Will Rihanna be the new lady in Lewis Hamilton’s F1 garage?

The 30-year-old has started secretly dating pop star Rihanna in secret, according to The Sun.

Their article reports that the pair were spotted in New York together, dining and clubbing before heading to a city penthouse to continue partying.

“They’ve had a flirtation for years and have always fancied each other, but since May this year they’ve been talking a lot,” a source told The Sun.

“Finally their schedules allowed them to spend a weekend in the same part of the world and they made the most of it.

“They are both really busy but Rihanna has asked him to come to Rock in Rio in September so he can see her perform and spend time together.”

The British driver is reportedly “infatuated” with Rihanna.

In February, Hamilton’s relationship with former Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger ended.

Scherzinger was regularly spotted in Hamilton’s garage as the Brit edged team-mate Nico Rosberg to the 2014 drivers’ title – and featured prominently in the celebrations that unfolded at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Hamilton endured a nightmare Hungarian Grand Prix, but still managed to increase his advantage over Rosberg in the drivers' standings to 21 points despite an error-strewn race.