Russian Section Model Claims To Have A'Romantic Friendship' Relationship With Lewis Hamilton

Sexy Russian model, Viktoria Odintcova. (Photo: Instagram/@viki_odintcova)

JAKARTA - A sexy Russian model, Viktoria Odintcova, claims to have a friendship with Formula 1 (F1) racer, Lewis Hamilton. However, the friendship sometimes turns into a romantic relationship.

Odintcova has been caught watching F1 races several times in recent years. He was also known to watch Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix last April.

Despite being there to entertain the Mercedes star, he said their relationship is now just friends.

He said to RT, "We have various types of relationships. At some time it's romantic. He listens to it."

"But then this relationship developed into a friendship. I live in Russia and he lives abroad. We have just become friends who can send messages to each other and send holiday congratulations," he continued.

Odintcova reiterated that his relationship with the former McLaren racer was only a friend. The two often send messages or communicate with each other by telephone.

"He's in the friendship zone. I sometimes go to the race, the last time at the Sochi (Russian Grand Prix). We've been friends for three years. When I met him, I barely speak English, I can only understand it," he said.

Odintcova also said that he knew Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player Neymar, through Hamilton.

"I'm in touch with Neymar, because he's friends with Lewis, I know him through Lewis. I understand that he's a normal man, we send each other messages on Instagram," he explained again.

Currently, Hamilton is romanticly associated with Colombian singer Shakira. The two were recently spotted on a boat trip together in Miami.