Max Verstappen has officially entered a new chapter of life—fatherhood—and even Lewis Hamilton couldn’t help but share his heartfelt reaction. As news broke that the reigning World Champion skipped media duties ahead of the Miami Grand Prix to attend the birth of his first child,

Max Verstappen and his wife Kelly Piquet are expected to have their first child together, and Lewis Hamilton has shared what he told his former rival.

Max Verstappen’s rivals believe fatherhood will only improve him as a driver as Mercedes’ George Russell said he had no expectation of the Dutch driver being distracted or slowing down.