- Verstappen and girlfriend Piquet took to social media to make the announcement
- The Formula One power couple have been dating since October 2020
Max Verstappen and girlfriend Kelly Piquet have announced that they are expecting their first child.
The Formula One star and his model partner took to social media to confirm the news with their followers as they shared a heartfelt message on Friday morning.
In a joint post across their Instagram accounts, the couple – with their faces out of shot – posed with their hands over Piquet’s stomach.
The caption read: ‘Mini Verstappen-Piquet on the way. We couldn’t be happier with our little miracle’.
It’s yet another joyous occasion for Red Bull driver Verstappen, who won his fourth Formula One title last month after finishing ahead of Lando Norris at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Meanwhile, Piquet, who is the daughter of former Formula One driver Nelson Piquet, has a high profile within the sport and online, currently boasting 1.5million followers on Instagram.
Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet have announced that they are expecting their first child
The couple took to Instagram on Friday morning to confirm the news to their followers
Piquet has regularly been seen in the paddock supporting her partner and were seen sharing a victory kiss, following Verstappen’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix victory last year.
Back in June, the Brazilian model was forced to issue a response on Instagram to unsavoury rumours and accusations that were made against her.
She stated that she had ‘in the past three years been navigating a strange and upsetting wave of accusations’, some of which relate to her previous relationships, with the 35-year-old having dated Russian Formula One driver Daniil Kvyat.
The 35-year-old began dating Kvyat in 2017 with the pair having a daughter, Penelope in 2019. The pair would split later that year, with Piquet going on to date Verstappen.
Piquet addressed the accusations that were made against her on Instagram in an emotional statement asking social media users to think twice before posting rumours online.
‘A note from me and a gentle reminder to all…’ Piquet began. ‘The online world can be a wonderful place for various reasons, but a very scary one when wrong information and lies are thrown around.
‘I am unsure of the appropriate approach to address hate stemming from falsehoods. I have considered composing a response and letting it stand.
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