Kimi Antonelli won the Monaco Grand Prix on June 7, marking his sixth consecutive victory and extending his championship lead as the 19-year-old Mercedes driver and Lewis Hamilton's successor [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. After the race, Kim Kardashian was filmed picking up Antonelli's folded winner's towel, wiping her face and sunglasses with it, then walking away with the towel [1, 3, 5, 6, 7]. The incident caught widespread attention.
On June 11, ahead of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, Antonelli posted a playful video on Instagram and TikTok asking, "I was wondering. Have you seen my towel?" drawing on his 7 million Instagram followers to locate the missing item [1, 3, 5, 6, 7]. Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton, who finished second in Monaco, appeared puzzled when asked about the missing towel, responding simply, "His towel?" [1, 3, 5, 6].
On June 13, Kim Kardashian sent Antonelli a personalized replacement towel embroidered with "To Kimi from Kim," which Mercedes shared on Instagram [2, 4, 7]. Antonelli received the new towel after practice for the Barcelona race, thanked Kardashian by saying, "Thank you Kim!" and wore it around his neck [2, 4, 7].
Antonelli continues to build momentum this season with six straight victories, while the towel saga offered a moment of levity amid fierce competition. The next race is scheduled this weekend at Barcelona-Catalunya.
