Emotional Hamilton hails his ‘best win ever’

LEWIS HAMILTON yesterday emulated the feat of his late hero Ayrton Senna by taming the streets of Monte Carlo, and then proclaimed: “I hope this is the start of something very special.”

Hamilton could not have won in more dramatic circumstances as wet weather wreaked havoc across the Principality, creating a skidpan surface that caused numerous accidents. One of those saw Hamilton slide into a barrier on entering Tabac, a puncture forcing him into an unscheduled stop on lap six.

Fortunately, his McLaren did not sustain any other damage, and he proceeded to drive a majestic race throughout changeable conditions and while chaos often ensued all around him.