Lewis Hamilton had just crossed the finish line nearly 20 seconds clear of George Russell to claim his first Formula 1 victory in Ferrari red, ending a 686-day winless streak. The first person to get through to him wasn’t a journalist, a team principal, or a sponsor. It was Kim Kardashian, on FaceTime, on speaker, in the middle of the media pen.
The moment was captured and shared by F1 photojournalist Kym Illman on X, who wrote:
“Fresh from his victory in Barcelona, Lewis Hamilton made his way to the media pen with a very familiar name on the other end of a FaceTime call. Kim Kardashian appeared on speaker.”
Hamilton stood there in his Ferrari kit, phone in both hands, visibly beaming, while the pen churned around him.
Kardashian’s voice spoke. “I can’t believe it.” “You killed it!” “We’re so proud of you.” “We’re so excited!” Hamilton’s response to her opening question of how he was feeling? Per Illman’s account: “Unreal.”
The moment was captured and shared by F1 photojournalist Kym Illman on X, who wrote:
“Fresh from his victory in Barcelona, Lewis Hamilton made his way to the media pen with a very familiar name on the other end of a FaceTime call. Kim Kardashian appeared on speaker.”
Hamilton stood there in his Ferrari kit, phone in both hands, visibly beaming, while the pen churned around him.
Kardashian’s voice spoke. “I can’t believe it.” “You killed it!” “We’re so proud of you.” “We’re so excited!” Hamilton’s response to her opening question of how he was feeling? Per Illman’s account: “Unreal.”
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