Curiosity of the father-in-law with the Saturday titles of Piquet and Verstappen

Winning a world championship is something that is only reserved for a few names, and since its creation in 1950, a total of 34 drivers have managed to rise to the top of the championship. . Two of them have a very special relationship, since And Max VerstappenIn addition to knowing what it means to win the title three times, they form a political family because of the relationship that the Dutchman has had with his daughter for several years, Kelly Piquet.

These are two curiosities for two of the legends of the Grand Cirque, but there is something else that unites them, which is that they have both won more than one championship without it being Sunday. Normally, the races take place on Sunday, with a few exceptions, those where the Brazilian and the Dutch took the crown.

Nelson Piquet won his first title at the 1981 Las Vegas Grand Prixafter a race on Saturday aboard a Brabham BT49C, where he only finished in fifth position, but the two points he earned gave him a single point advantage and four to even if the Australian was already out of action during this last meeting.

This was followed by another glorious Saturday for the Brazilian, as At the 1983 South African Grand Prix, he was once again proclaimed world champion.in the same team, although on this occasion he stood on the podium to say goodbye to the season. He finished third, in a race where He took the victory, but the important thing was that Alain Prost was only able to add two points that day, so he lost the championship lead at the last moment and had to settle for silver.

As an additional curiosity, Nelson Piquet won his third and final title on a day other than Sundaybecause after the injury of During free practice for the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix, the crown moved to his side of the Grove garage, with the Australian Grand Prix still pending.

For his part, Max Verstappen won his third championship in a session where no driver in history has won itbecause after finishing second in the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix sprint race, he certified his world championship. The Dutchman was able to celebrate this feat to equal his “father-in-law” in number of crowns and share this curiosity which goes beyond the family to become a legend, with five nominations still pending.

At the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, he finished in fourth place, which was enough to mathematically certify his fourth crown.with which he equaled Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel. There were still two races left to end the campaign, but the Dutchman was able to celebrate his championship in style in “Sin City”.

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