Max Verstappen lives with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet and her daughter with Daniil Kvyat, Penelope.

Kelly Piquet, Penelope, and Max Verstappen(Credits: People.com)

Penelope Kvyat is the daughter of former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat and three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet’s daughter, Kelly Piquet. After Kelly Piquet’s relationship with Daniil Kvyat ended, she and her daughter Penelope moved with her current partner Max Verstappen.

Ardent fans and followers of the couple have frequently suggested Max Verstappen’s influence on Penelope to be akin to a father figure, but Verstappen has debunked this. The Dutchman claims that though he sees her every day, he deems it important that Penelope have a good relationship with her biological father.

I’m not the father, that’s not the aim. It’s always very important that she has a good relationship with her own father, which she has. But i see her every day when I’m at home. We get on very well. She’s very cute.Max Verstappen said in an interview with The Times

Penelope can frequently be seen on Verstappen’s streams as he competes in sim racing. Penelope, affectionately called P by Verstappen, often interrupts him as he races, making him take a small break to interact with the four-year-old.

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The rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is famed for the bitter nature of it accumulating in the 2021 season. Hamilton and Verstappen competed for the 2021 championship, and the battle ended in extremely controversial fashion.

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen (via IMAGO)

However, despite the extremely close-cut battles, drama and statements made on each side through the course of their rivalry, the Dutchman feels that he does not need “that kind” of rivalry. Verstappen claims that his relationship with Hamilton is completely normal privately.

I don’t need that kind of rivalry. Of course we want to beat each other, but honestly, once we’re in a private setting it’s like just normal guys.Max Verstappen said in an interview with The Times

Verstappen and Hamilton could see a rekindling of their battle and a chance for the Briton of redemption. With the W15 designed by W11 mastermind James Allison, Mercedes could finally bring the fight to Red Bull following two substandard years.