F1 Numbers?

[Mark Webber]

Has or does anyone know who is getting what when it comes to car/driver numbers this year.
Ferrari will be MS 1/ RB 2 - Williams jpm 3/RS 4 and so on
But what will Mark W have ?
does anyone know.

[Red]

The numbers are attributed to cars not drivers, according to their position in WCC standings. Exception being no. 1, for the WDC and no. 2 for his teammate. The team decides how the numbers are given to it's drivers. That is, Jaguar will have 14 and 15, and most probably Webber will have 14 since he is 1 season more experienced.

[Mark Webber]

cool thanx

[Yoong Montoya]

I don't really care about car numbers anyway, and I don't see why drivers should either. Numbers don't mean ****.

I mean, Coulthard had 7 and Hakkinen had 8 when they were teammates in 1998? Coulthard wasn't the No.1 driver in the team then was he? Melbourne 1998. Nuff said.

[Kex]

I preferred the old system......Ferrari No. 27 & 28 etc...

[Jordi]

I think Ferrari tifosi around the world do care about #27, YM

[Red]

Tifosi DO care about 27. However, 1 is not bad at all.....

[Glen]

Pretty sure they scrapped switching numbers recently, did they not? Champions still get 1 & 2, everyone else continues with whatever numbers they had last year. At least I'm sure that I read that somewhere - anyone know for sure?

[Wrex]

I agree with the champion getting number 1, but I must say I miss the days when I driver 'kept' his number. The numbers were apart of the driver's character.

Glen, I think that was the plan at one stage, but scrapped because the one team (I think Sauber) was doing well that year and did'nt want to keep those numbers.

Bring back driver numbers I say

[Adam43]

Here is the entry list from Autosport.com

2003 FIA Formula 1 World Championship - entry list
Number Driver Team CONSTRUCTOR
1 Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro FERRARI
2 Rubens Barrichello Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro FERRARI
3 Juan Pablo Montoya BMW WilliamsF1 Team WILLIAMS BMW
4 Ralf Schumacher BMW WilliamsF1 Team WILLIAMS BMW
5 David Coulthard West McLaren Mercedes MCLAREN MERCEDES
6 Kimi Raikkonen West McLaren Mercedes MCLAREN MERCEDES
7 Jarno Trulli Mild Seven Renault F1 Team RENAULT
8 Fernando Alonso Mild Seven Renault F1 Team RENAULT
9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber Petronas SAUBER PETRONAS
10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber Petronas SAUBER PETRONAS
11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan Ford JORDAN FORD
12 TBA Jordan Ford JORDAN FORD
14 Mark Webber Jaguar Racing JAGUAR COSWORTH
15 Antonio Pizzonia Jaguar Racing JAGUAR COSWORTH
16 Jacques Villeneuve Lucky Strike BAR Honda BAR HONDA
17 Jenson Button Lucky Strike BAR Honda BAR HONDA
18 TBA TBA Minardi TBA MINARDI COSWORTH
19 TBA TBA Minardi TBA MINARDI COSWORTH
20 Olivier Panis Panasonic Toyota Racing TOYOTA
21 Cristiano da Matta Panasonic Toyota Racing TOYOTA

http://www.autosport.com/newsitem.asp?id=21385&s=5

[EERO]

Originally posted by Wrex
Glen, I think that was the plan at one stage, but scrapped because the one team (I think Sauber) was doing well that year and did'nt want to keep those numbers.

Exactamundo, my dear Wrexy. Sauber, having earned fourth in the WCC in 2001 were going to be damned if they'd sport 16 and 17 again. They earned 7 & 8.

[429CJ]

F1 is dull, even numbering is dull. They should give the champ #1 and all the others could choose numbers from 2 to 99.

[botsquad]

Originally posted by Yoong Montoya
Numbers don't mean ****.
Nuff said.

not quite.....numbers = $ in sports marketing..
f1 should get a clue.

[Yoong Montoya]

Could someone tell me why the number 13 is never used for numbering cars?:confused:

[Damon]

A silly superstition thing, nothing more!

[kristof14]

numbers are important, especially to the racers! look at mansell he had red 5 whenever he didn't have #1. it appears in other sports too. Valentino Rossi races with #46 despite being champion and Aaron slight has always raced under #111!