Russell, meanwhile, described his post-race disqualification for an underweight car as “heartbreaking”.
The British pair had earlier crossed the finishing line nose-to-nail in a gripping conclusion to the race at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday having adopted different pit-stop strategies.
After a storming start from third on the grid, Hamilton had led the race’s first half on a conventional two-stop strategy but lost track position to Russell, who had gambled on a bold one-stopper having run only fifth through the first stint.
But Russell’s car was later found to be underweight by the FIA technical delegate and subsequently disqualified from the results, with Hamilton promoted from second to the win – his fifth at Spa and record-extending 105th of his career.
In a post on Instagram on Sunday evening, Hamilton said: “Mixed feelings for today’s result. Obviously happy to get the win but I feel for George and it’s disappointing for the team not to get the one-two.
“A lot of positives to take from today, though. At the start of the weekend, we didn’t expect to be at the front or the pace we had, so it’s great to see just how much progress has been made and that we are in the fight. We take all these positives with us into the break and will come back a stronger team ready to keep the momentum going.”
