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- 21st January 2020, 4:59 at 4:59 am #420588BleuParticipant
With Anthoine Hubert’s number taken out of circulation I say this moment would have been good to introduce them to F2. The end of previous year was exception but generally team-mates use consecutive numbers and at that moment #18 has also been taken out since previous team uses 16 and 17 which would mean next two available numbers are 18 and 20.
We could see some drivers building story on their numbers on their road to the higher class. In bike racing, Marc Marquez was #93 already in when he won 125cc and Moto2 titles.
The following differences to F1 should be applied though.
– The number is locked only until the first race of the next season
– If the championship is decided before the final race, the champion may swap to #1 immediately28th September 2015, 20:11 at 8:11 pm #306275BleuParticipantI prefer moves which are done in the places where there is not much overtaking, so I choose Grosjean on Ericsson into Degner.
23rd August 2014, 20:11 at 8:11 pm #271694BleuParticipantFor me it seems that mid-season drivers didn’t get a chance to select numbers. 3rd drivers, including those who have driven in Friday sessions and those who have done only pre- or mid-season testing have logic in their numbers. Susie Wolff mentioned that 41 wasn’t her selection – if she had been allowed to choose her selection would have been 24.
Anyway, looks like each team was given two extra numbers. Those numbers are successive and in the order of WCC last year:
Red Bull has 15 and 16 (15 used by Buemi in testing)
Mercedes has 23 and 24 (not used)
Ferrari has 28 and 29 (28 used by de la Rosa in testing)
Lotus has 30 and 31 (30 has been used in testing)
McLaren has 32 and 33 (32 used by Vandoorne in testing)
Force India has 34 and 35 (34 used by Juncadella)
Sauber has 36 and 37 (36 used by van der Garde)
Toro Rosso has 38 and 39 (not used, thinking that Verstappen will have 38 then)
Williams has 40 and 41 (40 used by Nasr, 41 by Wolff)
Marussia has 42 and 43 (42 used by Rossi)
Caterham has 45 and 46 (45 used by Rossi and Lotterer, 46 by Frijns)For next year it is interesting if there are mid-season changes. Especially if driver who started this season as regular driver is replacement. Like Vergne joining Lotus as a test driver and then replacing Maldonado who gets suspended.
I think the numbers should stay for one year and beginning of the year after. So new drivers for 2015 and 2016 would not be able to select numbers used by this year’s drivers. Unless one of them actually announces retirement from F1, then the number is free.
Like if the current system had been in place last year, Webber’s number would be free while di Resta’s number would be still reserved for him.
12th March 2014, 8:08 at 8:08 am #251644BleuParticipantApparently drivers on Melbourne Thursday press conference are Vettel, Ricciardo, Hamilton, Alonso, Magnussen and Massa.
25th June 2013, 0:53 at 12:53 am #225572BleuParticipantAbout American open-wheelers.
I think it would need someone under 25 to be a real championship contender. Current under-25s (Rahal, de Silvestro, Vautier, Newgarden) don’t fit that category. If Munoz becomes regular next year and will be contender soon he might be one.
6th June 2013, 8:14 at 8:14 am #230602BleuParticipantThursday:
Charles and Giedo: With Romain Grosjean getting 10-place penalty, he may well be demoted behind you in the starting grid. In general, how do you look on defensive battle against drivers in faster cars?
Friday: (I want to stay away from tyregate, but ask about tyres a different question)
Monisha, last year it was said that Sauber is one of the best with tyres. In Monaco, Nico struggled towards the end of the race. Was the reason that he didn’t save tyres enough or is this year’s car different compared to last year?29th May 2013, 16:54 at 4:54 pm #230590BleuParticipantThat would be good. But looking through the drivers so far involved, only two of them have been only once: Chilton and Maldonado. “Good” thing that they collided with each other, though I may see that Chilton has to wait until Britain.
22nd May 2013, 21:33 at 9:33 pm #230588BleuParticipantWith drivers’ session gone it doesn’t make sense to “ask” anything.
But for Alain Prost, this:
As a driver, Monaco GP is always special. Has it been special after your driving career, whether you have been just a spectator, team owner or in your current role as an advisor?
22nd May 2013, 9:13 at 9:13 am #230581BleuParticipantWho are the Monaco GP participants?
9th May 2013, 9:45 at 9:45 am #236432BleuParticipantIt’s always difficult to compare drivers who competed full career and those who had a career cut short.
Of those single GP winners, I think the following had an early end to their careers: Kubica, Nannini, Nilsson, Pace, Cevert, Scarfiotti, Bandini, Musso.Talking about full careers I rate Alesi the best.
8th May 2013, 18:05 at 6:05 pm #230579BleuParticipantAs I would be one on the floor, I would ask just one question in each, although this time one directed towards two members.
First, on drivers’ PC.
Sergio, Lewis Hamilton talked about being controlled too much while being at McLaren. Do you feel the difference between working in McLaren and Sauber?Then, in the team staff PC:
Mark and Dave, how do you feel about the situation where the difference between your teams seem to be decided much by the bad luck happening to other teams rather than the pace of your teams?21st April 2013, 18:15 at 6:15 pm #232382BleuParticipantBest Driver: di Resta
Worst Driver: Gutierrez
Best Team: Lotus
Worst Team: Ferrari
Best Overtake: Perez on Alonso
Best Funny-moment: Not really anything remarkable
Most Surprising Result: Grosjean finding speed again
Least Surprising Result: Vettel winning
Special Mention to: Red Bull for sending woman to take constructors’ trophy.
Race Rating: 9/1018th April 2013, 12:46 at 12:46 pm #232051BleuParticipantIMO, Coulthard and Brundle have shown that former drivers who have worked for media can do the interviews much better than others.
In Finland we have nowadays Mika Salo in our crew, so he could be good chance to do it at some race. However in Bahrain he’s working in the stewards’ panel.
18th April 2013, 7:01 at 7:01 am #230572BleuParticipantCharles:
Having driven for Marussia last year and Caterham this year, how much the teams have difference in their working ambitions while trying to get higher on the timesheets?Martin:
McLaren has had several bad starts to the season, such as in 2004 or 2009. In both those years the team was able to win in the latter parts of the season. Are those experiences helpful in the current situation of the team?15th April 2013, 17:19 at 5:19 pm #231985BleuParticipantThe teams will improve their tyre usage towards the end of the season and I think we will the amount of pit stop decreasing towards the end of the season, just like it has happened in past two years.
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