In the end , Hamilton proved victorious by virtue of his 11 grands prix victories to Rosberg 's five , with the former clawing back a 29-point deficit following August 's Belgian Grand Prix to win six of the last seven races . Briton says it 's like winning the title for the first time after topping Hamilton in the Briton . Hamilton insists he never wanted to win the title easily and relished fighting to the last race . The 29-year-old admits the idea of being a multiple world champion will take time . It equals the record of six years for the longest wait between a first and first world title .
Briton says it 's like winning the title for the first time after topping Hamilton in the Briton . Hamilton insists he never wanted to win the title easily and relished fighting to the last race . The 29-year-old admits the idea of being a multiple world champion will take time . It equals the record of six years for the longest wait between a first and first world title .