Fashion's relationship with sport is deep-rooted and forever evolving, and while this summer has been dubbed the Summer of Football with the designer Stella Jean transforming the football shirt from terrace staple to fashion statement, right now it's also Formula 1 commanding our attention. This weekend at the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, saw Lewis Hamilton take victory for Ferrari, with George Russell finishing second and Lando Norris completing the podium in third. Yet it is the action off the track that is drawing just as many eyes, as the outfits trackside providing plenty of summer-dressing inspiration.
While, sadly, there are no women racing in Formula 1 right now—the last to enter a World Championship Grand Prix was Giovanna Amati, back in 1992—it's the wives and girlfriends of the male drivers who have generated much of the fashion conversations.
