Miss World runner-up who was cheated by a McLaren ace

Lewis Hamilton’s mystery date at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival was 22-year-old beauty queen Vivian Burkhardt, a former Miss Grenada and Miss World contestant. The couple first met on the island through Hamilton’s family connections - Hamilton makes regular visits to Grenada to visit his grandfather, who returned to the island after moving to Britain in the 1950s. However, she was mighty ticked off when she realised ol’ Cassanova was two-timing her with Nicole Sherzinger.

Toyota ace turns guru

Jarno Trulli, who has a home in the Alpine resort of Pontresina, will next week teach the Swiss ski team in the subtle art of how to drive a racing car very fast. The likes of Didier Cuche, Daniel Albrecht and Marc Berthod will assemble at an airfield in the Swiss municipality of Bad Ragaz for a lesson from Toyota’s evergreen pilot.

Maybe in the winter, Cuche and co. will return the favour and teach Trulli how to ski like a downhill racer.

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