Kelly Piquet and Max Verstappen of Red Bull after the f1 Qatar GP. Image via Getty and Instagram
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has announced that he is expecting a child with his long-term girlfriend Kelly Piquet next year. The Dutch driver recently won his fourth successive world championship in Las Vegas and celebrated the occasion with his family, a couple of days later.
Piquet, a Brazilian model, hails from a racing family. Her father is former three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet Sr., who raced in the sport predominately in the 80s. She also has a brother, Nelson Piquet Jr., who previously raced for Renault F1 team in 2008 and 2009.
Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet have been going out for the past four years and are often spotted in the paddock. The Red Bull driver took to his Instagram to announce the news that Piquet was pregnant with their first child. He wrote:
