Driver Numbers

[Mephistopheles]

Is Damon the only driver to win with 0 on his car then?

 

[teabagyokel]

I believe so, I also believe he and Jody Scheckter are the only ones to race with the 0.

I'm surprised no-one has yet declared for 5 - extraordinarily successful number from Piquet, Andretti and Mansell through to Hill, Vettel and Alonso...

And Bottas ought to go for an even number, because all the Finns first titles were in even numbered cars!

 

[Mephistopheles]

Anyone Know why they excluded anything above 99? Corser used to ride with 111 and Hodgson rode with 100 and if space isn't an issue on a bike then surely it can't be an issue on a car..

 

[Greenlantern101]

I wonder what the most boring number is. The one that nobody has ever won with or maybe never even had on an F1 car.

 

[Jos the Boss]

Nobody has ever won the World Championship with the number 37

 

[The Pits]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interesting_number_paradox

It seems that the smallest uninteresting number is too big.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Do they have to be whole integers or can Adrian Sutil have 13 and 3/4?

 

[teabagyokel]

I would definitely see if they would let me have pi or e, but I suspect integers only.

 

[mjo]

mmm....... pie.

(Just doing gethinceri 's job )

 

[Jos the Boss]

Golden ratio for anyone?

 

[FB]

Points for places, or have I suggested that before?

 

[teabagyokel]

FB - Not in this thread

 

[FB]

Think I got the wrong end of the stick

 

[McZiderRed]

Did you know that "the wrong end of the stick" phrase comes from the Romans? The Roman centurions used a communal toilet, where they would all be crouched in a line over a trough. Water would be flowing down the trough, flushing away the "mess". A centurion would then use of stick, with a brush at one end, to clean his arse. As these brushes were also used communally, the brush-stick would be passed to another centurion for an arse clean and then passed to another centurion...

... you just had to be careful when being passed the brush and not grasp the wrong end of the stick.

 

[Bushi]

Heard about the toilets, but not about the brush.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Also known as getting the shit end of the stick when you've been hard done by or if you are a driver and end up with your third choice number....

 

[Il_leone]

Mephistopheles
WSB
Aaron Slight - NZ rider 111
Hodgson bike no 100

In honour of Greg Moore - no one should have No 99

 

[Mephistopheles]

Yes your right of course, Troy ran number 11 didn't he, Greg Moore tragic I was watching that race he was one of my favourites in the Champ Car series...

 

[sushifiesta]

Magnussen has gone for 20, 3 or 23 apparently: http://www.bt.dk/formel-1/magnussen-afsloerer-her-er-mit-lykkenummer-i-formel-1

 

[sushifiesta]

There are rumours that Hamilton has chosen 44. I'll put it in the table even though it isn't confirmed yet.
https://twitter.com/F1Times/status/416531745543319552