Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes invested extra than simply their cash into Formula 1’s Alpine team.
Jack Doohan and Pierre Gasly — who can be competing at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix Sunday for Alpine — shared completely with Page Six Thursday how they bonded with the Super Bowl champs over balancing fame, household and success in their respective sports activities.
Doohan, 22, described Kelce, 35, and Mahomes, 29, as “special, humble guys [and] down to earth.”
“They’re also dedicated to their sport and their bodies and working towards their goals, so it’s great to see that reciprocated and, for us, to be able to chat about our differences in sport,” he mentioned.
Doohan mentioned he spoke to the Kansas City Chiefs stars in regards to the totally different schedules professional soccer gamers have versus F1 drivers and “where they spend their time away from the track” or area.
“It’s just good to pick the brains of the differences — and the time differences — of how much time we’re, let’s say, working and not working,” he added.
Doohan concluded, “It’s great to have these huge and well-respected names on board.”
Gasly, in the meantime, mentioned his first impression of Kelce was that he was such a “character” and informed Page Six that he, too, loved talking to the Chiefs tight finish and quarterback about residing life within the limelight.
The French motorsport star, 29, informed us that Kelce and Mahomes shared the significance of having the ability to separate staying targeted when doing their sport however then having loved ones to “ground” them again dwelling.
Kelce’s degree of fame, specifically, has shot to superstardom since his romance with pop famous person Taylor Swift began in the summer of 2023, however the “New Heights” podcaster has embraced his notoriety.
“It’s the life I chose, I guess. I have fun with it,” he informed “CBS Mornings” final September.
Kelce — who had a good time at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix parties — is predicted to go right down to South Florida once more for the massive race on Sunday. However, his reps couldn’t be reached for affirmation.
It is unknown whether or not Swift — who needed to miss the earlier F1 festivities as a consequence of her Eras Tour — will be capable of cheer on Team Alpine from contained in the Hard Rock Stadium this 12 months.
However, Doohan, for his half, isn’t too fazed by the star energy that can encompass him this weekend.
“To be honest, I’m here to do a job,” the Australian professional driver informed us. “I’m here to race my car, to try to perform and, for me, as cool [as] it is, the rest for me is irrelevant.”
He concluded, “I am here to do a job with the team. It’s great if we can have that support from others but, for me, it’s not a big deal.”
His teammate Gasly, although, is a little more pumped for a possible Swift sighting, noting that he noticed the Grammy winner, 35, on tour with his girlfriend in Milan and was blown away by her performances.
