While Formula One has headed for its summer break following the conclusion of the Hungarian Grand Prix, there is a new flame lighting up the paddock.
That spark comes in the form of Margarida Corceiro, a model who has had an on-off relationship with McLaren driver and 2025 title hopeful Lando Norris.
Corceiro, 22, was first spotted with Norris, 25, in May 2023 only for the pair to have reportedly split in August 2024, per The Sun.
Their relationship first hit the headlines when she was spotted driving with Norris in the back of his Fiat in 2023 – with Corceiro previously known as the long-term girlfriend of former Chelsea forward Joao Felix.
The Portuguese international first linked up with the Instagram beauty in 2019, dating for four years.
Confirmation of the end of the model’s relationship with Felix came when she was seen being driven around by Norris in the luxury surroundings of Monaco just over two years ago.
Corceiro hails from Santarem in Portugal and has amassed a colossal social media following, boasting over two million Instagram followers and more than 800,000 fans on TikTok.
As an actress, she has appeared in Portuguese television dramas and is regularly featured in campaigns, including stints for Intimissimi and Alo Yoga.
Corceiro was a contestant in the country’s version of Dancing with the Stars back in 2020.
She also co-founded the eco-conscious swimwear brand Missus and has graced the pages of Vogue Portugal.
Lando previously denied being being involved in a serious relationship when he admitted earlier in the season that he ‘had many girlfriends.’
Their parting marked the ending of a second relationship with a Portuguese model after the British superstar separated from Luisinha Oliveira two years ago.
They had dated for a similar timeframe as Norris and Corceiro before ending their romantic association, with the McLaren main man at the time posted a heartfelt break-up message on social media.
‘After time and consideration, Luisa and myself have mutually decided to end our romantic relationship but remain good friends,’ Lando posted at the time of his split.
The model and actress could now be poised to take over as the new queen of the F1 paddock after Christian Horner’s wife, former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, will no longer be present following her husband’s sacking from Red Bull last month.
It brought to an end the longest reign of Formula One team principals in the sport and comes a year after the scandal that engulfed him over texts he apparently sent to a female employee.
Halliwell stood by her husband after the explosive accusations rocked the Formula One paddock last year. Horner has vehemently denied the claims.
Screenshots of alleged WhatsApp messages between Horner and a Red Bull employee were leaked anonymously the day after a three-week investigation, carried out externally, cleared the 51-year-old of all allegations.
Horner survived accusations of coercive behaviour towards his colleague – and was twice cleared in internal investigations of wrongdoing.
In the midst of the controversy, he was told by his wife, Spice Girl Halliwell, to make it ‘all go away’ – a feat he pulled off for 16 months.
The file allegedly containing texts and images was leaked to almost 200 people involved in the sport, including owners Liberty Media, team principals and the media.
Horner was then exonerated for a second time after the female employee appealed against the findings of the investigation, which were upheld.
An independent lawyer interviewed Horner for almost nine hours, it is understood.
Netflix’s most recent series of its hugely-successful Drive to Survive programme revealed Horner’s immediate reaction to the bombshell news of the alleged texts being leaked.
‘The higher you rise, the sharper the knives,’ he said.
‘I’ve reached the top of my game and I never thought in a million years I’d have a challenge like this in my career,’ Horner continued. ‘It’s a crucial time of year, in a job that I do, you’re the front face of the organisation.
‘You can either hide away or you can get out there and face it.’
