Who is Max Verstappen’s girlfriend Kelly? He and Lewis Hamilton are locked in a titanic battle for the 2021 Formula One world championship. Is there any connection between her and an F1 legend?
Formula One driver Max Verstappen has been racing since his debut in 2015, after a mid-season switch to Red Bull.
From 2016 through 2020, he was only able to win a handful of races as Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton dominated the field.
While Red Bull has been more competitive in 2021, Verstappen has been given his first shot at the world championship.
He has a 12-point advantage over Hamilton with five races left.
MAX VERSTAPPEN’S GIRLFRIEND REVEALED
Formula One driver Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet have been dating since the end of 2020.
Model, blogger, and former motorsports PR professional, Piquet hails from Germany.
She was born in 1988, making her nine years older than Verstappen, who is just 24 years old.
Currently, she is a part of Formula E’s social media and PR team.
Piquet had previously been in a relationship with ex-F1 driver Danill Kvyat.
Together they had a daughter in mid-2019, before the relationship ended later that year.
Verstappen himself does not have any children of his own.
KELLY PIQUET’S LINK TO AN F1 LEGEND
In case you are wondering, yes, Kelly is related to the F1 legend Nelson Piquet.
Three-time world champion Nelson is Kelly’s father.
She is one of three children born to Piquet in his second marraige to Dutchwoman Sylvia Tamsma.
Kelly’s elder brother is Nelson Piquet Jr.
An ex-F1 driver himself, Piquet Jr’s career ended in disgrace after he was found to have deliberately crashed in a race.
In Singapore 2008, his Renault team ordered him to crash and bring out a safety car to assist teammate Fernando Alonso.
It only came to light when Piquet Jr lost his seat in mid-2009.
After F1, he raced in Formula E, winning the first title in 2014-15.