F1 champ relaxes in Barbados after partying with Rihanna

After partying in Barbados with pop star Rihanna, Formula One champ Lewis Hamilton is still relaxing in the Caribbean country before the Belgium Grand Prix.

The 30-year-old posted a photo of himself and his bulldog Coco paddle boarding on the Caribbean Island.

Hamilton will be returning to action in two weeks time at the Belgium Grand Prix on August 21-23.

He leads the Drivers' Championship by 21 points ahead of Nico Rosberg.

It  has been an eventful week for the Mercedes driver who joined Rihanna on her party bus during annual Kadooment Day event, a celebration for the end of the sugar cane harvest which is traditionally marked with drinking, dancing and a party through the streets, in Barbados on Monday, August 3.

Hamilton and Rihanna were spotted walking side by side her party truck in the streets of Bridgetown.

Hamilton is the latest sportsman that has been linked with Rihanna.

Real Madrid star, Karim Benzema was reported to be in a relationship with the 'Umbrella' singer.

The pair was seen on several dates in the United States of America during the summer break.