George Russell on Perfectionism, Mindset, And The Car He Didn't Fit In | Significant Figures

@MercedesAMGF1 driver George Russell has spent his career being handed moments before anyone expected him to be ready. A front-row start in a car that usually starts towards the back of the grid. A phone call on a Tuesday that put him in a Mercedes by the weekend. Grand Prix wins and a seat alongside the driver whose autograph he queued for as a nine-year-old. He will still tell you he has completed nothing yet. So what keeps a driver climbing when he is already near the top? In the second episode of Significant Figures, George sits down with Jason Bell and Ariana Bravo to revisit the moments behind the numbers that have shaped his life so far. There is 63, the racing number that was never really his. The 0.026 seconds that stood between him and pole position at his first race for Mercedes, in a car he could not physically fit inside. The 1.5 kilograms that took a Grand Prix victory away from him at Spa. The 0.04 that measures how closely he ran Lewis Hamilton across a full season. And then his "Bring It" Number: the number George brings to the table himself, a single lap in the wet that he calls the greatest performance of his career. Because the numbers are only the beginning. The real story is what happened in the moments behind them. Significant Figures is a new series about the people behind the public achievements - the pressure, relationships, turning points, and beliefs that shape their lives and careers. 🔔 Subscribe to watch Episode 3 and follow the series as more Significant Figures reveal the stories behind their numbers. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - What’s To Come 01:08 - 63 - The Family Number 16:08 - 0.026 - The Mercedes Debut 28:05 - 1.5kg - The Win Taken Back 39:13 - 0.04 - Head To Head With Hamilton 49:19 - The Bring It Number 57:28 - Debrief Follow us on social: LinkedIn: https://sap.to/6052B1Ea0q Instagram: https://sap.to/6053B1Ea0S Facebook: https://sap.to/6054B1Ea0s Threads: https://sap.to/6055B1Ea0t About SAP: As a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP stands at the nexus of business and technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. For more information, visit: https://sap.to/6056B1Ea0Q