Obsessed with the idea that George, who has always had Alex by his side at almost every moment, is traumatized when Alex is not with him anymore in 2021. He is so used to the sun being in the sky, he does not know how to process that it is gone.
When Alex comes back, George is ecstatic but the idea that Alex could disappear in an instant haunts him daily. He becomes clingier, more possessive, and jealous of others being around Alex because what if they take him away.
"Firstly, every driver kind of believes in themselves but, it… changes, let’s say, driver to driver. Coming into the year, I knew I was up against Danny, who’s got a lot of experience, who I know is very quick. And let’s say just… my previous history doesn’t really show anything. All these guys in F1, they’ve kind of won everything they’ve come through, and I. I haven’t had that." [11.09.2019]
"I’ve known Alex for the last 15 years and been in the same paddock as him. He’s one of the best drivers we all race. Max, Charles, all of us will say it. He's always been at the front in everything he's done and I don't know what the hell is going on and I feel really bad for him because he's being made to look like an idiot and he's absolutely not. He's won in everything he's done, so. I don't know what's going on, but they need to sort it out for him." [18.07.2020]
every time i hear a new piece of lore about the relationship between any two f1 drivers my gaydar starts acting up like crazy. like what do you mean george russell and alex albon shared a bed in portugal and they both developed the same throat infection