Lewis Hamilton Reportedly Shuts Down Question About His 'Private Life' amid Kim Kardashian Dating Rumors

Hamilton and the SKIMS founder were spotted on a trip to Paris earlier this month

NEED TO KNOW

• Lewis Hamilton reportedly shut down a reporter who questioned him about his rumored romance with Kim Kardashian, telling him, “I’m not talking about that”
• The Formula 1 star is in Bahrain for the first testing week ahead of this year’s season
• Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz posed a video to X sharing the details of the encounter between Hamilton and another journalist

Lewis Hamilton isn't interested in talking about his private life.

Hamilton, 41 — who is in Bahrain for the first testing week ahead of this year's Formula 1 season — was allegedly asked by reporters about his relationship with Kim Kardashian, after the pair were seen together at the Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8.

Sky Sports reporter, Ted Kravitz, said in a video posted to the Sky Sports F1 X account on Wednesday, Feb. 11, "I know what you're thinking, 'Kravitz, you chickened out of asking him about his new relationship with Kim Kardashian.'"

“Well, I can tell you he was asked that in the written press. He was asked, ‘Did you enjoy your company more than the game at the Super Bowl?’" Kravitz explained.

“And he said: ‘It’s my private life. I’m not talking about that.’ So, that’s me told," the reporter added of Hamilton's reply.

“I was only going to ask if Kim was going to become a Tifosi [an Italian term for passionate sports fans], like all Ferrari fans, but I chickened out."

“Quite right. He was never going to give me an answer, though, was he?” Kravitz said as Finnish racing driver Valtteri Bottas walked beside him.

Kravitz's comments came after Hamilton spoke to the reporter and Sky Sports F1 about his first day of Bahrain testing in a video shared on X earlier on Wednesday.

Hamilton and Kardashian, 45, have been romantically linked since they were spotted together in Paris, France on Feb. 2, which a source previously confirmed to PEOPLE was a "romantic meetup."

An insider then told PEOPLE this week that Hamilton makes Kardashian "feel safe," adding that "she genuinely enjoys spending time with him."

"There's a comfort level there, because they've known each other for years," the source said. "Kim's gone on dates and met people over the years, but Lewis is the first guy she's really into in a long time. She always liked him. She's excited about their romantic connection."

Despite her excitement, the source said that the mom of four is "just taking things moment by moment and seeing where it goes."

"Her life is very much centered in Los Angeles with her kids and work. She's not thinking about the future right now, or putting any pressure on it," they continued.

Kardashian and Hamilton were seen sitting together in a suite at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., while attending Sunday's Super Bowl, with the SKIMS founder's sister, Kendall Jenner, and Hailey Bieber also in attendance.

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The following day, the entrepreneur and Hamilton appeared to still be spending time together, as Kim shared a video of her and her sisters, Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, as they attempted the "Titanic Challenge." When Kim tried to roll up onto Khloé's thighs, fans thought they could hear Hamilton's voice in the background of the clip, cheering Kim on.

“We all heard Lewis Hamilton’s voice in the background right? 🙂,” one fan wrote.

“Am I the only one who can hear Lewis’s laugh?” chimed in another fan.

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