Max Verstappen's, 26, rare comments on marriage with model girlfriend, 35 (2024)
Max Verstappen, who has recently been named the most popular Formula 1 driver, is keeping his attention firmly on his career, judging by his coy comments on marriage.
The 2023 World Champion, 26, has been dating Brazilian model and PR professional Kelly Piquet, 35, since 2020, but he has no plans to rush their four-year relationship.
When asked about marriage during an interview withBlick, he replied: "Marry? Me? Now you've publicly pressured me into saying a date. I don't know, time will tell. Right now, I'm very, very happy with Kelly. But personally, I don't have a schedule for when I'm going to get down on one knee in front of her. It's all supposed to happen spontaneously."
When further quizzed on whether a proposal could be on the cards while he is an F1 driver, he continued: "As I said, I don't know. The right day will come when we feel like we are stamping our relationship on paper as well."
When the star does decide to wed, it will likely garner lots of interest from his fans. Research byNo Deposit Friend named Verstappen as the most searched driver across 54 European destinations over the last three years with 15,122 monthly Google searches – 418% higher than the average.
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Despite Kelly growing up in the world of racing – not only has she supported the Belgian and Dutch racing driver as he competed in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 World Championships, but her father Nelson Piquet and brother Nelson Jr. are also F1 drivers – she has ensured she has her own identity.
"Ultimately, this is Max's job. Would you normally bring your girlfriend or partner to the office?" she said. "I want to wake up every day with the feeling: Today I am going to achieve something, otherwise you will lose your strength, your energy, your light. I am a happy and grateful person."
She added: "I was always very involved in my brother's career. I've been through the ups and downs, seeing what pressure does to someone. This world is so familiar to me, I know what those boys are going through. But I really did have friends outside the racing world! My longest relationship was with someone from the financial world, so I know there is more to it than the track."
Kelly previously dated F1 racer Daniil Kvyat, with whom she welcomed a daughter called Penelope in 2019, before going public with her relationship with Max in 2021. Marking the New Year on social media, he wrote: "Happy New Year everyone. Let's make 2021 a year to remember in many ways. Wishing you all success, love and happiness just as I found mine."
The 2023 World Champion, 26, has been dating Brazilian model and PR professional Kelly Piquet
Kelly Piquet
Kelly Piquet was born in Homburg, Germany. She is the daughter of Nelson Piquet, Brazilian racing driver and three-time Formula One World Champion, and Sylvia Tamsma, a Dutch model. She spent most of her childhood living in the South of France.
, 35, since 2020, but he has no plans to rush their four-year relationship. When asked about marriage during an interview with Blick, he replied: "Marry?Me?Now you've publicly pressured me into saying a date.
Once again, in his early days of racing with Toro Rosso, around 2015, Max dated Swedish race driver Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky, but they broke up before he moved up to Red Bull in 2016. In 2016, Max reportedly dated Belgian content creator Joyce Godefridi when he was 18 years old.
Previously married to Daniil Kvyat, Kelly Piquet has a daughter with the former Red Bull driver. After Kelly Piquet started dating Max Verstappen, her daughter Penelope Piquet started getting close to the defending champion. Now Penelope and Max are quite close and she even comes down to the tracks for races at times.
Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat (Russian: Дании́л Вячесла́вович Квят, IPA: [dənʲɪˈil vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈkvʲat]; born 26 April 1994) is a Russian professional racing driver racing, driving with an Italian licence for Lamborghini Iron Lynx in the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship, and part-time for SS-Green Light Racing ...
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With an estimated net worth of $90 million, Verstappen's dominance extends beyond the racetrack into the realm of wealth accumulation. Lewis Hamilton, a British racing icon, may not hold the title of the richest current F1 driver, but his financial prowess is undeniable.
Verstappen also comes from a background in the sport – his dad is Jos Verstappen, who raced in F1 from 1994 to 2003. It wasn't until 2016 that the now couple first met, sharing a dinner with Piquet's older brother, Nelson Jr.
Does Max Verstappen have children? Max has no biological children, but he does have a close relationship with Kelly's daughter Penelope. Kelly shares the four-year-old with her ex-partner, Russian driver Daniil Kvyat – who Max replaced at Red Bull in 2016 shortly after the season began.
Max started dating Dilara Sanlik towards the end of 2017, and the pair dated for a couple years. He revealed in 2020 that they had split up, but did not disclose any other details.
Following Verstappen's victory in the season-opening race at the Bahrain Grand Prix, in which Horner was present with his wife Geri Halliwell, Verstappen's father told The Daily Mail that “there is tension while he remains in position.” He added: “It can't go on the way it is. It will explode.
She is then given the truth behind Max Campion by Wanda, that he was in fact an imposter named Johnny Martin who genuinely did love Penelope and only rejected her as he thought he couldn't break the curse and didn't want her to live unhappily with him.
That's where she met Max, her new boyfriend. She eventually breaks up with him, since he said he wanted kids. Penelope didn't, and couldn't take that away from him. After breaking up with Max she starts dating Mateo a buddy of hers.
Piquet and Kvyat also had a daughter together in 2019. Penelope was born in July 2019. The couple split not long after. The parents of 'P', as Piquet affectionately calls her daughter, decided to part ways in December 2019.
The 2023 World Champion, 26, has been dating Brazilian model and PR professional Kelly Piquet, 35, since 2020, but he has no plans to rush their four-year relationship. When asked about marriage during an interview with Blick, he replied: "Marry? Me? Now you've publicly pressured me into saying a date.
Piquet's first marriage lasted one year, during which a son was born in 1977. His second produced three children, including Nelson Angelo Piquet and Kelly Piquet. He also has another son from a previous relationship.
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