{"id":388564,"date":"2026-01-03T08:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T08:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/388564\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T08:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T08:03:09","slug":"f1-new-year-lewis-hamilton-parties-with-kim-kardashian-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/388564\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 New Year: Lewis Hamilton parties with Kim Kardashian and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton<\/a> greeted the new year alongside Kim Kardashian and a host of other celebrities in Aspen. <\/p>\n

\nHamilton headed to Colorado for actress Kate Hudson’s New Year’s Eve party, in which some huge names headed to upmarket restaurant Matsuhisa, before continuing with their celebrations elsewhere. <\/p>\n

\nTMZ<\/a> managed to get photos of Hamilton, Kardashian and actress Anya Taylor-Joy in their glamorous outfits in what seemed to be the place to be this new year. <\/p>\n

\nMeanwhile, other F1 drivers took to their social media pages to show off their more modest get-togethers, with Max Verstappen<\/a>‘s partner Kelly Piquet posting on Instagram to show Verstappen and their friends enjoying the night on a yacht. <\/p>\n

\nEsteban Ocon took to Instagram<\/a> to show he and partner Flavy Barla enjoying a ‘wholesome’ new year celebration at Disneyland Paris. <\/p>\n

\nOcon’s bitter rival Pierre Gasly<\/a>, meanwhile, was at a snowy ski resort with his partner<\/a>, as F1 drivers saw in the new year in style before their attentions will switch to the new season later in January. <\/p>\n

\"MaxMax Verstappen and Kelly Piquet brought in 2026 on a yacht
\nWhen does the 2026 F1 season begin?<\/p>\n

\nThe Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will host five days of testing between January 26-30<\/a>, meaning official 2026 running begins just seven weeks after the end of the 2025 season. <\/p>\n

\nBahrain’s first three-day testing schedule will take place between February 11-13, before another three days at the circuit between February 18-20. <\/p>\n

\nThe F1 season then starts properly with the Australian Grand Prix weekend, which begins on March 6. <\/p>\n

\n2026 will once again be the joint-longest F1 season in history, with 24 races making up the calendar, exacerbating concerns drivers have had about the amount of travel and driving they have to do each season. <\/p>\n

\nREAD MORE: Max Verstappen’s F1 winter break isn’t what you’d expect<\/a><\/p>\n

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