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Mon Dieu Monaco!

Round six of the 2008 Formula One season brought us to the playground of the oh so rich and oh so famous.

Yup, it's that time of the year when F1 brings sexy back, or rather should I say sexy backs, in Monte Carlo. The girls, the glamour and, of course, the all important starting grid is what Monaco is all about.

It was an all Ferrari front row with Felipe Massa in the coveted P1 position. (Surely this start to the Monaco grand Prix would change his mind about a track he makes no bones about disliking...?)

One man who has a love affair with this street circuit is Lewis Hamilton. Having won here in GP2, an F1 victory has thus far eluded him - which is nothing to cry over seeing as this is only his second year. Going into the race he said it would "be a dream come true to win in Monaco'.

And starting from third on the grid his dream came true.

Hamilton raced an awesome race and seems to be back on form following his podium finish in Turkey. The last couple of races prior to Turkey were not good at all for him and post races he was disconsolate and dispirited...though you know it's something our PR machine doesn't like letting slip.

A stellar day for Lewis and an almost magical day for one Adrian Sutil driving his car with the Force of India. Well on his way to scoring his team's first points of the season, he held on steadfastly to his fourth place making it through just over 70 laps . It was wonderful to see the pace this team and this driver had. Having always trundled along at the back, it was heartwarming and truly exciting.

But this is racing and your story is only as good as the guy next to you, particularly on a tight and twisty track such as Monaco. The flying Finn lost control of his car and ten minutes from the race Raikkonen rear ended Sutil.

So tears of joy for Lewis and tears of pure sorrow for Sutil.

There was rain, there were crashes and there was cleavage.

And you thought the Monaco Grand Prix was boring.

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