Kimi Antonelli and Eliska Babickova have split, the Czech racer announcing it on social media to shut down what she called \u201cfalse, disgusting narratives\u201d circulating online.<\/p>\n
Antonelli and Babickova reportedly began dating in October 2023, and she made her first visit to the Formula 1 paddock at the following year\u2019s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Kimi Antonelli and his girlfriend have broken up<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/p>\n Often seen in the paddock with the Italian, Babickova, who is a professional karting driver, hinted that all was not well when she posted on Instagram in late January.<\/p>\n \u201cSorry guys, I\u2019ve been super inactive lately,\u201d she wrote. \u201cJanuary was a tough month for me, and I wanted to focus on figuring some of my personal things out.\u201d<\/p>\n A month later, she confirmed she has split with her 19-year-old boyfriend on the eve of the F1 2026 championship.<\/p>\n F1 2026: The drivers and calendar<\/p>\n F1 2026 driver line-up: Kimi Antonelli and other drivers confirmed for 2026<\/a><\/p>\n F1 schedule: When is the next F1 race and where is it being held?<\/a><\/p>\n Addressing her 170,000 Instagram followers, she said: \u201cThis is quite recent because all throughout February, me and Kimi were trying to figure stuff out. We were just not really sure at what point the relationship was ourselves.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why I didn\u2019t address it until now, although the rumours have been around for I don\u2019t know how long.<\/p>\n \u201cAlso, I\u2019ve seen so much speculation and fake narratives and news, and whatever. That\u2019s not right. I want to set the record straight, just so everyone knows and there doesn\u2019t need to be any more false, disgusting narratives.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, we did break up. I was the one to end the relationship because I felt that we no longer aligned in our personal lives and in what we wanted for our future.<\/p>\n \u201cAlso, our values towards the end of the relationship were very different. That\u2019s why the relationship ended. There\u2019s no massive drama. Nothing like this.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s super misrepresentative of what our relationship was. It was never that. Although we did have issues towards the end of our relationship, other people were never the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n The confirmation of the end of their relationship comes just a week before Antonelli puts on his helmet for the season-opening practice session in Melbourne on 6 March.<\/p>\n The Italian is one of the favourites this season given Mercedes\u2019 impressive form during pre-season testing.<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n