Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet are the current power couple of the F1 grid. The Dutchman and his model girlfriend are both successful in their own ways in their respective fields. Moreover, they’ve been dating for a long while now, and in her recent interview with the Dutch edition of Vogue, Kelly revealed the qualities she liked about the Red Bull driver. Furthermore, she also compared the Dutch Lion to her 3-time champion father, Nelson Piquet. This, however, did not sit well with the fans.

Kelly broke the internet as she revealed details of her relationship with Max. The Brazilian told Vogue, “He remains so humble, he has both feet firmly on the ground. What I really like is that he knows what he wants and he is not afraid to say it.”

She added, “He is confident and not interested in fame or material things. We have a lot in common, are bon vivants. I realize more and more how similar he is to my father.”

The controversial figure, Nelson Piquet, is currently being probed by the Brazilian court for using a racial slur against Lewis Hamilton. If found guilty, he could end up paying up to $1.9 million in damages.

F1 fans on Twitter react to Kelly Piquet comparing Max Verstappen to her father

Kelly Piquet’s statement on Max Verstappen and her father didn’t go down well with the F1 fans. They shared their opinions about the same on Twitter. Subsequently, some fans had had enough and were not ready to find out more about their relationship.

Similarly, others called Kelly out for “lying”.

Meanwhile, one fan tweeted that things got weirder every time Kelly said something about her relationship.

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What do you think of Kelly’s statement on Verstappen? Do you think it was a little overboard or did fans make a big deal out of it?