F1 Driver Alex Albon Replies to Fans on the Internet | Actually Me

F1 Driver Alex Albon Replies to Fans on the Internet | Actually Me | GQ Sports

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On this episode of Actually Me, Formula 1 driver Alex Albon goes undercover on the Internet and responds to real comments from fans on Twitter, Instagram, Quora, Wikipedia, Reddit, KZfaq and TikTok. What does it mean to him to be the second tallest F1 driver in racing history? What happens when F1 cars crash? How do the new FIA budget caps affect Albon's Williams Racing team?
Director: Chris Smith
Director of Photography: Kevin Layne
Editor: Phil Ceconi
Producer: Camille Ramos
Line Producer: Jen Santos
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Camera Operator: Rocky Wyler
Grip: Christian Lindabury
Audio: Justin Hall
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Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
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@Cazamalos 11 ай бұрын

Albono's sense of humor is only getting better, he looks way more relaxed at Williams.

@SecondSince 11 ай бұрын

Less pressure, less press. I think it suits Albon more. I wish him all the best and hope he'll be in F1 for a long time. He's one very underrated imo.

@LuthienMoonLight 11 ай бұрын

Been fantastic to watch him relax and really blossom at Williams. What a privilege!

@redsoxboi1 Ай бұрын

I’m a Lewis Hamilton fan, but I hope Albon gets that Mercedes seat or the Red Bull seat

@indrayanipoyraiturcar9239 11 ай бұрын

He was actually so articulate and insightful

@josephedmund4941 11 ай бұрын

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@losmandingos 11 ай бұрын

he’s been a fan favorite since he joined the grid

@johnturner4400 11 ай бұрын

Why wouldn’t he be?

@elvistwatty 11 ай бұрын

That's not really a surprise

@a_single_white_female 11 ай бұрын

Why do you say "actually" as if you expected him not to be?

@mistersir3185 11 ай бұрын

I am genuinely convinced he is one of the most humble and genius drivers on the grid.

@flaviusairinei943 10 ай бұрын

you meant genuine?

@xfreja 10 ай бұрын

i met him last week, he's so sweet and genuine

@mistersir3185 9 ай бұрын

@@flaviusairinei943 Nah I meant genuinely

@PiousMoltar 2 ай бұрын

@@mistersir3185 Ah yes. He is genuinely a driver. Indeed.

@chilidrummer8333 11 ай бұрын

One my favorite drivers in F1. Always polite and friendly, I admire his personality. And a talented driver as well of course

@YooDudeSup 11 ай бұрын

Alex is one of the drivers who you think is shy and will barely speak during interviews. But he’s actually very eloquent and witty in answering all the questions. His humor really shined here!

@adameleliott1777 10 ай бұрын

Love his mix of being shy and fierce at the same time

@MitchGP 11 ай бұрын

He’s gained a lot of confidence in the last couple years.. keep it up kid

@aaalswhoo 11 ай бұрын

albono finally getting the recognition he deserves 🤌🏽

@krisnanakwame 11 ай бұрын

I think Albon is definitely the most relatable and chilled out guy on the grid, he just seems like he would get on with anyone

@thetruebatman4632 11 ай бұрын

He’s a super sweet kid. Hope he’s around for a long time.

@natzoxox1 11 ай бұрын

My favourite driver on the grid. Not only is he kind, polite, funny, he’s also very very precise and articulates himself very well. I was lucky enough to meet him in Melbourne this year and he’s just as genuine in person as he comes across on screen. Team Albono always!

@janephilpott6565 11 ай бұрын

He is my favourite too 🙌. What a treat to meet him - you lucky person!!

@isabonaldo 11 ай бұрын

really hope to see him in bigger teams in the future 🙏

@InsertYourself1 11 ай бұрын

💀

@insideinfo1556 11 ай бұрын

Yes definitely. I hope audi should hire him

@edwnas 11 ай бұрын

he was in red bull

@jj_mccarron 11 ай бұрын

nah i really hope williams become better and he can lead them further up, but if that doesn't happen then i agree. albon and russell at merc?? hmm

@AZBCDEE 11 ай бұрын

Crybon bottled it at red bull once alpha tauris ‘race him too hard 😭 😭’

@28AlexAnn 11 ай бұрын

He is so underrated. I love listening to him. He is so down to Earth and seems like a genuine nice guy.

@lifebytama 11 ай бұрын

I always love seeing Alex answering or explaining things because he's so perceptive, insightful, and well-spoken. The way he explain things going on in Williams is also very respectful and well-articulated. He will always be the driver that I will support no matter what team he's in. Can't wait to see what the future holds for you, Albon! Cheers

@rolandmdill 11 ай бұрын

What a great guy, hope to see him many more years in F1 and score many points and podiums!

@SR-ih5gh 11 ай бұрын

Alex Albon and Daniel Ric are the two drivers I’m hoping get to be more successful in their F1 careers.

@aaronwestley3239 8 ай бұрын

Might be too late for Danny, mate.

@jakebrown1066 6 ай бұрын

@@aaronwestley3239not so fast

@ar17hd 11 ай бұрын

Alex getting the recognition he deserves 👑

@raeqiu8646 11 ай бұрын

he’s much more relaxed and confident than ever before

@krystellegibson9614 10 ай бұрын

I met Albono in Melbourne this year, he's such a friendly and laid-back guy and engaged heaps with fans. Hope he and the Williams team continue with this upwards trajectory!

@shahzebnasir4692 11 ай бұрын

"I'm 6'2 which isn't actually that tall" Bruh...

@flyaway6671 11 ай бұрын

Exactly what tall ppl say

@sam-sj1nc 11 ай бұрын

people act like hes 6'5, albon is tall, but its nothing abnormal ( which is what i think hes trying to say), people usually exaggerate how tall he is because of the contrast with other drivers.

@PiyathPamuditha 11 ай бұрын

This guy is so sooo humble. He deserves a Mercedes Seat after Lewis retired.

@Frankestein01nl 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Alex and GQ! I'm always astounded at the F1 drivers, the things they have to attend during a racing "weekend"(4 days) alone, the media, the fans, practices, team/engineer discussions, qualy, more team/engineerchats, couple more pressconferences, the whole buildup and then finally, that moment, when they are on the grid, doing what they do when the lights go out. Kimi's short sentences, make actual sence, sometimes. The whole shebang is just incredible. Hats off to you out there.

@quattrocam 11 ай бұрын

You just cannot hate this guy, hopefully we get to watch his career for many more years to come!

@clementine.6.2.2 11 ай бұрын

This is one of the few times the questions really have depth, normally they pick some really mid ones to answer, this feels personal and his answers are very insightful and sincere

@shush1791 6 ай бұрын

As a Thai, it's so nice to see that we got him as a representation in formula 1. A nice, fun, and talented driver!! also glad to see that Williams has been treating him well. Hopefully we'll get to see him in a more competitive car soon!

@Ivan-zc4vt 11 ай бұрын

What if I told you Albonia got that DAWG in him?

@plantainman7664 11 ай бұрын

Peak comment💀

@davidcagle920 11 ай бұрын

Shoutout to the pod

@rimbusjift7575 11 ай бұрын

Mmm, Thai food.

@bigboypalao 11 ай бұрын

Bro💀

@dummyemail3944 10 ай бұрын

@@rimbusjift7575💀mf do you even know what the op mean?

@liadupuis9265 11 ай бұрын

Alex is such a likable guy! And he's been an impressive, intelligent driver since he joined Williams! Hope he has a bright future in F1 ahead of him 💙

@jcchao9 11 ай бұрын

I absolutely admire albono. great personality, great sense of humor, and obviously very articulate and knowledgeable about his stuff. hope to see him back on podiums and even win races!!!

@julie6328 11 ай бұрын

I attended the saturday DTM race at the Nürburgring that weekend and he DNFed. I watched quali on the sunday morning when he got pole and almost bought a ticket to drive back all the way there (about 200km) because I felt like he was gonna get it. I ended up having to babysit my sister's dog but otherwise I would have 1000% been to that race.

@F1andfootballfan144 11 ай бұрын

I always root for Alex. Hopefully he can do well in Barcelona!

@rickygrigoleit8269 11 ай бұрын

So cool to see that SuperGT made it onto Actually Me! Keep it up Steve!

@AKK5I 11 ай бұрын

Hello, viewer here

@potatogirlcultist19 11 ай бұрын

@@AKK5I Can I tell you a little secret... Keep it quiet promise... Momoz is driving for us next year

@yusufazhar4212 11 ай бұрын

Hello fellow viewers

@MyJ109 11 ай бұрын

I hope he starts an f1 podcast or is in f1 media when he is done racing. I love how articulate he is!

@hannah-wd9qn 11 ай бұрын

he's actually a co-host on the fast and the curious pod and featured on a few episodes, you should check it out

@MyJ109 11 ай бұрын

@hannah-wd9qn Thanks!

@lifebytama 10 ай бұрын

5:03 Alex said he's just ok while can bring Williams to P7 and even finished ahead of both Ferraris, oh boy you got potential and you'll be even bigger i swear

@xfreja 10 ай бұрын

alex is such a sweet, genuine, and talented person. i'm so happy i had the opportunity to meet him last week. i love him

@vanessag5449 11 ай бұрын

He seems like a chill and genuinely nice guy & also funny and witty, rooting for him.

@MyJ109 11 ай бұрын

I enjoy alex at Williams. I hope he stays there and grows with the team to start fighting for podiums!

@core_russell3869 11 ай бұрын

I'm a Williams fan and I like him more then I liked our other drivers, George had the pace and our first podium in too long, but Alex always makes me smile when watching the races

@sanfordcurtis8242 11 ай бұрын

Hope Williams liquidate. It’s what they deserve

@core_russell3869 11 ай бұрын

@@sanfordcurtis8242 what team do you support then? Because you're clearly a dts fan

@sanfordcurtis8242 11 ай бұрын

@@core_russell3869 I’m a neutral fan. I’ve been watching F1 consistently and avidly since 2002, so it’s downright laughable that you called me a DTS fan, child. Williams deserve to be absolutely nowhere today for the poor managerial decisions they made in the 1990s, such as making calamitous errors in the 1995 season and dismissing Hill for Frentzen in 1996

@hennauwu8669 7 ай бұрын

@sanfordcurtis8242 okay but that was years ago, times change. 😂

@monjustmon 11 ай бұрын

This was, by far, the best Actually Me that I've seen of the F1 drivers so far. Love this dude fr

@juliswift 8 ай бұрын

Loved this! Thanks Alex and GQ

@lolidk3807 11 ай бұрын

alex is the most underrated current f1 driver imo the results he gets and got in a williams is insane

@MyDecliningWilltoLive 2 ай бұрын

He seems like the kindest and the most gentle person. I hope he achieves the success he's capable of achieving

@irishswtpea 11 ай бұрын

This was so educational and informative. Alex never lets us down. ❤

@ginas.2713 11 ай бұрын

I really like him!

@daniels3899 11 ай бұрын

Dude needs to become a broadcaster for f1 in the future

@Vernardo 11 ай бұрын

Who? GQ? Men's Health? Lifetime?

@angelinamejia6810 11 ай бұрын

Gonna REALLLYYYYY need one of these with Charles soon

@atwiinemartha5455 11 ай бұрын

😂

@SoSBxo 11 ай бұрын

we need Alex to get onto commentating when he retires! he’s so insightful and smart

@3llielou Ай бұрын

wow he’s so humble and articulate he’s becoming a new favorite of mine

@barbtracia 11 ай бұрын

he makes me feel sooo calm, love his personality

@Doggof2p 11 ай бұрын

One of my favorute drivers of the current f1 roster. He's been doing really well this season, he's slowly creeping to the top 10. His pace has been improved alot. But besides f1 he's just a very awesome and funny guy.

@q3aryoko 8 ай бұрын

Love Alex, super nice and gracious dude. I'm glad he's still in F1

@kenzokenzo 11 ай бұрын

8:58 Alex got the dawg in him

@iRDaBrit 11 ай бұрын

Well spoken, well behaved. Races well. Can't help but root for him.

@shanialaxmi 11 ай бұрын

Really hope that for the rest of the season he will get more points

@justarandomperson331 8 ай бұрын

saved this to watch later and then immediately pressed on it to watch it because Alex is so wholesome

@GamingTohru698 11 ай бұрын

I’m a Max fan but Alex is very likeable. Hope he gets more success in F1.

@darkknightsds 8 ай бұрын

Alex seems like a really nice and humble guy. I'm a new fan.

@latoyaw2120 11 ай бұрын

Very insightful loves his answers to the questions.

@lesflynn4455 11 ай бұрын

Alex is a real gentleman, a smart guy and is somebody i would like to know, more than most of them. I'd love to see him in a more competitive car. He's a great driver.

@R1LiveNA 11 ай бұрын

Albono and the Marketing team's going full throttle this year. You love to see it.

@troll_486 11 ай бұрын

wow, even Chat GPT has some questions now

@TheStix411 11 ай бұрын

Hilarious timing on this

@shayapirapa7449 16 күн бұрын

I love Alex Albon he's just amazing and he articulates his thoughts soo well. I hope he drives for a very long time

@ntf9438 11 ай бұрын

what people dont understand is that albon is just as fast Charles Leclerc. they were both competing with each other in f2 and albon won lots of races and was almost always on the podium.

@steeldrac 11 ай бұрын

He looks like a really nice guy. I'm rooting for him since he got back to F1.

@bonelesswatermelon420 11 ай бұрын

I looked up the tallest drivers in F1 and yea, since 2000, he's the 2nd tallest driver ever, tied with 2 other Alexanders, Rossi and Wurz

@anshumaanrakshit951 7 ай бұрын

Mans on fire this season.

@grayzedynamics 11 ай бұрын

Love Alex. Continue to root for his success.

@Regular-Sized 11 ай бұрын

Oh cool! Super GT got on GQ.

@cayden_pierik48 Ай бұрын

"what happens when f1 cars crash?" well they take logans and give it Albon

@juliettemedina4516 11 ай бұрын

I love him sp much! Most underrated driver on the grid

@KevwePatani 11 ай бұрын

It's so nice of Super GT to do an interview for GQ

@thomaswiedner2524 10 ай бұрын

amazing season so far ! proud of him

@johnbradley1599 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for being s open Alex - hope all goes well with your time at Williams

@9-and-3 9 ай бұрын

one of the most smart and likeable driver. it's a pity he is not in a more competitive car

@red2lucas 11 ай бұрын

How can you not love Alex?

@ajwebb2143 Ай бұрын

Didn’t know that Albon had the appendix removal upgrade

@grustav4293 11 ай бұрын

Whats Super GT doing here?

@muhammadshafeeqbinishak1509 10 ай бұрын

One of the best drivers, talent wise and personality wise. 💪🏻🔥

@knk45 11 ай бұрын

Love listening to him speak!

@me-zb7qm 11 ай бұрын

Been following him since F2, he's come so far!

@milol.akkaraprud8681 9 ай бұрын

He sounds like Brian Cox and that’s my fav physicist.

@lpenrike 11 ай бұрын

its so nice of GQ to have SuperGT on

@celineflores 11 ай бұрын

He has such a calm and relaxing voice, plus very articulate too 😊

@narniadici1976 8 ай бұрын

I love Albon, this was a great video!

@conemerchant 11 ай бұрын

4:52 albon new zealand edition is simply brilliant

@joseriveracondori5367 11 ай бұрын

Sometimes i forget how much i like alex Im glad ive seen this

@Uzknown 11 ай бұрын

All of the subtitles / closed captions are only in the first frame of the video. It's literally one giant wall of text at the start.

@brunovazquez1 8 ай бұрын

It’s crazy seeing Williams in top 10s. 👏

@im_a_potato._7024 9 ай бұрын

Mans really said you have to have that dawg in you 👺👺😂😂

@itsmedeepakreddy 8 ай бұрын

He’s consistently doing better in a williams car than the drivers in the top teams with much better cars

@modernkennnern 8 ай бұрын

Last weekend was magical

@itsmedeepakreddy 8 ай бұрын

@@modernkennnern My Driver of the day in Monza!😁

@chiefdenis 11 ай бұрын

The weight limit is actually not because of safety it's because of cost, the teams can make the cars lighter and safer, but it'll start another race of who can afford the most exotic materials to make their components lighter and stronger and the poor teams won't be able to keep up with titanium everywhere for example