Max Verstappen, the four-time Formula 1 World Champion and driver for Oracle Red Bull Racing, has commented on the news of his upcoming fatherhood.
Previously, his girlfriend, model and blogger Kell🃏y Piquet, announced her pregnancy. The 27-year-old Verstappen is already raising Piquet's daughter from her previous marriage to forme๊r F1 driver Daniil Kvyat, a five-year-old named Penelope.
🌠Verstappen said in the paddock at the Abu D๊habi Grand Prix:
Yeah. I mean, of course, Iও'm already kind of a bonus dad but I'm still very𒁏 excited.
On November 24, the Dutch driver secured first place in the standings following the Las Vegas Grand Prix in the USA (with 429 points, one race before the end o꧒f the 2024 season), claiming his fourth consecutive title in Formula 1. On December 1, Verstappen finished first at the Qatar Grand Prix in Doha.