Lewis Hamilton looked untroubled in his Brazilian Grand Prix victory after leading from start to finish, despite two red flags, multiple Safety Cars and the majority of the grid struggling to stay on the track.
Hamilton however declared the race "probably one of his easiest" as he never looked troubled by the difficult conditions.
"For me I was generally just chilling up front," he said. "When it rains that’s usually a good day for me, and today was tricky for everyone. There were definitely opportunities for aquaplaning, which everyone did.
"I want to say a big thank you to my team because we’re creating history in this team. This year, the stuff that we’ve done, the results that we’ve got, it’s just so incredible.
"It was kind of interesting to hear in the race how many people behind were spinning, but I didn’t have that problem so I’m very happy about it."
When asked how the race was for him, considering how many cars crashed out or experienced some form of spin – including team-mate Nico Rosberg and third-placed Max Verstappen, he replied: "Probably one of the easier ones. It was a very easy race generally.
"Usually in the rain here it is the hardest, but I didn’t have any spins or any moments. It was pretty straightforward."
The Briton is now 12 points adrift with just one race remaining and says he can't do anything other than what he's doing now to overhaul Rosberg in the standings.
"I’m hunting, I’m hunting. All I can do is do what I’m doing right now," he added.
"The team is giving me a great car and finally the reliability is being really good, the results are really showing that. I’m going to go and give it all I’ve got, Abu Dhabi is generally a really good track for me.
"Right now I’m just going to live in the moment. This has been my dream since the first time I watched Ayrton [Senna] race. It’s the 44th grand prix here [his driver number is 44] so it’s kind of a lucky weekend."
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