Kim Kardashian’s polarizing entrance into the world of Formula One this weekend has sent the rumor mill into overdrive across one of the world’s most ego-driven sports.
The reality star, 45, didn’t just upset the regulars in the F1 paddock in Monaco, her first F1 race, by dismissing popular reporter Martin Brundle when he tried to interview her before the race began – an incident angry insiders have branded ‘classless.’
In the F1 WAG world, Kardashian’s presence is already resetting the power order. Some are in their own race to be as friendly with her as possible while others, the Daily Mail can reveal, are unhappy at being upstaged so dramatically.
Kardashian watched boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, 41, race for Ferrari with Alexandra Leclerc, the wife of Hamilton’s fellow driver and teammate, Charles. And after Hamilton finished second, Kardashian joined him on his luxury yacht, alongside sister Khloe, to celebrate off the coast of the French Riviera.
The Daily Mail’s pictures show the new power couple hugging and kissing in the evening sun. Kardashian had changed out of her dress while Hamilton was still in his red Ferrari polo shirt and cap.
But after Kardashian’s first appearance at a race, not every WAG is quite as friendly towards her as Alexandra just yet – not that they think there is much they can do to dim the star power of one of the world’s most famous celebrities.
An insider on the F1 circuit said: ‘There is a sense that she is stealing the show.
