4-time System 1 champion Max Verstappen has given a glimpse into his life as a father in a newly launched interview with stuntman Riley Harper for Pink Bull and TAG Heuer.
Filmed throughout the USA Grand Prix weekend, the pair drove across the streets of Austin and talked about all issues racing and turning into fathers.
“At the moment’s a bit longer then, however I want that now. Additionally with the infant at residence. She’s like 5 and a half months,” Verstappen mentioned after explaining that he solely arrived in Austin that day to have an extra day at residence earlier than leaving for the race.
“So it is simply good to spend a bit extra time. So figuring out that now for 2 weeks, I am not there.”
After establishing that they’re each ‘lady dads’, the four-time champion added: “Yeah, it has been actually good to this point. I have been actually, actually having fun with it.”
Verstappen has been in a relationship together with his companion Kelly Piquet since 2020. The couple welcomed their first youngster collectively, Lily, in April 2025, and Verstappen has branded himself as a “bonus dad” to Piquet’s six-year-old daughter, Penelope.
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
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“My girlfriend already had a woman,” the Dutchman added when requested what the most important change was for him turning into a father. “So she’s six years outdated now, so we have been collectively for over 5 years, so I’ve recognized her since she was one. So for me it was virtually, not a shock, you recognize? Solely now it is simply coping with that first yr.
“Closing the door now, after which leaving, is a bit completely different. And coming again residence [is the best part].”
In a while within the video, Verstappen and Harper talked extra about their daughters, with the F1 champion revealing that Lily has began ‘laughing, reacting and grabbing stuff’.
“She’s virtually sitting as nicely,” he added.
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