep him behind me.”
