F1: Verstappen to race with quantity 3

“I similar to it higher,” says Max Verstappen as Lando Norris now takes the coveted number one.

Previous to successful his first title the Dutchman raced with the quantity 33, with 3 utilized by his Crimson Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo.

Although the Australian has successfully retired from F1 he was allowed to retain the rights to the quantity for 2 extra seasons, however the World Motor sport Council lately waived that rule and Verstappen was eager to take benefit.

“It will not be quantity 33,” he instructed Viaplay when requested what his race quantity could be in 2026. “My favorite quantity has all the time been 3, aside from number one. We will now swap, so it will be quantity 3.

“Quantity 33 was all the time high quality, however I similar to one 3 higher than two,” he admitted. “I all the time stated it represented double luck, however I’ve already had my luck in Formulation 1.”

The principles regarding race numbers have been additional relaxed in that drivers not have to make use of the identical quantity for his or her whole (F1) profession and should change.

Drivers sporting the quantity 3 have solely twice gone on to win the title, Jacques Villeneuve in 1997 and Michael Schumacher in 2000, the 12 months by which the German received the primary of his 5 titles with Ferrari.