Formula One drivers from 2014 onward will have the opportunity to choose their own car numbers.
The FIA have confirmed that drivers will be allowed to choose any number between #2 and #99 to represent them, with the #1 reserved for the world champion.
A strategy group met ahead of a meeting at the World Motorsport Council last week, before the FIA implemented that new rule.
Having a system where the drivers can choose their own number makes the digit synonymous with the driver and does not change every year.
Currently the driver’s numbers are based on where their team finished in the constructor’s championship in the proceeding year.
In 2013 for example, Ferrari bared #3 and #4 on their cars for finishing second in the 2012 constructor’s standings.
This system is similar to that which is used in MotoGP. In the MotoGP everyone knows whenever they see the #46 that it is none other than Valentino Rossi, or that #27 is associated with Casey Stoner.
Roarers, what are your thoughts on having permanent numbers for drivers in F1?
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