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	100
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	80
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	63
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	51
5	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	49
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	43
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	26
8	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	16
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	5
12	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
13	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	4
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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