Nico Rosberg has admitted that Lewis Hamilton did a better job across the whole British Grand Prix weekend.
The German saw his championship lead cut to a solitary point after Hamilton won at Silverstone and was himself demoted to third in the race standings for a team radio infringement.
However, Rosberg suggested that he was happy to finish the race after suffering gearbox problems in the final laps.
He told reporters: "Lewis did a better job over the whole weekend and deserved the win, so congratulations to him. I was happy to have finished the race as my gearbox issue at the end was really serious and I almost had to retire the car - but luckily I got it fixed.
"Generally, though, it felt great out there and I had a great pace on the medium tyres. The battle with Max was good fun. It took a bit of time but I managed to overtake him on the outside. Over the whole weekend the atmosphere here at Silverstone was really outstanding.
"Okay, I recognise that some guys out there don't like me as much as Lewis. But that's normal in his home country and I felt that the majority was very supportive of me. That's why the British fans are the best and most passionate racing fans in the world."
Max Verstappen benefitted from Rosberg's penalty and was awarded second place.
