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Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian are kicking their romance up a notch, making their relationship Instagram official with a high-speed Ferrari drive.
Hamilton, 41, shared a video Monday on Instagram of himself whipping around in his Ferrari F40 at the Daikoku Parking Area in Tokyo, Japan. The clip also included photos of him posing in front of and inside the bright red car, with Kardashian, 45, sitting in the passenger seat.
The Instagram Reel concluded with a close-up of the reality star sitting in the vehicle and sharing her reaction to the Formula One driver’s fast ride. “That’s insane,” she said after the drive came to an abrupt end.
“HERE WE GO AGAIN. TOKYO DRIFT VOL. III.” Hamilton captioned the video, which was set to the tune “Victory Lap” by Skepta, PlaqueboyMax and Fred Again.
In the comments, many fans reacted to the way Hamilton confirmed his relationship on social media.
Kim Kardashian called Lewis Hamilton’s fast drive in his Ferrari ‘insane’ (@lewishamilton / Instagram)
“AYOO I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT HARD LAUNCH,” one wrote, while another added: “Don’t know what’s harder, the drifts or the hard launch.”
“Hamilton really out here turning Tokyo into his personal playground with Kim riding shotgun like it’s nothing… F40 screaming, streets blurred, whole scene looks illegal in 12 countries and I’m still hitting replay,” a third quipped.
While neither Kardashian nor Hamilton has publicly spoken out about the romance, they’ve been spotted together on multiple occasions. They were first seen attending the same party in Aspen, Colorado, on New Year’s Eve, weeks before they took a private plane to Paris together. Weeks later, Hamilton and Kardashian sat together at the 2026 Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Both Kardashian and Hamilton have been in several high-profile relationships over the years.
Hamilton dated former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger from 2007 to 2015, and was also linked to Gigi Hadid, Rita Ora and Barbara Palvin.
Meanwhile, Kardashian was married to Kanye West, with whom she welcomed four children: North, 12, Saint, 10, Chicago, eight, and Psalm, six. Following their divorce in 2022, Kardashian dated Pete Davidson and was later linked to Odell Beckham Jr.
Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton were first spotted together at a New Year’s Eve party in December (Getty Images)
In January, Kardashian spoke about her dating life during an episode of her sister Khloe Kardashian’s Khloé In Wonder Land podcast, where she explained what qualities she was looking for in her next partner.
“Good morals and values, a calm person, dependable,” she said. “Takes accountability. I think that’s my number one thing.”
At the time, she also admitted that she had not been secretly dating anyone within the last year.
“I just feel like my kids need me. It’s really hard when I have to put them to bed every night. I get them up. I take them to school,” she explained. “I get them ready. They sleep in my bed. I haven’t had time — and I’m okay with that.”
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