Lewis Hamilton's rumoured link with Kim Kardashian has kept the gossip mill busy in the 2026 Formula 1 season, but the driver's sharpest lift appears to have come from a far more familiar face in Montreal, where his mother, Carmen, watched him take second place for Ferrari at the Canadian Grand Prix. The talk around Kim remains just that for now, while Hamilton's own words and results offer a clearer story.
The news came after Hamilton delivered his best Ferrari finish yet in Montreal on Sunday, 24 May, passing Max Verstappen on lap 62 to secure second and his second podium of the season after China. It was the kind of result that answers a few awkward questions all by itself, especially after pundits spent much of the run-up wondering whether the seven-time world champion still had the edge to stay competitive at the front.
