Max Verstappen dominated the 2023 Monaco GP from the start to the finish and extended his lead in the championship standings. However, after a seemingly cold post-race interaction with girlfriend Kelly Piquet, some fans began speculating as to whether they are still together. Those rumors have now been squashed by none other than Piquet herself.
After Verstappen climbed out of his RB19 following his Monaco GP victory, he saw Piquet standing trackside. However, unlike other times, we didn’t see any signs of affection between the two as there was no hugging or kissing.
Of course, this could have been a completely normal situation, but fans on social media began interpreting this very differently. Social media did what it always does best- speculate. F1teatime, an account on Instagram dedicated to F1 gossip, shared a video of Verstappen’s ‘cold’ moment involving Piquet. Seeing that, many people claimed that they did break up.
Piquet, however, must’ve seen those rumors and decided to put a rest to them on her own Instagram account.
Kelly Piquet puts an end to rumors of her breaking up with Max Verstappen
Verstappen and Piquet have been in a relationship since 2021, and have become the sport’s biggest power couple. Over the last few months, we’ve seen Piquet attend most of Verstappen’s races, so there was nothing pointing toward a potential breakup.
After the rumors about their potential break-up began taking over the internet, Piquet posted a series of pictures of herself with Verstappen. These pictures were ‘cheesy’ to say the least, but definitely put an end to the discussion surrounding her supposed breakup.
They actually wanted us to believe that Max and Kelly broke up lmao pic.twitter.com/EOUUw0JGsc
— simongoback68 (@SominBhatt61243) May 29, 2023
The video that fans shared saw Verstappen not embracing Piquet after his race win. However, the pictures shared by Piquet show that they did hug after the race. There were also pictures of Verstappen and Piquet on a boat after the race, and one which showed the two of them dressed up nicely for the evening gala.
It’s safe to admit that Piquet and Verstappen aren’t broken up. Any rumor that fans are coming across are just rumors indeed.
Piquet dresses up for dinner party with Verstappen
After the 2023 Monaco GP, Piquet attended a dinner gala along with her partner and race-winner Max Verstappen. The Brazilian posted pictures on her Instagram account of herself dressed in an elegant Louis Vuitton dress, and Verstappen wearing a stylish tuxedo.
That was very lovely 🤩 To win it in this way, makes it extra special 🙌
A great weekend which we executed really well! An amazing job by everyone in the team @redbullracing 👏 pic.twitter.com/NfdVGfpQT2
— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) May 28, 2023
For Verstappen, the Monaco GP couldn’t have gone better. He approached the race with doubts surrounding the RB19’s performance around a slow track like Monaco. However, his stunning driving skills made up for any shortcoming the car could possibly have.
After getting pole position for the race, he dominated the entire outing from the very get go. Even a late race downpour of rain couldn’t spoil the Dutch lion’s party, as he extended his lead at the summit of the drivers’ championship.
