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Fernando Alonso Explains Viral George Russell Phone Case Photo in Playful Mexico GP Moment

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Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso has explained why George Russell features on his phone case.Heading into the Mexico Grand Prix weekend, the British driver was spotted on the back of Alonso's phone in a photo of the paddock board in which the two drivers are placed next to one another.  "What?!" Russell said to Mercedes when told about his unusual feature. "Is this real? ...Keep reading
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In the Mexican Grand Prix and earlier in the United States, Alonso surprised his own and strangers with a detail that quickly went viral: the case of his mobile phone showed a photograph of him with George Russell.The snapshot was captured while Alonso was talking on the phone and, within a few hours, it went viral on social networks.When he heard about it, Russell himself reacted with surprise. ""What?! This is real? Or is this... Is it just me…

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George Russell could not believe what he heard.

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Ilta-Sanomat broke the news in Finland on Friday, October 24, 2025.
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