Daniel Suárez congratulates Max Verstappen on fourth F1 championship

Over the weekend, Max Verstappen claimed his fourth Formula One World Championship. Daniel Suárez is proud of his amigo. With Suárez getting married this year, the NASCAR driver is one engagement and marriage away from having the F1 champ for a brother-in-law.

This summer, Daniel Suárez married his longtime girlfriend Julia Piquet. She is the daughter of F1 champion and Brazilian racing legend Nelson Piquet. Julia’s sister, Kelly, has been dating Verstappen since 2021.

Over the years, Daniel and Max have gotten to know one another pretty well. Just two racecar drivers going through life.

“Congratulations mate!!” Suárez wrote on X/Twitter. “Here’s to many more Mario [Kart] games and busting our [butts] playing soap soccer.”

Daniel Suárez shared a photo of himself with Verstappen. He also included a video of what looks like Christmas-time Mario Kart and of course, the aforementioned “soap soccer.”

Congratulations mate!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆 Here’s to many more Mario kart games and busting our 🍑 playing soap soccer 🤣 pic.twitter.com/8LlouO4yeP

— Daniel Suárez (@Daniel_SuarezG) November 24, 2024

While Daniel Suárez did not add a NASCAR championship to his name, he had a solid season in 2024. An all-time finish at Atlanta, three-wide with Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch. Suárez came out on top.

Suárez went on to finish 12th in the playoff standings. That is the second-best finish of his career. Let’s not forget that the Mexican-American driver is an Xfinity Series champion as well.

Daniel Suárez went international this season

Now, it wasn’t a championship season for Daniel Suárez, but it was an international one. On top of his win in the NASCAR Cup Series, the Trackhouse Racing driver had his hands in other series across the Western Hemisphere.

At the strange Busch Light Clash weekend we had in 2024, Suárez was victorious. No, not in the Cup event. Suárez won the season-opener for the NASCAR Mexico Series. It was his first win in the series since 2014.

But Suárez did not stop there. While he was in Brazil for his wedding, he wanted to show off to his family. After all, his father-in-law is an F1 World Champion. So, he suited up for the NASCAR Brasil Series weekend. He won one of the three races and would have won two if not for a time penalty for rough racing.

So, it was a great year for Daniel Suárez and for his de facto brother-in-law, Max Verstappen. Now, let’s try to get that family Mario Kart game livestreamed this year. We need to see if Max is as aggressive on there as he is on iRacing.