Here’s How F1 Champion Max Verstappen and NASCAR History Maker Daniel Suarez Are Related

On Sunday, Formula 1’s hottest property, Max Verstappen won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. And later that day, across the Atlantic, near the West Coast of the United States, Daniel Suarez won his first NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway.

But there’s more to the connection between the F1 driver and the NASCAR driver.

This is because both Verstappen and Suarez are dating the daughters of the former F1 driver, Nelson Piquet. The Red Bull driver is in a relationship with Kelly Piquet, and the Trackhouse Racing driver is in one with her sister, Julia Piquet.

How did Max Verstappen and Daniel Suarez meet the Piquet sisters?

Although there’s no set record or date to specifically point out exactly when Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet started dating, the year they started seeing each other was in 2020, according to a report.

It was then when Verstappen split up with his former girlfriend and Piquet split up with former Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat that they met and began dating each other.

Piquet is often seen cheering on her boyfriend in many Grand Prix races and she was also there when the Red Bull driver won the epic finale of the 2021 championship.

As for Daniel Suarez and Julia Piquet, there’s not much known about their dating history. However, it can be presumed that Suarez and Piquet started seeing each other just when the Trackhouse Racing driver started his racing career in the United States.

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This is because the Mexican didn’t know much English, and it was his current girlfriend’s brother, Nelson Piquet Jr. who helped him with his communication problem.

Suarez reflects on his maiden Cup Series win

When Daniel Suarez crossed the checkered flag at Sonoma Raceway, he entered his name in the history books. The Trackhouse Racing driver became the first-ever driver from Mexico who won a NASCAR Cup Series race.

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And not only that, he qualified for the playoffs.

Naturally, Suarez was overwhelmed with the emotions. “It’s crazy,” he said.

“I have so many thoughts in my head right now. It’s been a rough journey in the Cup Series, and these guys believed in me. I have a lot of people to thank in Mexico. My family, they never gave up on me. A lot of people did, but they didn’t,” Suarez added.

“I’m just happy we were able to make it work.”