F1’s largest playboys’ bonking tales – ‘5,000 girls in mattress’ to ‘intercourse is simply too simple’

Formula One has traditionally had some correct lady-charmers behind the wheel who’ve a cheeky love story or two – like one who dated 5,000 girls.

Some of them have had love lives as fast-paced as their races. Motor racing has definitely seen its variety of lotharios and heartbreakers well-known for making hearts race off the observe.

Let’s flip again time and luxuriate in some tales of our racing champions. Daily Star Sport has some jaw-dropping tales to inform.

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SLEPT WITH 5,000 WOMEN

British driver James Hunt used to put on racing overalls with the road ‘Sex, breakfast of champions’ stitched on it. Suitably so, as this good-looking blond racer claimed he had been with round 5,000 girls.

Before the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix, he even spent the evening with 35 air stewardesses on the Tokyo Hilton Hotel. Not lengthy after, he received the world title.

Freddie Hunt, his son, mentioned: “He was a good-looking guy and really loving life back then.”

His first spouse Suzy ran off with actor Richard Burton, incomes him the nickname ‘Hunt the Shunt’. After one other marriage (and divorce), he sadly handed away at solely 45 years outdated attributable to a coronary heart assault in 1993 proper after proposing to his girlfriend Helen. In 2013, Chris Hemsworth performed James Hunt within the film Rush.

AFTER THE LADIES

Sir Stirling Moss, often known as ‘the best driver by no means to win the World Championship’, was an actual charmer each on and off the observe. He received 16 Grand Prix races and had a great deal of girlfriends.

His home was like one thing out of a James Bond film, with cool devices in every single place. He even had particular notebooks the place he wrote about all his dates, which he known as his “crumpet”.

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He as soon as mentioned that when he was racing, he might watch the street, test his automobile’s dials, and nonetheless spot a reasonably woman watching him!

Moss obtained married thrice. He first noticed his spouse Kate on the Le Mans race and simply knew she was the one. Sadly, he handed away in 2020 when he was 90 years outdated.

CHAMPION LOVER

Juan Manuel Fangio from Argentina was one other racing star who was tremendous fashionable with the women. They known as him ‘El Chueco’, which implies ‘bandy legged one’.

Even although he wasn’t very tall and was going bald, he nonetheless managed to win 5 F1 championships within the Fifties. People say he even went out with Eva Peron.

Fangio cherished profitable races, however he additionally cherished having enjoyable with a lot of totally different girlfriends. He by no means obtained married or had youngsters that everybody knew about. But after he died in 1995, two males mentioned they had been his sons, and guess what? DNA checks proved they had been proper!

Biographer Gerald Donaldson, who wrote about Fangio’s life, mentioned: “He was extremely popular with the ladies.”

‘SEX IS TOO EASY’

‘Fast’ Eddie Irvine, the final word 90s playboy of the game, as soon as bragged: “Sex is too easy. It’s an easy way to have fun, isn’t it?” The 56-year-old Northern Irish driver, who got here second within the 1999 drivers’ championship, confessed he’d misplaced observe of his variety of mattress companions.

Throughout the years, Irvine was rumoured to be relationship fashions Rachel Hunter and Kelly Brook, in addition to Baywatch star Pamela Anderson. He has a daughter with ex-girlfriend and mannequin Maria Drummond.

NEW MODEL

In 2022, former F1 champ Jenson Button tied the knot with Playboy mannequin Brittny Ward in Florida, they usually now have two kids. However, he confesses that in his racing days, he was “a highly committed and industrious playboy” who as soon as partied carrying nothing however Ugg boots.

He clinched the title in 2009, across the similar time he known as off his marriage ceremony to Fame Academy singer Louise Griffiths. Later, he married mannequin Jessica Michibata, however their marriage solely lasted a 12 months.

Now 42, Jenson admits: “It’s virtually not possible to carry down a relationship and be a Formula One driver.”

SECOND LAP

Finland’s Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 world champion, as soon as wore a helmet in tribute to his F1 hero James Hunt. His boozy antics and alleged frolicking in a London lap dancing membership in 2005 earned him an analogous playboy popularity.

Despite being often known as the Iceman, this dad with two youngsters has a scorching love life. He was married to Miss Scandinavia Jenni Dahlman, however they cut up up. Then in 2016, he tied the knot with health and underwear mannequin Minna-Mari ‘Minttu’ Virtanen.

PASSION WAGGON

Lewis Hamilton, who’s received the world championship seven occasions, used to this point Nicole Scherzinger from Pussycat Dolls till 2015. He as soon as mentioned to Playboy journal: “The best thing is probably good sex in a good car. When it comes to good sex nothing comes close.”

Now 37, Lewis has been linked to a lot of well-known faces since he and Nicole known as it quits. He’s had enjoyable relationship round and has been seen previously with singer Rita Ora and fashions like Kendall Jenner and Camila Kendra.