Move over, Kim Kardashian! The original glamorous and inspiring WAGs who were often drivers' timekeepers and their VERY varied fates - so, how many do you recognise?

This weekend, Lewis Hamilton has a chance to pile pressure on his rival Kimi Antonelli as the Formula 1 title race heads to Hungary, where the 41-year-old former champion has won eight times, making it his most successful Grand Prix besides his home event at Silverstone.So it's no doubt left some fans speculating whether the Brit's partner, Kim Kardashian, will be making another appearance at the paddock for the last race before the sport's annual mid-season break.The American reality star's next opportunity to support her boyfriend, who she started dating earlier this year, won't be until August 23 at the Dutch Grand Prix. Kim last appeared at a race in June, when she made her debut at the Monaco Grand Prix - and others drivers' wives and girlfriends also aren't always regular fixtures around the paddock.But while modern WAGs arguably dip in and out of sitting trackside to watch the action, the original glamorous and inspiring support squads were often readily at their sportsman's side, keeping time for them and eagerly cheering the teams on.One such star was Nina Rindt (later Viscountess Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas), who was one half of F1's first 'It couple', long before Kim and Lewis arrived on the scene.The impressive Finnish model, once dubbed an 'extraordinary beauty' who came from a family of racing drivers and professional tennis players, abandoned her fashion education when she met her first husband, Austrian-raised driver Jochen Rindt.She was imperative to his career, helping with the time keeping and lap scoring in the early days of F1, but also boasted an impressive résumé of her own, modelling in London, Paris and New York, posing for Vogue, and becoming firm friends with English supermodel Twiggy. While modern WAGs arguably dip in and out of sitting trackside to watch the action, the original glamorous and inspiring support squads were often readily at their sportsman's side, keeping time for them and eagerly cheering the teams on. One such star was Nina Rindt, pictured, (later Viscountess Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas), who was one half of F1's first 'It couple', long before Kim and Lewis arrived on the scene F1 WAG Suzy, wife of James Hunt, during the British Grand Prix on 20 July 1974The couple's journey was synonymous with Jochen's home event, the Austrian Grand Prix, which takes place in the picturesque hills of Spielberg, and is now supported by the likes of Allwyn, the official operator of the National Lottery in the UK.But Nina isn't the only original glamorous and inspiring women of F1 from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s - read on to discover the ladies who helped shape the sport alongside their driving partners (and see how many you remember!)... Nina Rindt 1960s Married to Jochen RindtAustria's Grand Prix takes place in the Red Bull Ring, set in the majestic hills of Spielberg, a city located in Styria dubbed the 'green heart' of the nation due to its picturesque scenes.It was George Russell who had a serene drive to victory at the Austrian round last month, relighting his title bid after a nerve-inducing battle with Max Verstappen.But before the likes of the modern-day poster boys lit up the track, it was one of F1's first 'It couples' who were closely linked to the most beautiful racecourse in the sport.Nina, who studied at a boarding school in Montreux, Switzerland, met Jochen during a trip to a ski resort in Austria in 1963, when the pair were both in their 20s. The driver was orphaned as an infant when his wealthy parents died in a bombing raid in Germany in 1942, reported the formula 1 website. He was adopted by his maternal grandparents who brought him up in Graz, Austria, not far from the racing track he would eventually dominate. The audacious driver was hugely popular, thanks to his charisma and thrilling and daring racing style and once he married Nina, the pair were affectionately dubbed the 'Beauty and the Beast', with the latter referring to Jochen's wild racing. However, in 1970 Jochen was sadly killed in practice before the Italian Grand Prix. His Lotus inexplicably ploughed into a guardrail at Monza. The driver remains the only man to win the world championship posthumously.Nina has avoided the public eye since. She later married Alexander Nelson Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas, a British investment banker before the pair divorced in 1999. Impressive Finnish model Nina (pictured), once dubbed an 'extraordinary beauty' who came from a family of racing drivers and professional tennis players, abandoned her fashion education when she met her first husband, Austrian-raised driver Jochen RindtDuring her heyday, Nina was well known for her fashion, wearing luxury watches including a Universal Genève Compax model and Omega, to help her keep time of her partner's races.Nina, who married Jochen in 1967 before welcoming a daughter, Natasha, together in 1968, was often photographed in the pit lane. 'In the '50s and '60s, the wives and the girlfriends were really important to the team... They did all the time keeping and lap scoring,' said Amanda McLaren, daughter of driver Bruce McLaren, to the publication Drive.Nowadays, more and more women are becoming involved in the sport, both at the tracks and at home, with nearly half of F1's global fanbase now made up of female fans.Thanks to the likes of Netflix's Drive to Survive (which follows the behind-the-scenes drama of the annual racing competition) and local community initiatives run by Allwyn, as well as its online league that let people anticipate the results and key moments in races, the motorsport has become more inclusive than ever.This year, in a full-circle moment as it helps honour the legacy of inspirational women in the sport, which started all those years ago, the F1 Allwyn Global Community Award was given to Sinbad mentoring at Austria's Red Bull Ring. The non-profit empowers young people, including women from disadvantaged backgrounds, through dedicated one-to-one mentoring, helping them unlock their true potential and explore future careers.Speaking to The Daily Mail after winning the transformative €100,000 donation from Allwyn, Sinbad co-heads Barbara Krainer and Julia Unterberger said: 'We're very honoured that we got selected and for us it's a great recognition of the work that we do for young people, and we also believe it's a very strong signal that educational opportunities and social inclusion really matter.' Nina (pictured) was imperative to Jochen's career, helping with the time keeping and lap scoring in the early days of F1, but also boasted an impressive résumé of her own, modelling in London, Paris and New York, posing for Vogue, and becoming firm friends with English supermodel Twiggy During the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix 2026, at the Red Bull Ring, in Spielberg, AustriaThe award aims to recognise and spotlight community-focused initiatives across the world of Formula 1 and celebrate their positive impact on society.Elsewhere, another initiative engaging more fans than ever is the Allwyn League, which fans can get involved with pre-race, anticipate winners and stand the chance of winning prizes - offering that same thrill of holding a winning lottery ticket.Operating across Austria and newly launched in Germany, Sindbad Mentoring connects teenagers aged 13-19 from underrepresented backgrounds with long term, personal mentors. Since 2019, 8,400 young people across Austria have taken part. By breaking down social barriers and building cross-background mentoring relationships, the non-profit helps teens develop a true sense of confidence and belonging, while gaining valuable insights into their future careers, especially in STEM fields.The group is the second non-profit to be recognised by the F1 Allwyn Global Community Award in 2026, following a highly successful inaugural year in 2025.Erwin van Lambaart, one of the community award judges, said: '[Sindbad Mentoring's] commitment to guiding young people through their critical developmental years offers a profound, human impact that extends far beyond the individual. 'At Allwyn, we believe the true power of sport lies in its ability to unite and uplift the communities that host us across the Grands Prix.'Helen Stewart1960s Married to Sir Jackie Stewart Back in the early days, Sir Jackie Stewart and his wife Lady Helen (pictured together), born on 21 January 1941 in Helensburgh, Scotland, were the poster boy and girl of Formula 1 racing He won 27 races out of 99 starts and was world champion three times before being knighted in 2001, while his glamorous and stylish counterpart was the 'original pit lane girl', attending 'every race'. Pictured, Jackie and Helen in 1969 at the British Grand Prix at SilverstoneBack in the early days, Sir Jackie Stewart, now 85, and his wife Lady Helen, born on 21 January 1941 in Helensburgh, Scotland, were the poster boy and girl of Formula 1 racing. He won 27 races out of 99 starts and was world champion three times before being knighted in 2001, while his glamorous and stylish counterpart was the 'original pit lane girl', attending 'every race'.Lady Helen - who wed her childhood sweetheart in August 1962 - was also an actress, known for Seven Days Too Long (1968), The Wicked Die Slow (1968) and Weekend of a Champion (1972).‘My wife was the original pit lane girl, my professional stopwatch - timing my laps to the millisecond,’ Sir Jackie said to the Daily Mail previously. Lady Helen – the love of his life – was around before he made the big time; they fell in love when he was 18 and she 16. Speaking to the publication in 2014, the retired driver - who shares two grown-up children, Mark and Paul, with his beloved wife, added: 'We’ve had a fantastic relationship. 'It was a glamorous life, there were lots of girls around, but by the time I got into Formula 1 Helen was pregnant with Paul. 'My first victory was just before he was born, so the two are intertwined. We’ve been married 52 years and we still look after each other very well.' Helen Stewart and Sir Jackie Stewart at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex in July 2019The couple were known to divide their time between their estate in Buckinghamshire, close to Chequers, the Prime Minister’s country residence, and a house in Switzerland.For most of the marriage, theirs has been a gilded lifestyle with lots of travel, luxury and hobnobbing with celebrities and royals - Princess Anne has been a close friend for 40 years and Lady Helen is Zara Tindall's godmother.After retiring in 1973, Sir Jackie cut a series of commercial deals (being the first driver to spray a bottle of champagne on the podium brought him a contract with Moet Hennessy) and today he has an estimated fortune of $50million.But life irreversibly changed for the former Formula One golden couple after Lady Helen was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia - a less common form of the illness that can develop at a younger age - more than a decade ago.Lady Helen can no longer walk and suffers from significant memory loss - a common feature in sufferers of the condition. Sir Jackie launched the Race Against Dementia charity with filmmaker son Mark following her diagnosis. Suzy Hunt 1970s Married James Hunt James Hunt with his wife Suzy at their home near Malaga in Spain Suzy was a striking woman, who, while described as 'not classically beautiful', captivated everyone she met with her willowy figure and charming presenceJames Hunt, who competed in Formula One from 1973 to 1979, and was played by A-lister Chris Hemsworth in the 2013 film Rush, which explored the British racing driver's intense rivalry with racer Niki Lauda, was married to supermodel Suzy Miller.Together, they were one of the decade's It couples, with their nuptials in October 1974 in London, undoubtedly the society wedding of the year.Suzy, now aged 77, was a striking woman, who, while described as 'not classically beautiful', captivated everyone she met with her willowy figure and charming presence. She met her future husband in Spain in 1974, aged 24, a year younger than Hunt. The pair fell into easy conversation, and after a whirlwind romance lasting only a few weeks, Hunt proposed.Immediately after the proposal, he reportedly expressed regret to his friends, saying he was not sure what he was doing - and was said to have spent the run up to their wedding drunk.However, the driver was aware of the great deal of value she added to him so resolved to try to make the relationship work, according to Shunt: The Story of James Hunt author Tom Rubython.But fed up of her husband's antics, Suzy later ran off with Richard Burton in 1976, after the Welsh actor split from Elizabeth Taylor.Burton reportedly paid Hunt $1m during the couple's divorce settlement, with the driver assuring the actor: 'You've done me a wonderful turn by taking on the most alarming expense account in the country.'Hunt died of a heart attack in 1993 at his home in Wimbledon. He was 45. He reportedly left a large sum of money for his friends to get drunk at his wake.Louise King1950s Married to Peter Collins American actress Louise King (pictured in May 1957) and her British driver husband Peter Collins made up a glamorous 1950s racing couple British racing driver Peter Collins wearing crash helmet and racing goggles and kissing his American wife Louise in Italy, May 1957American actress Louise King and her British driver husband Peter Collins made up a glamorous 1950s racing couple.They met in a Miami bar in 1957 and just two days later, the racer proposed. A week after first meeting they were married, reported The Guardian.Aged 24, Louise was on tour with the Broadway production of The Seven Year Itch, while Peter, then 25, from Kidderminster, was beginning his second season as a member of Ferrari's grand prix team.A year later, the impressive driver won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, after finishing third in the Monaco Grand Prix and fifth in France.But in Germany just weeks later, as his supportive wife sat in the Ferrari pit with a stopwatch and a lap chart, Peter suffered a fatal crash. He had reportedly been set to retire at the end of that season ahead of starting a family.'I had only a year and a half with Peter, but it was the most joyous time,' Louise later said in the 2017 documentary Ferrari: the Race to Immortality, according to the publication.She continued: 'He was a great driver: when he won the British Grand Prix in July 1958, they even said he might become the best. He was 26. He died three weeks later. 'We’d just bought our first house, near his parents in Kidderminster. We were just starting our life together, and there it was: over.'Louise, who died 18 August 2021 at the age of 88, would later marry Canadian film producer and screenwriter Gordon Burwash. He passed away in 1980.Meanwhile, Louise went on to act again before spending her final years in Florida, volunteering at a local history museum. She would always describe Peter as the love of her life. Susie Moss1980s Married to Sir Stirling Moss Lady Susie Moss first met British F1 legend Sir Stirling Moss when she was five years old and he was 28 in Hong Kong, as the pair's families were close. Pictured at their wedding in 1980Lady Susie Moss first met British F1 legend Sir Stirling Moss when she was five years old and he was 28 in Hong Kong, as the pair's families were close. The pair met again years later when Susie moved to London aged 17. The pair struck up a friendship that slowly blossomed into a romance, despite Stirling briefly going out with Susie's older sister, Tina.Susie previously told the Mail: 'The age gap didn't matter. I never thought about it because, to me, he was never old. He was always such fun.'Susie was four months pregnant with their son Elliot when they married in 1980 at Hammersmith & Fulham Register Office.Susie was never worried that her husband might stray and said: 'Once we'd got married, he wasn't a player. He believed very strongly that one belongs to one.' The pair spent 40 years travelling the world together, going to iconic festivals such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed and luxurious socialite events with brands such as Louis Vuitton and Chopard.Despite the many near-misses of his racing career, Stirling always seemed indestructible. In 2010, aged 80, he even survived a fall down the lift shaft at his home.He had summoned it and stepped into a void, realising too late that the door had opened onto emptiness. The pair met again years later when Susie moved to London aged 17. The pair (pictured in 2012) struck up a friendship that slowly blossomed into a romance, despite Stirling briefly going out with Susie's older sister, TinaHe broke both ankles, four bones in his foot and chipped four vertebrae in the plunge. 'I thought I'd lost him,' said Susie. 'But he came bouncing back. He made no fuss at all.'Stirling - who was previously married to Elaine Barberino - then passed away aged 90 from a chest infection in 2020 at their Mayfair home.He had retired from public life in January 2018 after undergoing lengthy rehabilitation for a serious chest infection he contracted in Singapore in 2016. Susie was at his bedside as he died, having nursed him through a long illness, at their central London house. She told the Daily Mail: 'He died as he lived, looking wonderful. He simply tired in the end and he just closed his beautiful eyes and that was that.'Three years after becoming a widow, Susie died aged 69 following a protracted period of ill health, however, her sister Tina believes she passed away from 'a broken heart'.'My beloved sister died of a broken heart,' Tina, wife of ebullient retail tycoon Sir Philip Green, said to the Daily Mail. 'She never recovered after Stirling left us. Their marriage was the greatest love story I have ever known.'Their union lasted for nearly four decades, in vivid contrast to his first two marital excursions.The first, to Canadian brewing heiress Kate Molson, ended after three years, while the second, to American Elaine Barbarino, with whom he had a daughter, Allison, endured just a year longer.Susie previously told the Mail: 'He had so many beautiful girlfriends. Oh, they were gorgeous!'I think there might be a photo of me among them in the book somewhere. We both kept in touch with a lot of them. I didn’t have a problem with that. 'And the first Mrs Moss (Katie, nee Molson, heir to the Canadian brewing dynasty) used to come and stay with us in London and at our house in Florida.'The couple lived in Mayfair, just a stone's throw from swanky private members' club 5 Hertford Street, at the house which Sir Stirling designed and equipped with a treasury of gadgets.