Max Verstappen He is in the best moment of his career. In recent years he has become the most dominant driver in Formula 1 aboard his Red Bull and is heading towards what will be his fourth title in the top category of world motorsport. A few days after his sixth victory of the season after winning the Canadian Grand Prix, The Dutchman had to leave sports to defend his partner Kelly Piquet.
Verstappen’s girlfriend uploaded a long letter on her account instagram for report that you suffer harassment on social networks and that many users focus on the beginning of their relationship with the multiple F1 winner. “A note from me and a kind reminder to everyone… The online world can be a wonderful place for several reasons, but very scary when misinformation and lies are spread,” was the first thing posted by the Brazilian daughter of Nelson, three-time champion of the maximum.
“For more than three years, I have been surfing a very strange and annoying wave of accusations, rumors, made-up situations, false testimonies, photoshopped screenshots… you name it. All while I remain silent and do not play into these ridiculous statements,” Piquet added, before taking aim at the haters who talk about doubts at the beginning of the relationship with Verstappen.
“The accusations made especially in recent months have taken on a new level of defamation. Those who know me know that I would never put myself in those situations, say certain things or act that way. I am far from perfect, but I take pride in my values, my morals and my manners. Let’s be clear,” she concluded.
After Kelly’s release, the one who also appeared on the scene to support his girlfriend was the Dutch pilot. Visibly angry, Max commented on Piquet’s post. “This has to end. These false accusations by certain individuals in instagram and TikTok They are crazy and ridiculous at the same time. Hate has no place in this world. We know what is true within our family and we are very happy together. I love you,” was the message from the 26-year-old runner.
Why was there such a stir? According to the couple, false accusations against Kelly intensified for having started her romance with Verstappen when he was still a young man and she was in a relationship with another driver.. It should be mentioned that Piquet was 28 years old, 11 older than Max (17) when they met in the motor world environment (2016).
The story goes that Piquet was a partner of the Russian runner Daniil Kvyat when Max joined the Red Bull team in 2015 at just 17 years old. What’s more, those close to the team said that the riders had a good bond during their time shared in the structure.
Kvyat came to F1 after being GP3 champion (current Formula 3) in 2013. After a while, they began a romantic relationship in mid-2017. “It all started in Monaco, during August and the holidays in F1,” Daniil said in a note with Motorsport. “We didn’t start right away, but about a month later we decided it was a good idea,” she added.
As a result of their love, they had a daughter named Penelope in 2019, but shortly after, in March 2020, they announced the end of their relationship amid rumors that the young model from Brazil had started a relationship with Verstappen. Although there are no details about when their relationship began, what should be noted is that The Dutchman separated from his ex-girlfriend (Dilara Sanlik) in October 2020. Already in December, Verstappen and Piquet appeared in front of the cameras together. He traveled to Brazil to spend the New Year where he was received by the Piquet family and they were happy on their social networks.
A few years ago, in an interview with the Netherlands edition of the magazine Vogue, the daughter of the historic Nelson referred to the rumors about how the couple began with Max after her breakup with the Russian pilot. “Maybe one day we’ll reveal the whole story, but I’m careful what I say. On the Internet, everything goes off the rails very quickly. It is good that some things remain between us and only between us,” Piquet expressed in the article with the magazine.
