Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton demonstrated enough pace to win the Brazilian Grand Prix and hailed his recovery drive from the pitlane to fourth place as "astonishing".
The newly-crowned Formula One world champion started Sunday's race from the Interlagos pitlane after a crash in the first part of qualifying resulted in a host of changes to his W08, including the fitting of a new specification power unit.
Hamilton benefited from a chaotic start and a Safety Car period to make short work of scything his way through the field. A long opening stint on the soft tyre saw Hamilton move into the race lead, before he returned out in fifth after he eventually stopped on Lap 44.