Lewis Hamilton remained upbeat despite seeing his chances of second place in the Spanish Grand Prix ruined by a puncture on the penultimate lap.

“I was just cruising to the finish line and it was great points for me, but then I blew a tyre,” said the 2008 world champion. “That’s motor-racing.

“But it was quite a good race for me. I had really good fun out there.”

McLaren are set to investigate the front left section of Hamilton’s car back in their factory in Woking.

The incident left the 25-year-old’s tyre hanging from his car as Red Bull’s Mark Webber claimed victory.

“The parts will now be meticulously analysed back at the McLaren Technology Centre,” said McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh.