F1 champion Max Verstappen announces Kelly Piquet marriage UPDATE

Kelly Piquet kissing Max Verstappen — Photo: © IMAGO

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Verstappen announces Kelly Piquet marriage UPDATE

Max Verstappen has announced a life update

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Monday 6 January 2025 19:55 Updated: 12:20

Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has announced a marriage update with his partner Kelly Piquet.

The four-time world title holder has been in a relationship with the Brazilian model since 2020, with Piquet frequently spotted in the paddock supporting her partner.

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Piquet is also the daughter of three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet, who claimed his titles in 1981, 1983 and 1987.

The 36-year-old frequently shares an insight into her relationship and family life with Verstappen via her Instagram, including a recent lavish winter ski break during the off-season.

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Verstappen and Piquet are often joined by her daughter Penelope, born in 2019 during Piquet's relationship with former Red Bull F1 driver Daniil Kvyat.

However, Penelope will be joined by another sibling soon, with the couple revealing at the end of 2024 that they would be expecting their first child together.

Following the exciting announcement, Blick inquired further into their relationship, and asked Verstappen if marriage was on the cards.

"Not yet, but it will probably happen soon," Verstappen said, in an exciting update for fans of the couple.

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