New for the 2014 Formula One season will be that every driver will have his own number on his car. This number will stay with the driver through his entire Formula One career (with the exception that the Wordl Champion will be using number 1).
I was already confused when I saw Alonso’s F14-T with the number 14 on it. According to the previous regulations, he should have had number 5 or 6.
14 – Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
The drivers entry list, with car number for the 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship is as follows:
Each driver was invited by the FIA to state his preferred race number, with the driver who finished higher in the 2013 standings being favoured if the same number was requested more than once.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel chose number 5, but as reigning world champion has taken up his option to run with number 1 this season. Meanwhile, number 13 – not normally used due to its association with poor luck – has been chosen by Lotus’s Pastor Maldonado.
The FIA entry list in full:
1* – Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull
3 – Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull
44 – Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
6 – Nico Rosberg, Mercedes
14 – Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
7 – Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
8 – Romain Grosjean, Lotus
13 – Pastor Maldonado, Lotus
22 – Jenson Button, McLaren
20 – Kevin Magnussen, McLaren
27 – Nico Hulkenberg, Force India
11 – Sergio Perez, Force India
99 – Adrian Sutil, Sauber
21 – Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber
36 – Giedo van der Garde, Sauber
25 – Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso
26 – Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso
38 – Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso
19 – Felipe Massa, Williams
77 – Valtteri Bottas, Williams
17 – Jules Bianchi, Marussia
4 – Max Chilton, Marussia
9 – Marcus Ericsson, Caterham
10 – Kamui Kobayashi, Caterham
46 – Robin Frijns, Caterham
*For the duration of his F1 career, Vettel chose number 5.
Sebastian Vettel selected number 5 because, as he said, it has been an important number througout his career. He had number 5 when he won in 2001 the Junior Kart Europe-Championship and when he was crowned Worldchampion Formula One for the first time in 2010.
The coming year, Vettel is aiming for a 5th title in Formula One…
44 – Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton has selected number 44 because this was the number he had during the beginngin of his career, driving karts.
6 – Nico Rosberg, Mercedes
Nico Rosberg is using number 6 because this is the number his father, Keke Rosberg had while winning his Formula One championship with Williams.
7 – Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen picked number 7 because he had the number last year as well, finishing a surprising fifth place in the drivers’ championship.
22 – Jenson Button, McLaren
Jenson Button is using number 22 because this is the same number he had in 2009, winning the Formula One championship with Brawn GP.
20 – Kevin Magnussen, McLaren
Kevin Magnussen selected number 20 because he had this number last year, winning the Formula Renault 3.5 title in 2013.
99 – Adrian Sutil, Sauber
19 – Felipe Massa, Williams
77 – Valtteri Bottas, Williams
3 – Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull
Daniel Ricciardo selected number 3, because one of his idols had this number througout his career, NASCAR-Legend Dale Earnhardt.
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