Kimi Antonelli may have made history as the youngest Monaco Grand Prix winner at just 19, but it was the paddock — not the podium — that commanded the world’s attention this weekend. The 2026 Monaco Grand Prix delivered a celebrity roll call unlike anything Formula One has witnessed, with fashion, luxury rivalry, and Hollywood glamour colliding in the principality’s famously narrow pit lane.
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Kim Kardashian Makes Her F1 Debut — in Head-to-Toe Gucci
Kim Kardashian arrived in Monte Carlo alongside her sister Khloé, wearing four consecutive days of Gucci — a sartorial statement that was anything but accidental. Her race day look, a cream Gucci jersey bodycon dress with an asymmetric neckline and futuristic purple shield sunglasses, drew near-universal approval after a more divisive Saturday appearance in flared denim. Above the Ferrari garage, Kardashian and Alexandra Leclerc — Monaco’s newest resident and wife of Charles Leclerc — were photographed side by side: the image that defined the weekend.
Karen Gillan Outshines the Paddock in Velvet
As a guest of the Haas F1 team, Guardians of the Galaxy actress Karen Gillan arrived in a royal blue velvet skirt suit — notched lapels, a black button, a quilted Chanel bag — and promptly gave Sky Sports presenter Martin Brundle a warm paddock interview, a courtesy Kardashian’s security team notably did not extend. In a paddock full of linen and barely-there dresses, Gillan’s cold-weather confidence made her the most discussed style moment of the race weekend.
The Luxury War Behind the Glamour
Beneath the celebrity spectacle, a high-stakes commercial drama unfolded. LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault toured the Red Bull garage as Prince Albert II made his rounds, underscoring LVMH’s deep ties to Formula One. Meanwhile, Kering CEO Luca De Meo — who founded the Alpine F1 team — walked past Arnault to inspect his own future asset: Alpine, set to become Gucci’s F1 title partner from 2027. Two of the world’s most powerful luxury groups, playing out their rivalry on the most glamorous starting grid on the calendar.
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