Christmas Day in F1: Here is how Verstappen and co. celebrated

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21:00, 26 Dec 2024

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Over Christmas, F1 drivers and personnel finally have the chance to switch off from racing and enjoy the holidays. Here is what the drivers themselves have been up to these recent days!

Max Verstappen celebrated Christmas with Kelly Piquet, his partner. Piquet's daughter, Penelope was also there with them, among others. The Dutchman posted a lovely picture of the couple who are expecting their first child together next year.

Liam Lawson is enjoying the off-season in New Zealand, before he becomes Max Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull Racing this upcoming season. In his Christmas post, he can be seen with his new niece, Poppy.

The 2025 season will soon get underway, but now, it is time to relax for the drivers. After all, 2024 was the longest season in the competition's history, lasting 24 weekends.

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

Christmas Day in F1: Here is how Verstappen and co. celebrated

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