Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Piquet 's parents separated soon after he was born , and he lived in Monaco with his Dutch mother , Sylvia Tamsma , until he was eight years old .
Simplified: Piquet 's parents separated soon after he was born . He lived in Monaco with his Dutch mother , Sylvia Tamsma , until he was eight years old .