Rosberg wins but Hamilton happier after making huge gains from last place

"If I had known this was going to happen, I would have had an even better summer."

A jubilant Lewis Hamilton hailed his record-breaking drive at the Belgian Grand Prix as the best result he could have hoped for after storming from the back of the pack to the podium.

While Nico Rosberg sealed his sixth victory of the year to move to within nine points of Hamilton, it is the latter who will head to Monza for next week's Italian Grand Prix with the broader smile on his face after he finished in third.