Hamilton triumphant amid Monaco mayhem; Kubica 2nd

MONACO: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton battled to a masterful Monaco Grand Prix victory yesterday despite hitting the barriers on an afternoon of mayhem on the principality's slippery streets.

"This has got to be the highlight of my career, and it will be the highlight for the rest of my life," declared the ecstatic Briton, the first English winner of the showcase race since Graham Hill in 1969.

"Even if I win here again, which I plan on doing, this is the best one...It was the most fun I've ever had in a race," he added.