Max Verstappen is gearing up to stage a fourth consecutive F1 world championship defense in Abu Dhabi with girlfriend Kelly Piquet as his supporting cast. The Dutchman, 28, began dating Piquet, 37, the daughter of Formula 1 legend Nelson Piquet, in 2020.<\/p>\n
However, the couple met a few years prior, when Max was 17, and she was dating Daniil Kvyat<\/a>, with whom she had one child, Penelope. Kvyat also happened to be the driver Verstappen<\/a> replaced at Red Bull in 2016.<\/p>\n Piquet has been by Verstappen’s side ever since, often travelling to F1 races as he proceeded to take the checkered flag and win four consecutive world championships along the way, as well as welcoming a daughter<\/a>, Lily, earlier this year. The RB driver has already made a case for himself to be considered one of the best drivers of all time, much like his potential future father-in-law, Nelson, minus the controversy.<\/p>\n Kelly’s sister, Julia, is married to a motorsport star, NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez. The couple got married last year<\/a>. It’s unlikely that the brothers-in-law will compete against each other, with Verstappen not fancying a stint in NASCAR.<\/p>\n “I like watching all different kinds of racing. For me, it’s just that on an oval, I don’t want to do it just for the risk of injury, you know, when you hit the fence,” Verstappen said on racing in NASCAR. “It’s not worth it, also if you have done your stuff in Formula 1, and yeah, I mean maybe you can win more there, and I mean that would be something that I would love, but it’s not worth the risk of having a really bad accident and hurting yourself really badly.\u00a0<\/p>\n