The world of Formula 1 is blowing smoke. And not precisely because of the contact of the tires on the asphalt. After a few weeks of rumors about whether Shakira, 46, and Lewis Hamilton, 38, are a couple or not, People magazine is taking it for granted. “They spend time together, they are at the stage of getting to know each other and, therefore, they have fun and flirt,” a source assured the American publication.
They neither confirm nor deny it, but they are seen together. Like the day the singer attended the Spanish GP at the Montmeló circuit – on June 4 – and at night they went out to dinner with some friends in Barcelona and were photographed with him putting his arm around her back, very close to the chest. It was their first photograph together and it was published on social networks by the singer Mustafa the Poet, who shared the evening. Vanitatis added yesterday that in the paddock of Montmeló “there were hugs and, even, kisses”.
Rumors of a possible affair began in May. That’s when she went to watch the Miami Grand Prix races. Her appearance together with Tom Cruise also filled the headlines of a possible affair with the actor. But they dissipated immediately. The next day Shakira and Hamilton were photographed as they were about to go sailing on Miami Beach.
The athlete continued to ignite the fans’ spirits when he let loose in an interview given before the weekend in Montmeló: “I need to find a Latina for me”. The words caused quite a stir and the audience applauded him and assumed he was referring to Shakira.
The Colombian, who split from footballer Gerard Piqué just a year ago, and the pilot, who after splitting from girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger in 2015 has been linked to famous women such as Rita Ora and Nicki Minaj, share the scene of his incipient love with another couple who also carry on the relationship discreetly: Fernando Alonso and the journalist Melissa Jiménez.
Although they have known each other for a long time, their love affair started a little over two months ago. The magazine ¡Hola! confirmed the courtship and published the first photo of the couple in a car, which coincided with the statement that the Asturian released to announce the breakup with his girlfriend, Andrea Schlager. The magazine speaks of a consolidated relationship, since he would have already gone to visit her in Sitges, where she settled this year with her three children, the result of her marriage to footballer Marc Bartra, and even gives details of the good relationship the pilot has with Melissa’s father, Antonio Jiménez, current head of mechanics for Aleix Espargaró in MotoGP.
Those who no longer walk together in the paddock are the Madrid driver Carlos Sainz jr. and the one who until recently was the girlfriend, the journalist Isa Hernáez. After seven years of relationship, they have separated. Another Ferrari driver, Charles Leclerc, also announced in December the break with Monegasque influencer Charlotte Siné, after three years together. Now, another woman from the Principality, Alexandra Saint Mleux, is said to have stolen his heart.
