Source: REUTERS/HAMAD I MOHAMMED
[Saba Sports News] Four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen has reached an important milestone in his life. Red Bull Racing officially confirmed that the reason Dutch driver Verstappen missed the press day at the Miami F1 Grand Prix on Thursday was due to good news—he welcomed his first child, Lily, with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet. Verstappen’s private jet did not depart from Nice until late Thursday evening, heading towards Miami, suggesting that he was accompanying his partner through childbirth in Monaco prior. Observant fans had already deduced from Piquet’s social media that the baby is a girl—her pink-themed baby shower revealed that Verstappen’s luxurious yacht “Unleash The Lion” was decorated in a dreamy pink sea. Interestingly, the baby’s original due date was scheduled between the Miami Grand Prix and the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on May 6th. However, evidently, the little one couldn’t wait to meet the world champion father. Last year, Verstappen humorously mentioned that F1 drivers do not have paternity leave, joking about deliberately violating rules to gain paternity time. “Man meets joy becomes cheerful,” Verstappen won pole position in the qualifying session of the Miami F1 Grand Prix. Will this new father continue to dominate in Miami? This will be the warmest highlight in the paddock. Meanwhile, what fans are most curious about is whether the “Dutch Lion” on the track will handle diaper changing as skillfully as overtaking techniques.