Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton returned to form, winning the Catalunya GP at Barcelona recently and is in contention for the title once again, but rivals are not giving him full credit for it.

Ferrari’s Hamilton, 41, recorded his first win in over two years, putting himself in second place behind Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli, after the Italian car manufacturers made eight changes to their machine. However, Hamilton’s ex-boss at Mercedes Toto Wolff believes the driver’s success on the track is due to his newfound love, model Kim Kardashian, 45. “Maybe the girlfriend helps. It helped me to have a partner, that you have a stable family life — and they seem to be getting on really well,” Wolff said. “It’s all of those factors that put together the emotional, personal and professional perspective. If they are in a good place, you win,” he added.