"Lewis's race looked a cakewalk until the last lap of the race. It wasn't of course, because he was driving superbly for the whole of the race," said Brawn, Formula One's managing director for motorsport.
"He reached 230km/h on the straight with only three wheels, and a front left tyre flailing around - absolutely mind-blowing.
"He judged it to perfection to win the race by a few seconds ... a brilliant example of the amazing talents and bravery of Lewis."
Pirelli are conducting an investigation into what happened, and whether sharp debris or wear was to blame, with Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas and McLaren's Carlos Sainz also suffering late failures.