F1 team boss raves about Verstappen-Baby
“If it were a racehorse, it would be worth a fortune”
03.05.2025 – 2:28 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Apart from the cockpit, the birth of Max Verstappen’s daughter attracts great attention. Team boss Christian Horner makes a curious comparison.
Shortly before the race in Miami, Red Bull focuses on another topic: Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet have become parents. The couple announced the birth of their daughter Lily on Friday afternoon. For team boss Christian Horner, an opportunity to speak publicly about the family’s motorsport heritage.
At a press conference, Horner was amused by the DNA of the youngsters. “I think of the genes of this child: Verstappen and Piquet – if it were a racehorse, it would be worth a fortune,” joked the Brit in the direction of his star driver. Background of the remark: Father Max Verstappen was four times world champion in Formula 1, Kelly Pique’s father Nelson won three titles in the 1980s.
Horner also became fundamentally: The father of three was convinced that Verstappen would take his new role seriously. “He already knows family life, but of course he is very proud. He will be a very present father. He will also get involved in the middle of the night.”
Kelly Piquet is a Brazilian model and already the mother of a five-year-old daughter from an earlier relationship with ex-formula 1 driver Daniil Kwjat. Verstappen has also had a close bond with this child for years. At “ESPN” he said on Friday: “I’m already something like a bonus dad. I saw her growing up since she was a year old.”