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Born into a family of Formula 1 racers, Kelly Piquet is no stranger to life on a race track. First, she witnessed her father Nelson Piquet take over the world of F1, then her brother Nelson Jr. Now she is dating Max Verstappen and knows a thing or two about the sport’s ups and downs. She recently opened up on her earliest memories on a race track and more.

Kelly Piquet recently appeared in a cover story for Vogue. While the fashion magazine will release the full interview in a couple of days, they teased us with a section of the interview. The Brazilian model talked about being stoked to appear on a cover story for the esteemed fashion magazine and also opened up on her origin story. When she opened up about her childhood, racing had to come up.

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Kelly told, “My earliest memories are from the race track, when I first came to Brazil at the age of five with my brother Nelson who was eight. He took up karting and was instantly obsessed. They are fond memories, the afternoons spent at the go-kart track after school, watching it go round and round until the sun went down. I was fooling around, playing with the mechanics.” 

“There’s a really cute video of me walking down the pit lane with a sandwich in one hand and a drink in the other, with my hair up to my buttocks. The princess of the track.” [Translated using Google]

Piquet talked about being involved in her brother’s career and knowing the ups and downs of racing. She told how familiar the world of racing is to her and understood what a motor racing driver goes through.

Kelly Piquet tells why it is important for her to give herself and Max Verstappen some space of their own

Kelly is frequently seen in the paddocks accompanying and supporting Max. However, her identity is not limited to that. She has passions and ambitions of her own, as does Max.

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In another section of Vogue’s released interview, she said, “Ultimately, this is Max’s job. Would you normally bring your girlfriend or partner to the office?”

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“I want to wake up every day with the feeling: today I am going to achieve something – otherwise you will lose your strength, your energy, your light. I am a happy and grateful person.”

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The teaser from the interview was a heartening read. We will definitely wait for the entire edition to come out and know more about her life as an individual.

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Nischay Rathore

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Nischay Rathore is a Formula 1 Author at EssentiallySports. Being a law graduate, he has worked at the Supreme Court of India as well as the High Court of Delhi. However, due to his adherent love for sports, he has now set out to start his journey into the world of Sports Journalism.
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Ranvijay Singh