max "I do not look at driver's face parts" stappen immediately throwing hands in recognition saying "I mean the gel tells the way it's pushed to the side"
it must be tiring to pretend to not be friends 😔
🇲🇨🎤 | George Russell Exclusive Interview in Monaco with Tencent Sports (1/?)
🎤: Nice to see you here. We know that Monaco must be really busy, so thank you for taking your time with us. We're all very heartbroken by how the race ended in Canada, but I mean like, before that, the pace you showed, especially in Q3—that final lap was true champion. I want to share with you an ancient Chinese saying: "When the universe is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it tests their resolve with unlimited obstacles, not to break them but to forge them." So like, I hope that helps.
GR: Thank you so much. Xie xie.
🎤: And just asking, past Montreal and now you're back in Europe, how do you handle your mindset when everything within your own control is perfect, but external factors are still testing you?
GR: Of course, Montreal was a difficult one, but honestly, I come away feeling positive because everything I needed to achieve, I achieved. You know, with the pole in the sprint, the race win in the sprint, the pole in Q3, leading the race, strong battle with Kimi... and there’s so long to go. And I feel in every year, everyone has some unlucky moments and at the end of the year they always balance themselves out. And we have so much time to go, so yeah, keeping the fingers crossed. But I still feel very positive and excited to be here in Monaco.
🎤: We also have that theory that you used all your bad luck, and from now on it’s all good.
GR: Exactly.
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🇲🇨🎤 | George Russell Exclusive Interview in Monaco with Tencent Sports (3/?)
🎤: Then I have five small questions from the fans. They’re very curious about your role as a director of the GPDA. What are your main responsibilities and how are you using your influence to drive meaningful changes for the sport?
GR: The GPDA firstly started for safety because many years ago F1 was very unsafe. But even today, we’re always just trying to avoid very bad accidents from happening. So there’s a lot in the background that we work on, whether it’s improving the circuits or improving the cars. But also, like this season, there’s so many questions around these new engines. [I'm] working with the other drivers and F1 just to try and make the best engines and the best racing possible. So yeah, it’s a role I really enjoy.
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🇲🇨🎤 | George Russell Exclusive Interview in Monaco with Tencent Sports (4/?)
🎤: Do you have a favorite animal back home on your farm in Kings Lynn? Can you share some fond memories there?
GR: Well, at the moment we don’t have the farm anymore. My parents retired some years ago. But for me, my favorite pet was my dog, to be honest. I had a Labrador called Alfie. So yeah, one day I think I’ll definitely have a dog again.
🎤: Great. Your hair always looks perfectly styled—
GR: Not today, I don’t think! I was on the boat this morning and it was going crazy.
🎤: But do you style it every morning? Fans are dying to know.
GR: No, so my secret is: I shower obviously every day, but I only wash my hair every three days. Directly after the wash, I put wax in it, but then for the next two days, I don’t put any more wax. So I just have the water, and then I style it and let it dry in this position. I don’t like to style it too much; I like it to be more natural. But this is how it feels natural. Like, I didn’t put any wax this morning, I just showered, I put my hands through my hair, it dries, and then it goes like this.
🎤: That really looks really good.
GR: Thank you.
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🇲🇨🎤 | George Russell Exclusive Interview in Monaco with Tencent Sports (5/?)
🎤: We were seeing your passion for tennis. If you had to pick a doubles partner from the grid, who would it be? You can take two: one for fun and one for the competition.
GR: Okay, well, I would say Alex Albon because I have good fun with him and he’s my closest friend in F1. For the competition, I would say Lance Stroll is probably the best padel and tennis player in F1. So I'll go Lance.
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🇲🇨🎤 | George Russell Exclusive Interview in Monaco with Tencent Sports (6/?)
🎤: Great. Have you ever considered filming vlogs of your life? Fans really want to see that.
GR: Well, I think so, I’ve definitely considered it. You know, it’s also like this balance; I want to let people into my life and understand my life, but also the balance of privacy. Because when I’m with, you know, Carmen, my girlfriend, or I’m with my family, they’re such special moments for me and I want to keep that special. It’s just a very difficult balance to strike sometimes. So I’m always thinking like, what is the best way to do this? I want to show as much as possible but I don’t want to compromise those special moments when I’m with my family, who I only see one time every three months.
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🇲🇨🎤 | George Russell Exclusive Interview in Monaco with Tencent Sports (7/7)
🎤: Last question: Will there be a GR63 brand in the future?
GR: Yeah, for sure for sure. I’m hoping next year in China we can have some good merch and see some more blue caps around the track.
🎤: Yes, that [blue] hat was sold out. Fans are dying to buy that.
GR: For sure. Well, we’re going to have lots more blue next year.
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absolutely in tears about the amount of time carlos made fun of alex for the “pole position” meme, he couldn’t breath 😭😭
carlos: “best video in the internet”