Max Verstappen is missing for Thursday’s media day at 🃏the F1 Miami Grand Prix - but he has a fantastic reason for skipping it.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Verstappen andꦑ his partner, Kelly Piquet, are set to welcome their first baby togeth🔯er.

The Formula 1 champion will b꧙ecome a father f🌜or the first time.

Red Bull confiꦿrmed: “Max will not be attending media day in Miami as he isཧ expecting a baby.

“All🍸 is well and he will attend track tomorrow for the race weekend.

“We will not be offering any furt💧her comment at this time in respect towards the privacy of Max and his family.”

Verstappen's partner is the daughter of ex-F1 champion Nelꦇson Piquet.

Max Verstappen set to become a father

Verstappen is expecting to become a fath🎃er as the Miami Grand Prix nears.

The sixth round of the 2025 𒁏F1 season is this weekend.

On track, Verstappen's focus will be surrounding the comp🥀etitiveness o﷽f his Red Bull compared to the McLarens.

He fought to pole position last💯 time ou🐼t at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, then finished second behind Oscar Piastri.

It was, neverဣtheless, proof that Verstappen could hang with the faster c▨ars.

But he knows the fight will be on, if he is to cling onto his F1 drivers' ti💙tle.

Miami is returning💧 to the scen☂e of Lando Norris' grand prix win a year ago.

Verstappen's huge personal news൩ now adds an e✅xtra layer of narrative to the sporting action this weekend.