{"id":45848,"date":"2025-05-03T07:48:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T07:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45848"},"modified":"2025-05-03T07:48:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T07:48:24","slug":"inside-travis-kelce-and-patrick-mahomes-special-bond-with-two-f1-stars-ahead-of-miami-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45848","title":{"rendered":"Inside Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes&#8217; &#8216;special&#8217; bond with two F1 stars ahead of Miami GP.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">With American ownership in Formula One more popular than ever, two Alpine drivers opened up about two US sports stars that bought stakes in their racing team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Kansas<\/span>\u00a0City Chiefs stars\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Patrick Mahomes<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Travis Kelce<\/span>\u00a0bought into the French racing outfit in late 2023 and have been spotted at grands prix throughout the F1 calendar ever since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As such, drivers\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Pierre Gasly<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Jack Doohan<\/span>\u00a0have seen plenty of the two NFL icons and have bonded with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking to\u00a0Page Six, Doohan and Gasly both sang the praises of the former\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Super Bowl<\/span>\u00a0champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Doohan told the outlet that the pair were &#8216;special, humble guys [and] down to earth.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;They&#8217;re also dedicated to their sport and their bodies and working towards their goals, so it&#8217;s great to see that reciprocated and, for us, to be able to chat about our differences in sport,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bf9b787d72cd5e26\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/02\/19\/97970375-14673157-image-a-50_1746210491298.jpg\" alt=\"Pierre Gasly (L) and Jack Doohan (R) opened up about bonding with two Alpine part-owners\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Pierre Gasly (L) and Jack Doohan (R) opened up about bonding with two Alpine part-owners<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8c81b2141364ecc8\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/02\/19\/97970439-14673157-image-m-60_1746210588991.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes (L) and Travis Kelce (R) bought stakes in 2023\" width=\"634\" height=\"706\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes (L) and Travis Kelce (R) bought stakes in 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Doohan also spoke to the NFLers about the differences in their schedules and &#8216;where they spend their time away&#8217; from competing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It&#8217;s just good to pick the brains of the differences \u2014 and the time differences \u2014 of how much time we&#8217;re, let&#8217;s say, working and not working,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Doohan concluded, &#8216;It&#8217;s great to have these huge and well-respected names on board.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Gasly had a slightly different first impression of the Chiefs tight end Kelce, saying that he was a &#8216;character&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Frenchman added that both Kelce and Mahomes opened up about their work-life balance and how important their loved ones back home were to keep them grounded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Kelce was seen enjoying himself at last year&#8217;s Miami Grand Prix &#8211; partying it up around the Hard Rock Stadium. He&#8217;s expected to return at some point during the festivities this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Doohan told Page Six that he isn&#8217;t distracted by Kelce, Mahomes, or any of the dozens of other celebrities that are expected to show up to Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;To be honest, I&#8217;m here to do a job,&#8217; the Australian pro driver told us. &#8216;I&#8217;m here to race my car, to try to perform and, for me, as cool [as] it is, the rest for me is irrelevant.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e22933a6fb55788a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/02\/19\/97970371-14673157-image-a-58_1746210521277.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Kelce at the 2024 Miami GP\" width=\"306\" height=\"425\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-25cc387d2d955d99\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/02\/19\/97970373-14673157-image-m-57_1746210517283.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes at the 2024 Miami GP\" width=\"306\" height=\"425\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Both Kelce and Mahomes were spotted at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix with Alpine<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e744e47d883577d7\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/05\/02\/19\/97970391-14673157-image-a-59_1746210557975.jpg\" alt=\"Doohan says celebrity won't distract him while Gasly hopes for an appearance by Taylor Swift\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Doohan says celebrity won&#8217;t distract him while Gasly hopes for an appearance by Taylor Swift<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He concluded, &#8216;I am here to do a job with the team. 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