FU–F1 champion Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates with Kelly Piquet in parc ferme ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of United States on October 19, 2024. Mark Sutton/Getty Images/AFP 

ABU DHABI–Quadruple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen announced on Friday he was expecting his first child with Kelly Piquet, daughter of Brazil’s triple champion Nelson Piquet.

“Mini Verstappen-Piquet on the way. We couldn’t be happier with our little miracle’,” the couple posted jointly on Instagram ahead of the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi.

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CONGRATULATIONS, MAX & KELLY! 🤍

LOOK: Four-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen announces in an Instagram post on Friday, Dec. 6, that he and his girlfriend, Kelly Piquet, are expecting their first baby. | 📸: Verstappen/Instagram pic.twitter.com/hwTlQPY7nV

— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) December 6, 2024

The baby will be a second for Germany-born Piquet, who had a daughter in 2019 with Russian former Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat.

Dutch driver Verstappen won his fourth successive title with Red Bull in Las Vegas last month.

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