Update | After Verstappen and Piquet's first baby news: He's Here!
09:47, 02 May 2025
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Max Verstappen has arrived in Miami, as the F1 world awaits big baby news from the Verstappen-Piquet household.
Max Verstappen was absent during the traditional media day ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, as he was still in Monaco bside girlfriend Kelly Piquet who was expecting the couple's first child together, although no news has been officially confirmed regarding the birth of the baby.
Verstappen expects first child
After several hours of speculation, GPblog was the first to report on the state of affairs surrounding Verstappen's growing family. Later on Red Bull Racing confirmed the news saying Verstappen would not take part in media day due to the arrival of his first baby with Piquet.
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Verstappen touched down on Florida soil at around 8:00 PM Miami local time. The Dutchman must have wanted to retire to bed early as with the Miami Grand Prix being a sprint weekend, the pressure will be on.
Particularly since the Dutchman will undoubtedly want to test the major update Red Bull took to the race in Florida during FP1 ahead of the Sprint Qualifying which will take place later in the afternoon.
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