F1 driver Lewis Hamilton says it is ‘amazing’ to have Kim Kardashian’s support

By Casey Cooper-Fiske and Philip Duncan, Press Association

Ferrari F1 driver Lewis Hamilton has said it is “amazing” to have had the support of reality TV star Kim Kardashian at Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Hamilton, 41, has reportedly been in a relationship with the 45-year-old The Kardashians star since the start of the year, and she made their romance “Instagram official” earlier this week.

The Stevenage-born driver, who finished second in the race, said: “It is amazing to have her come this weekend and to have that support.

“It is amazing to have good people around you, good people supporting you, and she does that for me every day.”

Hamilton blew a kiss to Kardashian as she watched him collect his runners-up trophy, with her arrival 50 minutes before the start of the grand prix seeing her pose for pictures outside of Hamilton’s Ferrari garage, before heading to the starting grid.

On the grid she was approached by Sky Sports reporter Martin Brundle, who asked her a series of questions including “are you enjoying F1?”, but Kardashian ignored him, to which he replied: “Ok, so we’re not talking today.”

Saturday’s qualifying saw her make her first appearance in the Formula One paddock since she started dating the seven-time world champion.

Kardashian wore a white dress on the grid with large pink-tinted sunglasses.

She was accompanied at the race by her sister Khloe, who wore a similar outfit, while other famous faces attending the race included Donald Trump Jnr, singer Karol G, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, former snowboarder Shaun White, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Terry Crews.

The Monaco Grand Prix was won by Mercedes’ Italian driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

When making her relationship with Hamilton “Instagram official” on Tuesday, she posted a picture of the pair cycling along a river in New York on a sunny day, where she appeared to lose control of the bike at one point.