Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen at the Monaco Grand Prix dispenses with the support of his daughter Lily just born directly on the route. “No, it is better if she stays at home, it is more relaxed for her,” said the 27 -year -old Dutch.
Accordingly, she and her mother Kelly Piquet will not appear visibly in the paddock for the public on the Côte d’Azur on the Côte d’Azur. The four-time champion Verstappen and Piquet, daughter of ex-world champion Nelson Piquet, had only become parents at the beginning of the month.
Verstappen had traveled at the Grand Prix of Miami shortly after birth and had missed the mandatory media rounds in the United States. For many fans, surprisingly, the World Cup third in Monaco was the only top driver in Monaco on Wednesday evening, even with a special demonstration of the new Formula 1 Hollywood film with Brad Pitt in the leading role.
Verstappen explains missing in film screening
“I just wanted to spend more time at home. It wasn’t a compulsory event either, it was just my private time,” said Verstappen, according to the specialist portal autosport.com and added: “And I prefer to spend this private time at home, especially because you are so much away from home in Formula 1.”
His absence in the appointment should also not be understood as an affront. He had informed the Formula 1 tip with a long lead that it will not appear.
“They knew that I couldn’t come,” said the defending champion before the Grand Prix in the Principality on Sunday (3 p.m./Sky). However, the film will be examined in the coming month after the actual publication. “Whether I will watch the film or in a few weeks – that doesn’t make a difference for me,” he said.