All About Kelly Piquet's Daughter, Penelope — Including Her Sweet Bond With Max Verstappen

Kelly Piquet welcomed a daughter, Penelope, with her ex-boyfriend Daniil Kyvat in July 2019

Kelly Piquet says being a mom has taught her “unconditional love.”

The Brazilian model and columnist welcomed Penelope on July 27, 2019, with ex-boyfriend and F1 racer Daniil Kyvat. Penelope lives in Monaco with Piquet and her boyfriend, fellow F1 racer and three-time world champion Max Verstappen.

“Motherhood is an incredible Pandora's box full of surprises,” Piquet told Vogue Netherlands in October 2023.

“Every phase is so beautiful and special in itself,” she continued. “I really miss the phases [of] being a newborn, or a tiny toddler, and now she's so grown up...She’s so smart, creative, happy and funny. She’s amazing.”

Piquet often expresses her love for “Baby P” on her Instagram, sharing in May 2021 that being a mother has been the “greatest gift on earth.”

From her hobbies to her sweet bond with Max Verstappen, here’s everything to know about Kelly Piquet’s daughter, Penelope.

She was born in July 2019

Piquet and Kyvat welcomed Penelope on July 27, 2019.

Three days later, Piquet announced the birth on Instagram, writing, “•27/07• The greatest gift on earth 💗 Words can’t describe my love for you Penelope 😭 @danydk1.”

Piquet and Kyvat split a few months after Penelope was born. At the end of 2020, Piquet began dating three-time F1 world champion Verstappen, with whom she has been raising Penelope in Monaco.

When Penelope turned 5 years old in July 2024, Piquet posted on Instagram that being her mother had “transformed me in every way possible.”

“I became a mama and you made me discover love’s purest form,” she added.

She goes by the nickname “P”

In the months before Penelope’s birth, Piquet had already begun referring to her baby as “Baby P” in multiple Instagram posts.

In March 2019, Piquet shared photos on Instagram from her baby shower with the caption, “Pink day for Baby P 💖.”

Even Piquet's boyfriend and his friends call her “P.” During a livestream racing simulator event, Verstappen yelled, “I’m coming, P,” into the other room in the middle of the race.

A few minutes later, Penelope was standing in front of the screen watching the stream when Verstappen pointed to the screen and joked, “You see, P… they’re all idiots.”

One of his opponents responded, “And P, the one you’re hugging is the biggest one.”

Shortly after, Penelope kissed Verstappen on the forehead, and he responded, “So nice of you, P.”

She is a ballerina

Penelope has already developed some hobbies and talents, including ballet. Piquet has referred to her daughter on social media as her “little ballerina.”

In June 2023, Piquet shared photos and videos on Instagram from her daughter’s first ballet presentation. In the post, Penelope was pictured wearing a white tutu, hair flowers and ballet slippers.

“I wouldn’t have missed this for the world 🩰💕🥹,” Piquet wrote.

But ballet isn’t the only activity Penelope has participated in. Piquet grew up riding horses and wanted to share the hobby with her daughter.

In December 2021, Piquet posted clips of Penelope riding a horse with the caption, “P’s first time riding a horse where I also rode for the first time and spent my childhood 🥺💖 #Yeeeehaaaaw.”

She is her mom’s best travel buddy

Penelope and her mother have visited numerous destinations together, ranging from Miami and New York City to Sao Paulo and St. Tropez, France.

In January 2024, Piquet posted a photo on Instagram with her daughter at the airport, writing that she was “already planning my next little adventure with the best travel buddy 🖤.”

In April 2024, they visited Disneyland Tokyo during their trip to Japan. Between amusement parks, shopping, museums, boat rides, skiing and zoos, the mother-daughter duo has created many memories across the globe.

“Best few days in the land down under with my mini 🇦🇺🦘 Melbourne I had so much fun!!! And to see it through P’s eyes… First time in Australia and already looking forward to being back again to explore some more ❤️,” she wrote on Instagram in March 2024.

She often makes appearances during Max Verstappen’s races

Verstappen has developed a sweet relationship with his girlfriend's daughter.

“I’m not the father, that’s not the aim,” Verstappen told TIME in November 2023. “It’s always very important that she has a good relationship with her own father, which she has. But I see her every day when I’m at home. We get on very well. She’s very cute.”

When Verstappen isn’t on the real-life race tracks, he frequently participates in virtual sim racing streams. While babysitting Penelope, viewers frequently witness her interferences in which she often barges in and refers to him as “Maxie.”

But on real-life race days, Penelope supports him from the stands with her mother. When Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Pix in April 2024, F1 posted a video on Instagram of Penelope in her mother’s arms, waving and cheering for Verstappen.

“Max, yeah! Max, yeah!” Penelope cheered.

She celebrated her 5th birthday with an enchanted garden birthday party

In July 2024, Penelope celebrated her 5th birthday with an enchanted butterfly garden party.

Piquet shared a photo on Instagram of Penelope dressed in butterfly wings and wrote that the last five years have made her heart “burst of love.”

Two years earlier, Penelope celebrated her 3rd birthday with a mermaid-themed bash. Piquet shared photos on Instagram in July 2022 of Penelope dressed as a mermaid and having glitter applied to her face. The photos also featured Piquet’s mother, Sylvia Tampsa-Piquet, and Verstappen in attendance.

“Exactly 3 years ago, right before midnight, you came into my life and rocked my world forever. You are the most special human being I know and you teach me every day. I will forever be your biggest supporter. I love you my sweet P 💖 #BabyPturns3,” Piquet wrote on Instagram in July 2022.

She is adventurous

In March 2023, when Penelope was just 3 years old, she learned to swim on a trip to Bahrain with Piquet and Verstappen. On that same trip, she rode shotgun in a go-kart for the first time, getting a glimpse at the racing world familiar to Verstappen and Piquet, whose father, Nelson, was an F1 driver in the 1980s.

Piquet shared clips from the trip on Instagram with the caption, “From the most special dinner in the desert, to a fun boat day, to P finally learning how to swim on her own, P’s first time in a go kart, water parks, movies, arcades, and to ending the trip with a fantastic start to the race year.”

In August 2023, Piquet posted a video on Instagram of her and Penelope sea bobbing on Verstappen’s back.

The following year, Penelope enjoyed her "first snow" in photos Piquet posted on Instagram of the little girl dog sledding.

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