McLaren boss Ron Dennis hailed Lewis Hamilton's performance at Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix as "a phenomenal drive."

Despite the team opting for a three-stop strategy due to fears regarding his tyres, Hamilton claimed a superb second place at Istanbul Park.

The 23-year-old finished within four seconds of Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who won in Turkey for the third year in a row.

Hamilton and Massa are now both within seven points of reigning World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, who was forced to settle for third in his Ferrari.

"We saw a truly phenomenal drive from Lewis in which he optimised a three-stop strategy we were forced to adopt as a consequence of concerns we had with his tyres," said Dennis.