come down and give your best
Alex Albon/George Russell, George Russell/Toto Wolff | 7.8k | Mature
He’d like to say his first impulse was to assess the situation, to at least attempt to understand how he wound up in George’s body. He’d like to say he immediately started trying to find George’s phone, his own contact, to confirm whether the two of them were in the same predicament. He’d like to say he attempted to afford George some modesty, or as much modesty as George is ever interested in being afforded, to at least remedy the state of undress that clearly hadn’t been meant for Alex’s eyes.
Alas, the first thing he does in George’s body is stand there in the mirror and slap his own arse.
Galex body swap! Thank you to these lovely anons for giving me this idea, and to my sweet angels @ctimenefic for beta-ing, @onadarklingplain for patiently helping me along as I made sense of this brainworm (and for divine George/Toto inspiration), and @thepoetsarejust for letting me borrow your dick size headcanons even though I made shamefully little use of them. A smooch for you all 💙🩵
drop the merc ad analysis pretty pretty please? 🥺🙏
Ask and ye shall receive, anon.
Disclaimer: I am analyzing this strictly through an RPF lens. If I imply any kind of agenda by the team to portray the drivers a certain way, I am saying that as a writer of fanfic! Nothing about this is serious. Quite literally an exercise in absurdity.
I feel it is imperative to immediately acknowledge that the music underlying this ad is a cheap knockoff of the Succession soundtrack, which does feel as though they’re inviting this sort of analysis. And who am I to refuse the call?
If you’ve not watched the ad, go do so. If you refuse, for whatever reason: the premise is that the drivers overhear engineers discussing a product that promises to be “self-driving, self-protecting, self-optimising, and self-healing” and become paranoid that they are being replaced with self-driving technology.
The first thing that strikes me about this ad is, right off the bat, Kimi is both the one who first realises the potential threat to both of their careers, and takes the active role in starting the conversation (via text message) with George. This doesn’t, upon first examination, seem terribly significant in and of itself; George is physically present in the room where the discussion about the technology is happening, while Kimi is listening in from another location. However, the framing is interesting.
Kimi, the first driver we see, is the focal point of all shots he’s in. He’s framed like a protagonist.
George, appearing after him, is portrayed among the gaggle of engineers, appearing as merely one cog in the Mercedes machine.
Now, it would be a massive stretch to try and glean anything substantial from these observations, as they’re all fairly unremarkable in and of themselves, easily handwaved as circumstantial; but they do become more interesting when taken alongside the rest of the video.
The initial text message exchange between the drivers is as follows:
You hear that? 🫠
I did…I’ll check it out 🫡
Mate…they’re all-in 💀💀
In the conclusion of the “first act” of the ad, Kimi is shown receiving George’s text.
Once again, his framing comes across as that of a central character, as does the fact that the segment both starts and ends with solo shots of him.
As for the next segment?
Kimi again! We jump immediately from Kimi, alone and contemplating George’s observations as they are conveyed via text, to Kimi physically training, distracted by the prospect of being replaced by self-driving tech.
We then cut to a stone-faced Kimi, standing before menagerie of microphones in a press gaggle, before he turns and storms out of frame.
And third, we get this silly shot of a behelmeted Kimi, desultorily twirling pasta in the Merc cafeteria.
Then, the focus turns to George:
We see him lowering his face down onto what I'm fairly certain is a massage chair (though one anon insists it's a sex chair, which is entirely possible and only strengthens my case), before the camera cuts back to Kimi, investigating (in Italian), what some of the unfamiliar terms used to describe the foreboding tech actually mean.
We then flash back to George, at home (or possibly in a hotel room), dozing in bed as text messages from Kimi pile up.
George?
George.
GEORGE!
What about US? 😭😭😭
George doesn't say anything, or even text Kimi back; he just kinda shakes his head and meeps eyelashingly.
Now, you might be saying: "Gosh, 'What about US?' sure does sound awfully mercesty." And to that I say, true, but that's tangential to the main course.
What I find especially interesting about this segment is the contrast, specifically along the active/passive axis.
Despite Kimi's worry and neediness, he's still framed as a far more commanding and dynamic presence; he's training, he's representing the team to the press, he's there in the workplace eating among his colleges. As the end of the video will reveal, both drivers have been wallowing in paranoia, but Kimi is the only one shown taking the initiative to learn more about the technology.
George's framing, by contrast, is wholly passive; he sits in a chair waiting to receive a massage, he doses in bed while receiving text messages. He is no less concerned than Kimi, but seems unwilling or perhaps unable to bring himself to push back against what he fears may be his fate.
Now, you're probably thinking that what I'm describing sounds terribly un-Georgish. And I agree! But this isn't the Merc drivers as their authentic selves; this is the Merc drivers as the team wants their public personas to appear. So what, then, does that say about how they'd like to portray Kimi, versus how they'd prefer to portray George? I'll let you chew on that.
Finally, please take note of the cock shame/cock confidence poses in the final scene. I think that speaks for itself.
Oh, and a postscript: there's a little scene at the end wherein George laments that he wishes they (the drivers) were self-healing, like the technology allegedly is. Kimi, with a shit-eating grin, reminds George that he, unlike pushing-thirties George, still is young enough for that to basically be the truth.
This is the last shot of the video, by the way. It begins and ends on Kimi.
Because of course, beyond all else, we must be sure to remind George that he's no longer Daddy's favorite teenager whenever possible. Birthday video analysis throwback, anyone?
drop the merc ad analysis pretty pretty please? 🥺🙏
Ask and ye shall receive, anon.
Disclaimer: I am analyzing this strictly through an RPF lens. If I imply any kind of agenda by the team to portray the drivers a certain way, I am saying that as a writer of fanfic! Nothing about this is serious. Quite literally an exercise in absurdity.
I feel it is imperative to immediately acknowledge that the music underlying this ad is a cheap knockoff of the Succession soundtrack, which does feel as though they’re inviting this sort of analysis. And who am I to refuse the call?
If you’ve not watched the ad, go do so. If you refuse, for whatever reason: the premise is that the drivers overhear engineers discussing a product that promises to be “self-driving, self-protecting, self-optimising, and self-healing” and become paranoid that they are being replaced with self-driving technology.
The first thing that strikes me about this ad is, right off the bat, Kimi is both the one who first realises the potential threat to both of their careers, and takes the active role in starting the conversation (via text message) with George. This doesn’t, upon first examination, seem terribly significant in and of itself; George is physically present in the room where the discussion about the technology is happening, while Kimi is listening in from another location. However, the framing is interesting.
Kimi, the first driver we see, is the focal point of all shots he’s in. He’s framed like a protagonist.
George, appearing after him, is portrayed among the gaggle of engineers, appearing as merely one cog in the Mercedes machine.
Now, it would be a massive stretch to try and glean anything substantial from these observations, as they’re all fairly unremarkable in and of themselves, easily handwaved as circumstantial; but they do become more interesting when taken alongside the rest of the video.
The initial text message exchange between the drivers is as follows:
You hear that? 🫠
I did…I’ll check it out 🫡
Mate…they’re all-in 💀💀
In the conclusion of the “first act” of the ad, Kimi is shown receiving George’s text.
Once again, his framing comes across as that of a central character, as does the fact that the segment both starts and ends with solo shots of him.
As for the next segment?
Kimi again! We jump immediately from Kimi, alone and contemplating George’s observations as they are conveyed via text, to Kimi physically training, distracted by the prospect of being replaced by self-driving tech.
We then cut to a stone-faced Kimi, standing before menagerie of microphones in a press gaggle, before he turns and storms out of frame.
And third, we get this silly shot of a behelmeted Kimi, desultorily twirling pasta in the Merc cafeteria.
Then, the focus turns to George:
We see him lowering his face down onto what I'm fairly certain is a massage chair (though one anon insists it's a sex chair, which is entirely possible and only strengthens my case), before the camera cuts back to Kimi, investigating (in Italian), what some of the unfamiliar terms used to describe the foreboding tech actually mean.
We then flash back to George, at home (or possibly in a hotel room), dozing in bed as text messages from Kimi pile up.
George?
George.
GEORGE!
What about US? 😭😭😭
George doesn't say anything, or even text Kimi back; he just kinda shakes his head and meeps eyelashingly.
Now, you might be saying: "Gosh, 'What about US?' sure does sound awfully mercesty." And to that I say, true, but that's tangential to the main course.
What I find especially interesting about this segment is the contrast, specifically along the active/passive axis.
Despite Kimi's worry and neediness, he's still framed as a far more commanding and dynamic presence; he's training, he's representing the team to the press, he's there in the workplace eating among his colleges. As the end of the video will reveal, both drivers have been wallowing in paranoia, but Kimi is the only one shown taking the initiative to learn more about the technology.
George's framing, by contrast, is wholly passive; he sits in a chair waiting to receive a massage, he doses in bed while receiving text messages. He is no less concerned than Kimi, but seems unwilling or perhaps unable to bring himself to push back against what he fears may be his fate.
Now, you're probably thinking that what I'm describing sounds terribly un-Georgish. And I agree! But this isn't the Merc drivers as their authentic selves; this is the Merc drivers as the team wants their public personas to appear. So what, then, does that say about how they'd like to portray Kimi, versus how they'd prefer to portray George? I'll let you chew on that.
Finally, please take note of the cock shame/cock confidence poses in the final scene. I think that speaks for itself.
Oh, and a postscript: there's a little scene at the end wherein George laments that he wishes they (the drivers) were self-healing, like the technology allegedly is. Kimi, with a shit-eating grin, reminds George that he, unlike pushing-thirties George, still is young enough for that to basically be the truth.
This is the last shot of the video, by the way. It begins and ends on Kimi.
Because of course, beyond all else, we must be sure to remind George that he's no longer Daddy's favorite teenager whenever possible. Birthday video analysis throwback, anyone?
drop the merc ad analysis pretty pretty please? 🥺🙏
Ask and ye shall receive, anon.
Disclaimer: I am analyzing this strictly through an RPF lens. If I imply any kind of agenda by the team to portray the drivers a certain way, I am saying that as a writer of fanfic! Nothing about this is serious. Quite literally an exercise in absurdity.
I feel it is imperative to immediately acknowledge that the music underlying this ad is a cheap knockoff of the Succession soundtrack, which does feel as though they’re inviting this sort of analysis. And who am I to refuse the call?
If you’ve not watched the ad, go do so. If you refuse, for whatever reason: the premise is that the drivers overhear engineers discussing a product that promises to be “self-driving, self-protecting, self-optimising, and self-healing” and become paranoid that they are being replaced with self-driving technology.
The first thing that strikes me about this ad is, right off the bat, Kimi is both the one who first realises the potential threat to both of their careers, and takes the active role in starting the conversation (via text message) with George. This doesn’t, upon first examination, seem terribly significant in and of itself; George is physically present in the room where the discussion about the technology is happening, while Kimi is listening in from another location. However, the framing is interesting.
Kimi, the first driver we see, is the focal point of all shots he’s in. He’s framed like a protagonist.
George, appearing after him, is portrayed among the gaggle of engineers, appearing as merely one cog in the Mercedes machine.
Now, it would be a massive stretch to try and glean anything substantial from these observations, as they’re all fairly unremarkable in and of themselves, easily handwaved as circumstantial; but they do become more interesting when taken alongside the rest of the video.
The initial text message exchange between the drivers is as follows:
You hear that? 🫠
I did…I’ll check it out 🫡
Mate…they’re all-in 💀💀
In the conclusion of the “first act” of the ad, Kimi is shown receiving George’s text.
Once again, his framing comes across as that of a central character, as does the fact that the segment both starts and ends with solo shots of him.
As for the next segment?
Kimi again! We jump immediately from Kimi, alone and contemplating George’s observations as they are conveyed via text, to Kimi physically training, distracted by the prospect of being replaced by self-driving tech.
We then cut to a stone-faced Kimi, standing before menagerie of microphones in a press gaggle, before he turns and storms out of frame.
And third, we get this silly shot of a behelmeted Kimi, desultorily twirling pasta in the Merc cafeteria.
Then, the focus turns to George:
We see him lowering his face down onto what I'm fairly certain is a massage chair (though one anon insists it's a sex chair, which is entirely possible and only strengthens my case), before the camera cuts back to Kimi, investigating (in Italian), what some of the unfamiliar terms used to describe the foreboding tech actually mean.
We then flash back to George, at home (or possibly in a hotel room), dozing in bed as text messages from Kimi pile up.
George?
George.
GEORGE!
What about US? 😭😭😭
George doesn't say anything, or even text Kimi back; he just kinda shakes his head and meeps eyelashingly.
Now, you might be saying: "Gosh, 'What about US?' sure does sound awfully mercesty." And to that I say, true, but that's tangential to the main course.
What I find especially interesting about this segment is the contrast, specifically along the active/passive axis.
Despite Kimi's worry and neediness, he's still framed as a far more commanding and dynamic presence; he's training, he's representing the team to the press, he's there in the workplace eating among his colleges. As the end of the video will reveal, both drivers have been wallowing in paranoia, but Kimi is the only one shown taking the initiative to learn more about the technology.
George's framing, by contrast, is wholly passive; he sits in a chair waiting to receive a massage, he doses in bed while receiving text messages. He is no less concerned than Kimi, but seems unwilling or perhaps unable to bring himself to push back against what he fears may be his fate.
Now, you're probably thinking that what I'm describing sounds terribly un-Georgish. And I agree! But this isn't the Merc drivers as their authentic selves; this is the Merc drivers as the team wants their public personas to appear. So what, then, does that say about how they'd like to portray Kimi, versus how they'd prefer to portray George? I'll let you chew on that.
Finally, please take note of the cock shame/cock confidence poses in the final scene. I think that speaks for itself.
Oh, and a postscript: there's a little scene at the end wherein George laments that he wishes they (the drivers) were self-healing, like the technology allegedly is. Kimi, with a shit-eating grin, reminds George that he, unlike pushing-thirties George, still is young enough for that to basically be the truth.
This is the last shot of the video, by the way. It begins and ends on Kimi.
Because of course, beyond all else, we must be sure to remind George that he's no longer Daddy's favorite teenager whenever possible. Birthday video analysis throwback, anyone?
OKAY... I see it... but my next question is, if that's the case, will somebody please prop his ass up a little higher?? that does not look like a comfy angle to work with
