Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton invited reality television personality and entrepreneur Kendall Jenner to the Miami Grand Prix and took her for a fast lap around the circuit.
Lewis Hamilton left Kendall Jenner screaming as he drove her around Miami’s Formula One track.
The reality TV personality implored the seven-time Formula One world champion to slow down as she sat in the passenger seat while Hamilton ran a hot lap in the United States. The two leaped into a $136,000 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT and flew around the Miami International Autodrome.
Jenner, who was in attendance to support the all-female feeder series F1 academy, was unprepared for what was ahead. Hamilton preempted his drive with a fist bump.
It was a tentative start when Hamilton questioned if his pal was prepared. The 28-year-old responded, “I guess,” before letting out her first scream as they prepared to back away. “I’m terrified,” she exclaimed as the van began to move.
The superstar’s words became increasingly fiery when Hamilton put his foot down, however. The Mercedes racer teased her as he extended the lap and jerked the car around the course.
“Holy f**k,” she yelled as Hamilton sped through the gears, and she was later shown yelling his name, before adding: “Oh my god, holy s**t’, I’m gonna cry.”
“We have the Met Gala on Monday,” Jenner exclaimed as Hamilton amplified the ride’s terror and thrill. It’s reasonable to say there was a sense of relief when everything was over.
“I feel so much better now that it’s over,” she stated, before revealing her pals that she had shouted the entire time. It was amazing and horrifying at the same time.
George Russell was also present as Hamilton took his fellow Thomas Hilfiger ambassador for a spin. It was not a good first impression for the couple being filmed.
Hamilton has previously denied that they were dating, and the two appear to have begun a friendship in 2015. “Me and Kendall have been friends for a while, so we’re just friends,” Hamilton told E! in September 2015.
“She’s doing incredible, she’s very focused, very level-headed, and she’s just — for such a young woman, she’s very grown up.”
After a lap of fun with his friend, Hamilton finished sixth in the Miami Grand Prix. The veteran driver outperformed colleague Russell, who finished seventh, as he enters his final season with Mercedes before joining Ferrari.