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Kelly Piquet shares celebratory photos of Verstappen's mother's birthday
- Cas van de Kleut
Sophie Kumpen, Max Verstappen's mother, turns 50 years old on 30 October. The party was celebrated in advance last Sunday, and Kelly Piquet, Verstappen's girlfriend, shared images of this on Instagram.
In her younger years, Kumpen, like her ex-husband, Jos Verstappen, and their son, was also a racing driver. Among others, she raced against former world champion Jenson Button and three-time race winner Giancarlo Fisichella. She even managed to beat Jarno Trulli at the 1995 Andrea Margutti Trophy. In 1996, Kumpen married Jos Verstappen, after which she ended her racing career and started focusing on raising Max and Victoria.
Piquet shares images 50 birthday of Verstappen's mother
Currently, there is a somewhat longer break in Formula 1. So for Kumpen, this was a good time to celebrate her birthday a few weeks earlier. If she had celebrated it on her original birthday, it would have fallen in the middle of the triple header, meaning Max would not have been able to attend.
Kelly Piquet also attended the party and shared several images on her Instagram stories, posting pictures of the decorations with '50' on them. It also included a photo showing Penelope, Piquet's child, posing with Minnie Mouse along with Sophie and Victoria's children. Check out the photos below.
This article was written in collaboration with Olly Darcy