Australian social media content creators ‘Shepmates’ have been widely criticised for invading the privacy of a star F1 driver in a now-deleted video at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.
On Saturday, Shepmates posted a video to their TikTok account captioned “POV: When you meet George Russell at the urinals”.
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The clip shows one of the Shepmates duo, twins Archie and Miles Shepherd, standing next to Mercedes driver George Russell in what appears to be a toilet block at Melbourne’s Albert Park.
“So I just took a piss next to George Russell,” he says later in the video.
“I know what you’re thinking, ‘How big is it?’
“That stays between me and George. There’s confidentiality in the men’s urinal.
“What I can say is he looks really relaxed. Confident stream, we were there for a while so he’s obviously really hydrated and prepared for the race. He really ...
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