Alex Albon pulls a Daniel Ricciardo, calls the eSports players “nerds” in a new F1 video about life outside the tracks

F1 drivers are passionate about racing, but there is more to them.

Alex Albon pulls a Daniel Ricciardo, calls the eSports players “nerds” in a new F1 video about life outside the tracks

Alex Albon, Daniel Ricciardo. Images via E! Online & Indian Autos Blog.

Formula 1 is in the middle of a four-week hiatus. But they sure know how to keep their fans in the loop. They released a new video of the drivers’ talking about their interests outside the track. And they captioned it “Apparently, there’s more to life than F1”. While the drivers opened up, it was the Williams driver Alex Albon who stole the show with his amusing response. 

Albon revealed he likes gaming and confessed he is “a bit of a weird person”. However, he changed his mind quickly and said it was not weird. He reminded everyone that there are plenty of gamers nowadays. The 27-year-old cheekily called out the Esports community. He giggled and called them “nerds”. Albon also revealed that he likes to golf. It does not come as a surprise as his partner, Lily Muni is a pro golfer on the LPGA Tour. They are often spotted golfing. 

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Formula 1 entertains its fans through F1: Grill The Grid videos as well. They share videos of the F1 drivers engaging in Q&As on YouTube. Five years ago, they released a video of the Red Bull duo, Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen answering questions like “Name the team” and “Name the circuit”. The duo scored 12 points, they were behind Sauber (13 points) and Torro Rosso (14 points). The video ended with Ricciardo congratulating Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz. He also called them “nerds”. It seems like Alex Albon has taken a page out of Ricciardo’s book.

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Zak Brown, Carlos Sainz Sr. Lando Norris. Image via Twitter.

While Albon revealed he liked to game and golf, the other F1 drivers spoke about their passion. Esteban Ocon said he likes sports in general. Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll and Oscar Pistari also like to golf. The McLaren rookie picked golf because it would help him form a good relationship with CEO Zak Brown and his teammate Lando Norris. They are often on the golf course. 

Max Verstappen admitted he is passionate about sim racing and he even has his own team. The reigning world champion confessed he spends plenty of hours on that. Verstappen also added that he likes to spend quality time with his family. The new Alpine driver, Pierre Gasly, has a lot of interests. It includes playing Paddle Tennis, Football, and Basketball. 

Lando Norris revealed he is into classic cars and bought himself a Fiat Jolly. He considers it the “coolest car on Earth”. Ferrari star, Charles Leclerc is passionate about music. Lewis Hamilton also loves music. The seven-time world champion revealed that he carries a “music bag” wherever he goes. It contains a DJ set,  Keyboard, Guitar, and recording equipment and travels the world with him.

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