MY TIME'LL COME: RUSSELL

Mercedes driver 4th in standings but confident he will one day be an F1 champ

- Deepanraj Ganesan

Mercedes driver and UBS global brand ambassador George Russell hosting a roundtable on Oct 1 with nine of Singapore's young racing talents, together with UBS' country head Young Jin Yee. PHOTO: UBS

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In a sport where metrics matter, it comes as no surprise that George Russell has been keeping count of his total races.

"I'm coming up to my 150th race in Formula One," the Mercedes driver pointed out to The Straits Times in an interview on Oct 1 at Swiss financial services group UBS' office in Penang Road, ahead of the Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix weekend which will mark his 146th race.

While he is not in contention to become a world champion as he approaches the milestone he is fourth in the standings and a massive 112 points behind leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren with seven races remaining the Briton is prepared to bide his time as he chases the ultimate goal.

To illustrate his patience, the 27-year-old recalled an anecdote from a recent book he had read.

"I like to look at the here and now and the short-term future and I know that if I do everything right today, and everything right tomorrow, and everything right the day after, my long-term goal will be achieved," said Russell.