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Who’s choosing what? – driver numbers 2014

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  • #134049
    Bradley Downton
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    Basically I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread going so we could keep a list of which drivers plan on choosing which numbers they want for the forthcoming season.

    If you hear any rumours, stick them in here. I’ll start off (also try to cite your sources, makes it more reliable):
    Nico Rosberg: 6, 5, 9 (autosport)
    Sergio Perez: 11 (autosport)
    Jean-Eric Vergne: 25, 21, 27 (F1 Fanatic Tweet)

    #247154
    Bullfrog
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    Good luck getting 27, JEV!
    Since test & Friday practice drivers get their own number too, it’s worth mentioning these guys who we’ll probably see in a Red Bull or Toro Rosso at some point.

    Antonio Felix da Costa: 13 (Twitter)
    Carlos Sainz: 19, 5 (Twitter)

    #247155
    matt90
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    Sorry to be pedantic, but the title should say ‘Who’s’ rather than ‘Whose’.

    #247156
    Meander
    Participant

    Perez choosing 11 is hilarious, considering that is where he has finished most of the time.

    #247157

    Massa wants 19:

    https://twitter.com/Felipe1Massa/status/411415075556425728

    @Meander Indeed – it was his championship finishing position last year.

    #247158
    tomccoll
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    Interesting bias towards odd numbers so far.

    Perhaps an even number has in recent times inferred secondary status within a team.

    #247159
    Aish Heydrich
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    Kimi will go for 7.
    or 69.

    #247160
    Bullfrog
    Participant

    I think Massa would have got 19 anyway under the old system… Is his brother number 19 too? (dudumassa19)

    #247161
    disjunto
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    Bottas mentioned 77 when driver numbers were first mentioned

    #247162
    Meander
    Participant

    @tomccoll Yes, that’s an interesting tendency developing there. It could well be because of the nr. 1 driver “feeling”, plus the fact that maybe historical drivers sported an uneven number for that reason.

    Or maybe there is the psychological factor of uneven being slightly unbalanced, sharper, edgier, faster?
    But who knows, maybe things will even out in the end (no pun intended).

    #247163
    Fer no.65
    Participant

    I’m sure someone will get #46 tho, so that’ll break the odds.

    Bo77as doesn’t look too bad, actually!

    #247164
    mnmracer
    Participant

    Vettel should get either 8 or 92, just to make his mission statement clear.

    #247165

    Here’s Perez talking about why he wants 11:

    #247166
    Prisoner Monkeys
    Participant

    @meander – I think you are reading waaaaay too much into things there.

    #247167
    Meander
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    @prisoner-monkeys Maybe. I’m not saying they are doing this on purpose. I’m just musing about what could be behind 90% of confirmed requested numbers being uneven. There’s always something behind anybody’s choosing behaviour, be it about numbers or the preferred colour of a car.

    Anyway, as I said, in the end it might be back to 50/50, and it’s not important, just mildly interesting.

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