World Champion Max Verstappen and girlfriend Kelly Piquet starred at F1’s blue carpet gala (there was also a former Spice Girl)

The 24-year-old Dutchman crowned himself last Sunday in Abu Dhabi as the first-ever Dutch Formula 1 champion. Verstappen took the accompanying trophy on Thursday night.

Lewis Hamilton once won the world title

“I had one drink a lot on a Sunday night, I woke up on Monday afternoon with a really bad headache and thought I was on vacation. I woke up because I had to work and cinema and the like. I’m on a break now. Verstappen laughed in Paris.” Ready again at the beginning of January.”

His rival Lewis Hamilton was not there, as was Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff. “I understand he wasn’t happy the first few days after a race like this, but that’s part of the race. You know anything can happen, even at the end. That way he was able to win the championship himself,” Verstappen was referring to Hamilton’s first title. In 2008. Then the Briton became the world champion in the last race, at the expense of Ferrari driver Felipe Massa.

“We won the title on the track, under the green flag. Nobody can take that from us. Of course I understand the pain Lewis is in, but I think Lewis will have a chance to win his eighth world title again. So I don’t see any reason for him to give up now, or stops.”

Stars on the blue carpet (also featuring a former Spice Girl!)

Also in Paris were Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and his girlfriend Tiffany Cromwell. Lewis Hamilton, who was dreadfully beaten by Verstappen in the world title fight last Sunday, is missing out, as is team boss Toto Wolff. Red Bull boss Christian Horner was there with his wife and former Spice girl Geri Halliwell.

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