Max Verstappen’s girlfriend Kelly Piquet likens him to her controversial father, Nelson Piquet
The Brazilian mo꧟del was featured on the front cover of Vogue maga⛄zine 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.
“He remains so humble, he haജs both feet firmly on the ground,” she said, quoted by .
“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 mat๊erial 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 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: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 unfo𒉰lded.
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 d💙oes to someone. This world is so familiar to me, I know what those guys go through.”
Kelly has a child with former F1 driver Daniiܫl Kyvat, ♕from before she began dating Verstappen.
She said about meeting her current partner: "🧔Maybeꦰ 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 betweeꦍn us and us alone.”
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade c𒁃overing everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
