Max Verstappen’s girlfriend Kelly Piquet likens him to her controversial father, Nelson Piquet
The Brazilian model was featured on the front cover of Vogue magazine in the Neওtherlands, wearing a r🔯acing helmet and overalls.
She has been by Verstappen’s side as he racked up back-to-back F1 championships.
“He remains so humble, he has both🅰 feet firmly on the ground,” she said, quoted by .
“What I really like is that he knows what he wantꩵs and he is not afraid to say it. Hꦓe is confident and not interested in fame or material things.
“We have a lot in common, are bon vivants. I realise mඣore and more how similar he is to my father."
Kelly’s father is Nelson Piquet, the former F1 driver, who called 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton a racist word last year.
Kelly be🍎came embroiled in the scandal by liking a social media post wꦿhich defended Nelson.
Verstappen insist♏ed Nelson “is not a racist” as the ugly story unfolded.
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 does to someone. This world is so familiar to me, 🀅I know what those guys go through.”
ඣKelly has a child with former F1 driver Daniil Kyvat, fr🤪om before she began dating Verstappen.
She sꦚaid about meetin💃g her current partner: "Maybe one day we will reveal the whole story, but I am careful with what I say.
“On the inter🦩net, everything derails so quic𒊎kly. It's nice to keep some things between us and us alone.”
James was a sports journalist𝔍 at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
