How I got hired by Sir Lewis Hamilton for his race team –George, Race Car Reinventor (2:09 mins)

"I love mechanical engineering because it is so broad and involves so many areas." George, from Peckham studied mechanical engineering at University College London and took part in Formula Student - an engineering competition that gives you real world experience in the motorsport industry.​

Now, George is a performance engineer for Sir Lewis Hamilton’s X44 Extreme E race team. ​

Sustainability is at the heart of George’s work, which is reinventing electric racing to highlight challenges of climate change. George describes himself as a humanitarian engineer who helps shape the future.​

00:09 – Introduction​
00:16 – His inspiration; bikes in Peckham​
00: 50 – Starting his own company at 17 years old ​
00:58 – Working for Sir Lewis Hamilton's race team​
01:20 – Sustainability at the heart of George's role​
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