Nico Rosberg couldn't have imagined a better start to a season with three wins in three races – history now suggest he is heading for his first championship victory – but the German isn't getting caught up in his lead which now stands at 36 points, admitting there are still a lot of points on offer.
The Mercedes driver has somewhat dominated the season, winning each of the three races in a commanding fashion. Meanwhile Hamilton has struggled with bad luck, reliability and opening lap crashes, leaving him just three points ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo in third.
But for Rosberg, it was another "almost perfect weekend" as he extended his championship lead despite a small slip at the start of the race.
"It was an almost perfect weekend," said Rosberg. "Only the start could have been better – but luckily I was able to pass Daniel later on the straight and from then on I could build up a gap.
"I must say, I've never had a better balance in my car than I had today. It was really perfect, so a big thanks to everyone who helped me achieve that."
With a race win in hand, Rosberg insists he isn't losing focus on the task ahead as F1 embarks on its longest ever season.
"I'm a very happy man today and, after three races I can be really pleased about how my season has gone so far."
He added: "But it's a very long year ahead and there's a lot of points still on the table, so I'm not losing my focus. Now I look forward to Russia, where I started my good run of qualifying results last year. Hopefully I can get on a nice run like that again."
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