Kelly Piquet: “Verstappen is like my father” | How they met? “Maybe one day…”

Kelly Piquet: “Verstappen is like my father” | How they met? “Maybe one day…”

 

 

 

The Brazilian model was featured on the front cover of Vogue magazine in the Netherlands, wearing a racing helmet and overalls.She has been by Verstappen’s side as he racked up back-to-back F1 championships.Could Max Verstappen become the greatest F1 driver of all time?Video of Could Max Verstappen become the greatest F1 driver of all time?Who is Max Verstappen’s girlfriend Kelly Piquet?“He remains so humble, he has both feet firmly on the ground,” she said, quoted by GPBlog. “What I really like is that he knows what he wants and he is not afraid to say it. He is confident and not interested in fame or material things. “We have a lot in common, are bon vivants. I realise more and more how similar he is to my father.”Kelly’s father is Nelson Piquet, the former F1 driver, who called Lewis Hamilton a racist word last year.Kelly became embroiled in the scandal by liking a social media post which defended Nelson.Verstappen insisted Nelson “is not a racist” as the ugly story unfolded. Kelly continued about the racing drivers in her life: “I was always very involved in my brother’s career. I’ve experienced the ups and downs, seen what pressure does to someone. This world is so familiar to me, I know what those guys go through.”Kelly has a child with former F1 driver Daniil Kyvat, from before she began dating Verstappen.Related Hamilton is warned about Verstappen: “There are areas he can get better” “Toxic” social media blamed for Masi’s departure | FIA were “always supportive”She said about meeting her current partner: “Maybe one day we will reveal the whole story, but I am careful with what I say. “On the internet, everything derails so quickly. It’s nice to keep some things between us and us alone.” 

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