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.”

Emotional Hamilton hails his ‘best win ever’

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.

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