Max Verstappen's girlfriend has hit back at critics of their nine-year age gap as she revealed 'he was already 19' when she met him aged 27. She wrote: 'Met this guy [in 2016]... the very next day he told me I was the love of his life. The post has received almost 2,000 comments, with one user in particular writing: 'When she was 27 in 2016 , Max was 18. 'Luckily I did get a little bit of training with Penelope, Verstappen told the Talking Bull podcast previously. Which has been also really, really nice.

Source: Daily Mail January 24, 2026 15:39 UTC