Max Verstappen girlfriend: Brazilian model once dated Red Bull driver's rival Daniil Kvyat

Max Verstappen is unlikely to be in good books of Russian racer Daniil Kvyat after Kvyat t only lost his Red Bull Racing seat to Dutch driver but also his girlfriend. Verstappen is still racing for Red Bull while Kvyat has w joined Alpine F1 as a reserve driver. Ahead of this weekend's Portuguese GP, here is a look at Max Verstappen girlfriend and Max Verstappen Daniil Kvyat F1 history.

Who is Kelly Piquet? Max Verstappen girlfriend

Max Verstappen is currently dating Kelly Piquet. Though she is German by birth, she has Brazilian roots as she is daughter of legendary three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet. Verstappen and Piquet made ir relationship official by posting on ir official social media handles. Earlier this year, Verstappen and Piquet also posted a picture on ir Instagram handle on New Year's day where pair can be seen celebrating on beach, which is one of highlights of Max Verstappen relationship.

Kelly Piquet's ex-boyfriend was Kvyat who she dated for three years from August 2016 to December 2019. pair had one daughter who was born in July 2019. Meanwhile, Verstappen himself split from his long-term partner Dilara Sanlik at end of 2020. Verstappen and Sanlik began seeing each or in 2017, and Sanlik was also often seen around F1 paddock on race weekends.

Who is Kelly Piquet? Kelly Piquet background

Kelly Piquet works as a motorsports professional blogger and columnist. She also mans social media and blog writing department of Formula E's official website. She is bror of Nelson Piquet Jr, who is also a former F1 driver like ir far.

Max Verstappen Daniil Kvyat F1 history

Max Verstappen replaced Daniil Kvyat in middle of 2016 at Red Bull as Kvyat was struggling to deliver top performances. Since n, Verstappen has gone from strength to strength while Kvyat has been witnessing a downhill career. Moreover, Kvyat is also without a seat for 2021 after AlphaTauri replaced him with Yuki Tsuda.

However, official reason was given for switch as Daniil Kvyat himself explained in 2016. Russian driver said, "I was in Moscow, laying on sofa and watching a TV series. n a phone call came and y said 'Hello, I have some news for you'. We had 20 minutes of talking and I wanted to have an explanation. I got to kw many interesting details, but I will keep it for myself for w. It was Dr. Marko who made phone call. We finished call and I went back to finish my TV series. That is all."