F1 World champion Max Verstappen to become a father

December 06, 2024 16:13 IST

Red Bull's Max Verstappen with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet before practice for the F1 Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Florida, May 7, 2022.

IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet before practice for the F1 Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Florida, May 7, 2022. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Quadruple Formula One World champion Max Verstappen announced on Friday he is expecting his first child with Kelly Piquet, daughter of Brazil's triple champion Nelson Piquet.

"Mini Verstappen-Piquet on the way. We couldn't be happier with our little miracle'," the couple posted jointly on Instagram ahead of the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi.

The baby will be a second for Germany-born Piquet, who had a daughter in 2019 with Russian former Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat.

Dutch driver Verstappen won his fourth successive title with Red Bull in Las Vegas last month.

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