F1 star Max Verstappen partner reveals New Years celebrations

Max Verstappen kissing with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet — Photo: © IMAGO

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Verstappen partner reveals New Years celebrations

The 2024 F1 champion celebrated New Years with his family

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Friday 3 January 2025 21:00

Max Verstappen's partner has lifted the lid on his New Years celebrations, just weeks after being officially crowned the Formula 1 world champion.

The Dutchman and Brazilian model Kelly Piquet announced recently that they are expecting their first child together in 2025, Verstappen's first child and his partner's second.

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The Dutchman could relax heading into the 2024 season finale last month having already secured the drivers' title for a fourth consecutive time back at the Las Vegas GP in November.

Verstappen topped off an already successful year on track at the final race in Abu Dhabi with the announcement that Piquet was expecting a baby, revealing his delight at the news and that he is already prepared for the new arrival.

Kelly Piquet can often be seen supporting Max Verstappen trackside during a grand prix weekend

Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet celebrated 2025 as a family

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Following the conclusion of the 2024 season, Red Bull finally confirmed that Verstappen's team-mate of four years, Sergio Perez, would not be returning to the outfit.

Instead, Christian Horner's team opted to promote Liam Lawson from their junior F1 team, VCARB, giving the Kiwi racer a chance to prove himself against the four-time champion.

As the stars of the track gear up for a whole host of challenges in 2025, Verstappen and his partner Piquet partied on a skiing holiday, joined by family and friends to bring in the New Year.

Piquet posted to her personal Instagram page: "A beautiful start to 2025 with special people 💫 #HappyNewYear", alongside a collection of images showing off her baby bump, appearing loved-up with Verstappen and Piquet's daughter, Penelope.

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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