So- they’ve all had a chance to select their lifetime drivers numbers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/25694748

Loving this quote:

The famously unemotional Raikkonen said he picked seven because “it’s the number I already had last year and I saw no reason to change it”.

And nobody chose 69 🙄

Mansell held onto 5 even when he was world champ.

Raikkonen is awesome, some of the best quotes come from him.

I baggsied 69 for when I become an f1 driver so that is why nobody took it 😉

scotroutes – Member
And nobody chose 69

Wait till Cove bikes sponsor a team

27 and 28 should be reserved for Ferraris and they should be back where they belong – 3rd row of the grid, a few podiums and the odd win.
I used to like them back then

Mansell held onto 5 even when he was world champ.

Red one don’t forget as that’s why he wanted to keep it.

He never looked quite the same without the moustache

I tend to go for No.6, that way i can randomly shout “i am not a number, i am a free man” which amuses me 🙂

Mansell held onto 5 even when he was world champ.

[pedant]Um, no he didn’t?[/pedant]

(He was in IndyCars when he was world champ n’est-ce pas? ie. 1993?)

Mansell came back to F1 for a few odd races for Williams and (I think) McLaren a year or two after Indycar, and used red 5 IIRC

Edit: but yeah he was off in the US when he was the reigning champ

Edit 2: after a quick Google…he used red 5 in Indy car and red 2 in his guest appearances for Williams after, but not either with McLaren

wukfit – Member
I tend to go for No.6, that way i can randomly shout “i am not a number, i am a free man” which amuses me

I really want you to be riding a penny farthing when you say that. With an awning.

I find the numbers hard to spot on modern f1 cars. They used to be bold as brass on the nose and sides.

Speaking of Mansell, I briefly saw him at Le Mans a few years back and his car was sporting Red 5 there too. I say briefly, as he was only in the race for 20 minutes before he became one with the crash barriers.

I bet it was the crash barriers fault

[video]http://youtu.be/6MlsMVzrp2o[/video]

I love kimi!

And Maldonado chose 13!

I always liked the reason Nicky Hayden rides with 69. It reads the same even if the bike is upside down

27 and 28 should be reserved for Ferraris and they should be back where they belong – 3rd row of the grid, a few podiums and the odd win.
I used to like them back them

You mean like this season!?

😀

I really want you to be riding a penny farthing when you say that. With an awning.

Loving this….