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PORTIMAO, PORTUGAL – APRIL 30: Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing walks in the Paddock with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet before practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Portugal at Autodromo Internacional Do Algarve on April 30, 2021 in Portimao, Portugal. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

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PORTIMAO, PORTUGAL – APRIL 30: Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing walks in the Paddock with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet before practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Portugal at Autodromo Internacional Do Algarve on April 30, 2021 in Portimao, Portugal. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
Thanks to the new age of social media and the massive platform all F1 drivers have, the fans are aware of all their activities. Therefore, any relationship or major events in those relationships find their way into the public eye. Similarly, the relationship between Max Verstappen and the daughter and sister of former F1 drivers Kelly Piquet is old news.
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However, the couple dropped a big bombshell through Kelly Piquet’s Instagram story recently. The headliner event shared on Piquet’s story was her pregnancy announcement. However, the story which read, “I tested positive but not for covid, (pregnant woman emoji) thanks for all your best wishes,” was quickly removed. So will there be a new Verstappen in the world soon?
For now, no.
Puzzled with the removal of the announcement, fans took to social media to share screenshots of the story. Although, no matter how shocking, some fans kept their cool and went through the screenshots with their magnifying glass.

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Formula One F1. Miami Grand Prix. Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Florida, U.S.. May 7, 2022. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet before practice REUTERS/Brian Snyder
These particular fans pointed out the flaw in the screenshots. Apparently, the font in the screenshots displaying the time did not match Instagram’s font. The incorrect font gave took away the story’s authenticity, which quickly caught on as most things on social media do.
The fake pregnancy announcement story quickly gathered heat, and soon everyone was up to speed about the story’s authenticity. Fans took to Twitter as well to share their reactions to the fake pregnancy announcement.
The Max Verstappen orange army quickly debunked the pregnancy announcement
Twitter is quick at supplying news of any and all kinds. So before the fans debunked the pregnancy announcement, there were some who bought it.
Why did my dad just text me that Kelly Piquet is pregnant 😭😭 you guys are sick for this pic.twitter.com/0omZwUinjx
— gi 🌊 (@maksverstappen) September 22, 2022
Kelly Piquet is pregnant??? pic.twitter.com/ymrLBSPslo
— Zoe ♑️ ⁷ ✨ #keepfightingmichael (@zoe7francesca) September 22, 2022
However, once the news of the story being fake came out, fans started sharing their reactions to the fake news and spreading the word.
People really believe that kelly piquet shit
As if they would announce her being pregnant by a story she would take down minutes later?
— Isaac 💙🦊 (@i_lcfc) September 22, 2022
The screenshot looks soooo fake, so ima need Max Verstappen or Kelly Piquet to announce something to tell me if they’re pregnant or not thanks xo
— 𝕜𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥🍉 (@kirstx3) September 22, 2022
why’s everyone saying kelly piquet is pregnant??
— gracie ☽ (@AESTHETEGJ) September 22, 2022
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Seeing a lot of tweets about a rumoured pregnancy post on Kelly Piquet’s Instagram Stories, but just so you all know, if you didn’t already: it’s obviously fake.
Look at the difference in font between picture 1 and 2! People these days.. 😅 pic.twitter.com/ikLq2eRfow
— Fastest Pitstop (@FastestPitStop) September 22, 2022
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Nah the Kelly Piquet post is incredibly fake, more than one person would've seen and screenshotted if it was up for at least 4 minutes 😂😂
— Lara (@sportballunited) September 22, 2022
Yeah I think Kelly Piquet broke it 😂💀
— C (@CMlhf4l) September 22, 2022
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There’s still a lot of confusion among the fans about the pregnancy rumors despite fans pointing out the flaws in the screenshot. Fake or not, either way, there is plenty of buzz around the news. It’ll be interesting to see how Verstappen or Piquet respond if the news reaches their ears.
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