they apparently were very close friends but all the fan noise and criticism from all directions is straining their relationship

one of the saddest things I’ve read is the end of Jordan’s article where he says how much Austin’s friendship has meant to him but they have had to navigate it this year and he no longer knows where they stand

according to another interview when Jordan first got the seat Austin was texting him with good natured trash talk like they had done previously as TF rookies but it seems the pressure of the fans and the season has strained things

have people gone too far with online anger at Prock and expectation/criticism of Jordan to the point of affecting people’s real lives?

I hope they can silence the noise and work through this

here are both articles

Jordan‘s interview where he discusses their relationship

https://competitionplus.com/jordan-vandergriff-gets-his-second-career-nitro-fc-win-claiming-title-in-sonoma/

Austin’s interview about the online hate
https://youtu.be/IplCUVoBQus?is=rAwf2mo3-hmIBAr0