Lewis Hamilton Misses Start - Finishes First At Monaco GP
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May 27, 2008
McLaren
Britain’s Lewis Hamilton battled to a masterful Monaco Grand Prix victory despite hitting the barriers on an afternoon of mayhem in the rain.
For the 23-year-old Englishman his first win on the famous Mediterranean street circuit was a dream result in his favourite race.
Hamilton came home three seconds clear of his friend Pole Robert Kubica in a BMW Sauber with Brazilian Felipe Massa third for Ferrari after starting from pole position.
This was the Briton’s second win of the season and the sixth of his career.
“That was a fantastic job as always,” a pumped-up Hamilton said to his team over the radio. “I apologize for hitting the barrier. Let’s go party tonight.”
Hamilton improved to 38 points in the overall standings, three better than defending world champion Kimi Raikkonen, who finished out of the points in ninth.
The Ferrari driver’s poor day began with a drive-through penalty and culminated with an accident involving Force India driver Adrian Sutil.
Massa is third with 34 points and Kubica next on 32.
Hamilton made a dazzling start and found a way past Raikkonen going into the first corner Ste Devote on the inside to take second behind Massa.
As rain began to fall steadily, and with Hamilton’s teammate Heikki Kovalainen starting from the back of the grid following a pre-race stall, the contest turned into a circus of chaos.
There were incidents and accidents with double world champion Spaniard Fernando Alonso involved twice in collisions and Hamilton himself smashing into the barriers on lap six at Tabac.
