Yes! A reason for me (and Hamilton fans - which would be a lot of Brits)to celebrate! Lewis Hamilton survives a punctured tire and a slam on the barriers to clinch the checkered flag in this weekend’s Monaco grand prix. As with the season opener at Australia, the race was not without incident.

Team Ferrari doesn’t have much to celebrate this time around with BMW Sauber edging out Felipe Massa for second. Kimi Raikkonen is much lower in the rankings at 9th place after getting his nose cone whanged in an earlier incident. Hamilton’s early trip to the pits enabled hit to hold out longer at the end of the race.

The win boosts the young Brit to the top of the drivers’ standings ahead of the now second and third placers, Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa, respectively. Still, Ferrari is way ahead of everyone else in the Constructors Cup.

Hmm… Why does Hamilton seem to thrive in disaster? End results after the cut.

1 Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren-Mercedes two hours 0 minutes 42.742 seconds
2 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 3.064 secs behind
3 Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari +4.811secs
4 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault +19.295
5 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso-Ferrari +24.657
6 Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda +28.408
7 Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams-Toyota +30.180
8 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes +33.191
9 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari +33.792
10 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault one lap behind
11 Jenson Button (GB) Honda one lap
12 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota one lap
13 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota one lap
14 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber four laps
R Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India-Ferrari 67 laps completed
16 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota 59 laps
17 Nelson Piquet Jr (Brz) Renault 47 laps
18 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India-Ferrari 36 laps
19 David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Renault seven laps
20 Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso-Ferrari seven laps

Fastest Lap: Kimi Raikkonen, 1:16.689, lap 74.

* Race shortened by two laps because of two-hour time limit

Key: R = retire

Source: BBC Motorsport