#i'll admit i'm riled up bc i was up and awake at 4am for this??????? and it's so frustrating

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carlos absolutely made a huge song and dance about 'oh i'll have to be careful during each practice session but i'm gonna muster all the strength i can to do this race'

alex literally had respiratory failure requiring intubation after his appendectomy and he didn't make that big of a deal of coming back to drive...to singapore nonetheless

Oh absolutely 🫱🏻‍🫲🏻 And I feel like the comms/pundits only furthered that narrative? I get it, it was a shock, he had to miss the race in Saudi and I'm sure it wasn't a pleasant experience to go through appendicitis and surgery and recovery but yeah, I feel like Alex wasn't given half this fanfare of a triumphant comeback. It's like people want him to be the unlikely hero, the underdog story against Max or even Charles, it's A Lot.

He has an infuriating ability to be in the right place exactly at the right time and have the team rally around him as a result. Some people were worried about how his departure from the team would impact team dynamics this year, guess nothing has changed though🤷🏻‍♀️