Max Verstappen's girlfriend Kelly Piquet says she breathes motorsport: 'I've started a family with an F1 driver'
Max Verstappen is now a father to a baby girl. The Red Bull driver and girlfriend Kelly Piquet welcomed a baby girl in May and named her Lily. For the first time, Piquet has now spoken about the birth of their little one, who was born during the Miami Grand Prix.
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She also opened up about being in a relationship with a motorsport driver.
Kelly Piquet's interview post Lily's birth
Kelly Piquet recently sat for an interview with the Portuguese broadcaster TVI - her first interview after the birth of Lily. Kelly is a model and the daughter of Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One World Champion Nelson Piquet. Talking about being related to racing drivers, she said, "I breathe motorsport. It's something that comes naturally to me.
And in the end, I've started a family with an F1 driver.
Well, not married yet, but we've started a family.'
On dating Max Verstappen, who is also a racer like her father, Kelly said, "It wasn't planned on purpose. I've had several relationships with men who weren't in that field, but it was just meant to be."
Kelly also has a five-year-old daughter, Penelope, from her earlier relationship with Russian Formula One driver Daniil Kvyat.
She has been in a relationship with Verstappen since 2020 and has now started a family with the birth of Lily.
Verstappen had earlier shut down doubts about him slowing down as a racer. He told the media after the Miami race, 'Clearly, it didn't make me slower being a dad, so that's a positive. So we can throw that out of the window as well, for people mentioning it. I don't really listen to these kind of silly things, I just do my thing."
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Verstappen and Kelly announced the birth of Lily on May 2. Sharing a family picture with the newborn, Verstappen wrote, 'Welcome to the world, sweet Lily. Our hearts are fuller than ever - you are our greatest gift. We love you so much.'
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Verstappen is currently in third position in the Formula 1 Driver Standings. He is, however, just one penalty point away from a race ban.
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