Hamilton triumphant amid Monaco mayhem

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McLaren`s Lewis Hamilton battled to a masterful Monaco Grand Prix victory on Sunday 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.

In pic: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain celebrates on the podium after being presented with the winners trophy by Prince Albert II of Monaco in the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix.

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