Alex Albon and George Russell are two of the most talented young drivers in F1. But unlike many, despite being competitive on the track, they share a really good friendship off the track.

But during a recent interview with Sky Sports, the Williams driver mentioned he ditched his friend for his girlfriend. Albon revealed the story of how he met his now girlfriend Lily Muni He and chose to spend time with her instead of Russell.

” My girlfriend and I, we met in LA. It was 2019 after Austin. George will tell you this, but we were planning on a lads’ holiday. I kinda left him hanging for a week whilst I was with Lily, so yeah, good times,” said Albon.

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He also revealed that he got into an accident while riding bikes with Russell.

Alex Albon narrates a bizarre cycling story featuring George Russell

The Thai driver mentioned he does not rate Russell’s cycling skills very highly. However, it was Albon who got hurt during the outing. The accident was sizeable, as the former Red Bull driver had to pay a visit to the hospital.

“George isn’t a very good cyclist, okay. I was a bit more experienced on the downhill stuff. We’re in a forest and there was this branch coming across and I went over the branch. I did a front flip and landed on my collarbone and I was out for a race.”

“So I got back racing after maybe three weeks. George was there when I crashed, he wheel-chaired me into the hospital. We were in the car park; he was finding a wheelchair, and he was trying to like get me into it and push me down into A&E,” explained the Williams driver.

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Russell may not be the best cyclist, but he is certainly a better friend. He was there for Albon in his time of need. Surely, a friendship like this is rare in a sport like Formula 1.