Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has admitted that he was lucky to win the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend.

The German benefited from a mistake by his team, who called race leader Lewis Hamilton into the pits under a safety car.

They thought that Hamilton could retain his lead, but he ultimately ended up behind Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel.

Rosberg told reporters: "I am very, very happy of course. I know it was just a lot of luck today. Lewis drove brilliantly and would have deserved the win for sure but that's the way it is in racing.

"It's difficult in the car to judge what decisions are being made. It was hard to do the restart with the hard tyres which were very cold.

"I know I got lucky today, I will just enjoy the moment now. Lewis was a little bit stronger this weekend so I have to work hard."

Rosberg won the famous race for the third time in a row, becoming only the fourth man to do so.