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Inside Lewis Hamilton & Rihanna’s Reported Dating History

Published 12/01/2021, 11:06 AM EST

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Lewis Hamilton has been busy fighting for and against a lot of worldwide issues since 2020 and has often restricted his focus to such matters and on-track battles in Formula 1. However, that necessarily wasn’t the case in the 2010s, as the 7-time world champion enjoyed a busy dating life with multiple celebrities.

Most of them ended up as rumors, while some looked quite blatant and never really needed any explanation from either of the entities. But, let’s focus on one of the rumors that caught the attention of the entire world – Hamilton, and Rihanna dating each other.

This particular rumor blew up out of nowhere and the news almost reached every corner of the world, as both Rihanna and Hamilton cherish an insane amount of fan-following.

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Lewis Hamilton heated things up with Rihanna in 2015

Let’s look back at where it all began! It was at the annual Crop Over Festival in Barbados that the fans spotted the duo spending time with each other.

The timing seemed a bit too perfect, considering Hamilton had just split up with Nicole Scherzinger in February 2015. Hence, what kind of rumors would expect apart from the ones setting up a link between Hamilton and Rihanna? And that’s exactly what happened.

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This triggered a massive buzz in both Hollywood and Formula 1, with media, too, joining hands. Yet, there weren’t any clarifications arriving from either of them.

Lewis Hamilton Responds To Rihanna ‘Dating’ Rumours

Months later, the much-awaited clarification arrived from Hamilton. While many anticipated Hamilton to affirm his relationship with the world-famous pop singer, in reality, it was pretty much denial.

The Mercedes driver openly confessed that he and Rihanna were nothing but good friends and that they were only hanging out in Barbados and New York.

You know, I’ve known Ri for a long time,” he said. “We’ve been friends for a while. We get to hang out every now and again…

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Who has Lewis Hamilton dated? The F1 champ’s definitive girlfriend list

The list is huge, with some of them still existing as rumors. Well, let’s start with the most certain one; Nicole Scherzinger. Hamilton dated the American singer from 2007 until 2015.

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Other big names like Nicki Minaj, Lotta Hintsa, Rita Ora, Rihanna, Barbara Palvin, Winnie Harlow, and Sofia Richie have found themselves featured in the rumor mill surrounding Hamilton’s dating history. Hence, it very much remains unclear whether they dated the Mercedes champion in reality, or were just subjects of media speculation?

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Rohit Kumar is an F1 author at EssentiallySports. He has been an ardent follower of the racing series since 2007, with his love for the sport coinciding with his love for Kimi Raikkonen. He is also an ardent follower of Sebastian Vettel and Aston Martin Racing.
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