Max Verstappen has been dominating the sport of Formula 1 for over a year now. However, he has faced some criticism from fans about his character. Max Verstappen has won 2 WDCs and is now hunting his 3rd. This could come sooner than later considering Red Bull’s performance lately.
Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet started dating publicly in 2021. The Brazilian model has made a huge impact on Max Verstappen’s life. She has also gotten along with the Verstappen family. Sophie Kumpen, Max’s mother, also gave her credit for supporting Max.
Kelly Piquet has a daughter named Penelope from a previous relationship. A lot of photos have surfaced recently with Max and Kelly’s daughter. This has proved a lot of fans wrong as they thought of Max being mean and aggressive.
Why is Max Verstappen considered to be mean and aggressive?
Max Verstappen made his F1 debut in 2015. He made his move to Red Bull racing in 2016. This meant a lot of battles against top drivers. At the time, Max had an aggressive driving style which was considered to be immature at the time.
Later he developed his driving style which seemed more mature. However, the opinion of some fans remained the same. Max Verstappen did not have an incident with any driver in 2022 except for one with Lewis Hamilton at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen’s behavior also seemed to be aggressive at times. He has been on the radio a number of times showing his frustrations. Last year, at the Brazilian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen had already won the championship, but Perez was under threat for 2nd place in the championship with Charles Leclerc. So the team ordered Max to let Perez through, but the Dutchman refused to do so. This created a lot of heated arguments on social media and within the team. The arguments within the team were put to rest, but the arguments in social media continue.
What is Max’s relationship with Penelope Kvyat?
Penelope Kvyat is the love child of Kelly Piquet and former F1 driver, Daniil Kvyat. Penelope was born in 2019. Max Verstappen has developed a good relationship with his partner’s daughter. Max and Penelope were seen recently in one of Max’s sim racing live streams.
There are several photographs with the two of them that show a much kinder and loving side of Max Verstappen. This has left some fans in shock as they have always thought differently of Max. For some fans, Max has been the mean and aggressive driver he once was. Recent photos and videos prove those fans wrong.
A video was released recently of Penelope disturbing Max’s sim racing session. Max’s reaction to that was not predicted by some fans.
Here are some of the fans’ reactions to the video above: “I’ve never seen him smile this much at once” said one fan who was more used to seeing Max’s face after races, which is usually a bit more serious. Another fan said: “A lot of people demonize the character of Max, but people only know him through the prism of an F1 driver.”