Kelly Piquet celebrates birthday with Verstappen and friends in Abu Dhabi

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22:37, 07 Dec 2024

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The day of qualifying in Abu Dhabi is also Kelly Piquet's birthday. Max Verstappen's girlfriend was celebrated with a big cake, after earlier this week announced that they are expecting a baby.

Kelly Piquet's birthday in Abu Dhabi

The photos Kelly shared on her Instagram also show the birthday cake itself. "Blushed birthday beauty look and a very warm birthday dinner celebration by my Charlotte Tilburry family. Thank you so much for so much love," the Brazilian wrote.

Congratulations from Verstappen

"Happy birthday, Kelly," read the message on X from Verstappen.com. After qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the four-time world champion was asked whether he would like his child to become a driver just like his father and two grandfathers. He said he would rather not see that, but will support his child given he sees the passion.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Kelly Piquet celebrates birthday with Verstappen and friends in Abu Dhabi

Kelly Piquet's birthday in Abu Dhabi

Congratulations from Verstappen

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