Lewis Hamilton credits girlfriend Kim Kardashian for making him a 'happier man' on stage at Silverstone ahead of British Grand Prix

gave a sweet nod to his girlfriend on stage at Silverstone on Thursday ahead of the British Grand Prix.

The giddy racing driver, 41, couldn't help but give Kim, 45, a shoutout as he took to the fan stage alongside , , Arvid Lindblad and .

A fan asked Lewis in the crowd: ' You've been a happier man recently why's that? Could that be a girlfriend?'

'You know why he's asking? He just needs to know', broadcaster David Croft joked. 

Lewis laughed: 'Yeah - that's a good one', before going on to gush over his F1 team. 

He added: 'Once you spend a year with this team, Ferrari is the most iconic team of all time, and they've had a difficult period of time.

'It's such an amazing team and they've been so welcoming. The first year was obviously very tough but to finally see the hard work we've been putting in, it's finally get us back to where we want to be.'

Not forgetting to mention his girlfriend, Lewis added: 'And of course, of course it's Kim.'

M&S hosted the first ever fashion on Silverstone's iconic pit land at the Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix 2026.

Jodie Kidd and Made In Chelsea star Oliver Proudlock was among the stars in attendance. 

Kim finally addressed that awkward moment she 'stole' Kimi Antonelli's towel after he won the Monaco Grand Prix last month. 

The star came under fire following the race as she , who had pipped her man to first place.

Footage went viral on social media of Kim walking past a podium for the winner and picking up the towel, before taking off her sunglasses and wiping her face following the champagne podium spraying.

Since the awkward moment, the Mercedes F1 team have poked fun at the mishap sharing a video of Antonelli, 19, asking: 'I was wondering, have you seen my towel?'

In a new video, Antonelli was seen climbing out of his Mercedes following practice and asked, 'Have you seen my towel?' 

The teenager was handed a new white towel which had been embroidered with, 'To Kimi from Kim', in black stitching.

Wrapping the towel around his neck, Antonelli added: 'Thank you Kim'.

British racer Lewis was first romantically linked to SKIMS founder Kim earlier this year, yet the Grand Prix marked their first PDA filled outing. 

The pair enjoyed a trip to Japan together and they are said to have spent a weekend at Estelle Manor in the Cotswolds, England, as well as visiting Paris, France in early February.