I distinctly remember one time Alex saying something like “I’ll flatter my dad by calling him a racer… he was an ameteur” (very paraphrased) in a way that definitely was not the way you would talk about that if you had a a lot of respect for your dad
(re alex's dad) this took me so long to answer because i was desperately trying to find the source for this (and i've failed), but i remember him saying this too! and i completely agree with your take eta: thank you to @phneltwrites for coming through with the source! alex said it in his Korean Englishman interview: "At seven, my dad bought me my first kart. My dad loved racing. I'll do him some justice and call him semi-professional. " i feel like other drivers with dads who were hobbyist racers often try to be nice about it like saying they just didn't have the money or opportunities to go pro, etc etc. but i can't think of a time alex has ever taken that angle as i was looking for this interview, i did remember two bits of alex dad lore that i think everyone should see firstly, alex saying that no one taught him to shave from this 2020 red bull video (one of our most important marketing videos). like it really just makes me think of him being alone and having to be responsible when he was a teenager and second, in a different interview (high performance podcast?) i remember alex saying that when his mum went to prison, he isolated himself and felt like racing was the only thing he had. which is so tough to think about in general but then you add in that racing was something he got from his dad who wasn't around anymore. and i just feel so sad about him clinging to this sport he got from a parent as he was trying to step into the parental role for his siblings. and then the sport not even giving him anything back because red bull DROPPED him and anyway, i guess i'll never be normal about alex albon until i die
