Max Verstappen F1 News: Kelly Piquet makes STUNNING announcement ahead of Valentine's Day

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Kelly Piquet makes STUNNING announcement ahead of Valentine's Day

Four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen and his partner Kelly Piquet are expecting their first child together

Originally written by Kerry Violet. This version is a translation.

Saturday 8 February 2025 23:00

Max Verstappen's girlfriend Kelly Piquet has made a stunning announcement ahead of Valentine's Day next week.

The 36-year-old and Verstappen have been dating for several years now, and are also expecting the birth of their first child in 2025.

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The model and social media star already shares a daughter, Penelope, with former F1 driver Daniil Kvyat, and Verstappen himself stated he feels somewhat prepared for the new family member given his practice with 'P' in his role as her 'bonus dad'.

Piquet is also the daughter of three-time champion Nelson Piquet, who raced in F1 between 1978 and 1991.

Max Verstappen became a four-time F1 champion at the 2024 Las Vegas GP

Verstappen enjoyed a relaxing winter break with partner Kelly Piquet and her daughter Penelope

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With Valentine's Day swiftly approaching, Piquet took to Instagram to share a new partnership just in time for February, revealing a collaboration with Jewellery giant Tiffany.

What is clear though is that 2025 is set to be a huge year for the reigning F1 champion, both on the track and perhaps even more importantly, off it.

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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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