Tom Cruise (right) thinks Shakira is great. But she prefers to go to town with his buddy Lewis Hamilton. A tricky business.

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Singer Shakira (46) put the handbrake on with him. Is she now stepping on the gas with her buddy Lewis Hamilton (38)? This is difficult for Hollywood star Tom Cruise (60) to digest.

Tom Cruise on May 7th with singer Shakira at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Miami. She looks a little petrified while the Hollywood star talks to her.

As you know, Tom charmingly approached Shakira at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Miami at the beginning of May – and was then totally smitten with her. It was said that he was very interested in dating her. Cruise even described the ex of ex-Barça star Gerard Piqué (36) as a "dream woman."

However, the date mission was partially mutual; Shakira probably found Tom slower than he did her.

Is the rumor mill now bubbling about what's happening between Shakira and Lewis Hamilton? Because after Tom Cruise, the pop star was seen with the seven-time Formula 1 world champion – several times.

Lewis Hamilton (second from right) with Shakira (right) at a dinner in Barcelona.

The two had dinner with friends in Barcelona, with the Briton sitting beside the Colombian. It all seemed familiar. And then they were also spotted on a boat trip together in Miami.

The sticking point: Tom Cruise and Lewis Hamilton are friends. Ever since the actor invited Lewis to the set of his film "Edge of Tomorrow" in February 2013, they have gotten along very well.

Hollywood star Tom Cruise (left) and racing driver Lewis Hamilton are big buddies.

Cruise said of Hamilton: "He's a good friend of mine." Hamilton gushed about Cruise: "We're friends. He's one of the nicest people.” They visited each other at film screenings and Formula 1 races.

Tom says it doesn't seem so lovely that after ten years of friendship with men, Hamilton is now moving around the house with the woman he had his eye on.

"It was a huge blow to Tom's ego," an insider told Radar Online. And wants to know: "It hit him all the more because he considers Lewis a friend."

Hollywood star Cruise is said to be seriously interested in finding a new love. "Tom's an all-or-nothing guy; he goes from zero to 100," claims an insider. That deterred Shakira because she only saw him as a friend. While his interest was flattering to her, she said she was "not interested."

Whether something is in the offing between Shakira and Lewis Hamilton remains to be seen. Being the fifth wheel in a triangle is not something Tom Cruise is supposed to want. So the bromance between Cruise and Hamilton could now be history.