The best and brightest of Formula 1 always know who finishes in first place off the racetrack. With the growing popularity of F1, thanks in large part to Netflix’s Drive to Survive , there has been increased interest in the wives and girlfriends of the sport’s most accomplished drivers — some of whom have become celebrities in their own right. While many of F1’s most recognizable names are currently single (we’re looking at you, Lando Norris ) and some have extensive dating histories , other top names in the sport are currently in the throes of love when they’re not speeding around a track at over 200 miles per hour.
Keep scrolling for a breakdown on all of the wives and girlfriends of Formula 1: Max Verstappen has been dating girlfriend Kelly Piquet since 2020. However, the couple’s love story actually extends even further than that. In an interview with Vogue Netherlands in December 2022, Piquet recalled meeting Verstappen, for the first time in 2016.
“Something magical happened that night,” Piquet told the publication. Verstappen was 19 years old at the time, while Piquet was 28. Piquet, who has daughter Penelope, 5, from a previous relationship, has shared how Verstappen stepped up to the plate in more ways than one.
“I think we have a very healthy relationship, easygoing, we have a lot of understanding and support for each other,” she told Vogue Netherlands . “You would think the age difference could be a challenge, but so far things are going rea.