Lewis Hamilton’s Wealth Comments Resurface After Billionaire Girlfriend Kim Kardashian Seen At Monaco Grand Prix

BreakingBusinessLewis Hamilton’s Wealth Comments Resurface After Billionaire Girlfriend Kim Kardashian Seen At Monaco Grand PrixByMary Whitfill Roeloffs,Forbes Staff. Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture.Follow AuthorJun 09, 2026, 10:04am EDTToplineA years-old podcast interview in which Formula 1 Driver Lewis Hamilton says he doesn’t think people should be able to accumulate wealth into the billions has re-surfaced online this week after his billionaire girlfriend Kim Kardashian took a trip to Monaco—where Hamilton enjoys a tax-haven residency—to watch him race in the famous Monaco Grand Prix. Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, left, and Kim Kardashian after the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, June 7, 2026. (Photo by David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images)PA Images via Getty ImagesKey FactsHamilton, 41, was interviewed by Jay Shetty for the "On Purpose" podcast back in 2023, in which he's estimated to have earned $55 million as one of Formula 1’s highest-paid drivers, and said the nation's wealth disparity is something "I struggle with every day."He went on to say he doesn't think people "should be able to have billions," adding: "I think there should be a limit to how much you can have because there's enough to go around for everyone." A clip from the interview was re-shared to X over the weekend in a post that has since been viewed more than 20 million times as Hamilton’s reality-TV-star-turned-business-mogul girlfriend showed up in Monaco, the country with the highest cost of living in the world, via yacht to watch him race. Online commenters were quick to slam Hamilton, who is estimated to have earned $100 million in the last year, for what they deemed "hypocritic" and "virtue signalling" from a man who has "literally structured his life to pay as little tax as possible."People pointed out Hamilton’s residency status—he’s been subject to tax advan...