Comments on: The Numbers Game

By: Rhodri

Rhodri — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:41:55 +0000

Prost won the title in 93 with the number 2 car, with team mate Hill using zero due to Mansell leaving to race in the U.S.

By: James Bain

James Bain — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 10:02:06 +0000

I know!!!!! Alain Prost in ’93. Mansell was in Indycar so Williams used 0 for Hill and 2 for Prost.

P.S. Cant wait for the first car launch your site has become part of my ritual for every livery season in the last few years.

By: OllieJ

OllieJ — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:17:34 +0000

I already looked so can’t have a go! Won’t spoil it for anyone else. I was quite annoyed at myself that I couldn’t work out the other driver to win with 27 without looking.
What really surprised me was that no numbers have only won the championship once. I suppose it makes sense when you think about it with all the number swapping and how the top three teams usually win.
This means 4 is the lowest number that’s never won a title, though it’s been on the cars of a few championship contenders (Irvine 99, R Schumacher 03, Kubica 08, Hamilton 12).

By: Seb Patrick

Seb Patrick — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:50:50 +0000

Heh – I compiled the list a short while ago for a project I was planning to do but haven’t got around to. It’s a quite interesting list up until the point where Schumacher and Vettel ruin it for everyone with all their back-to-backs…

(for example, without looking – who’s the only driver ever to win the title with #2?)

By: OllieJ

OllieJ — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:47:55 +0000

Nice summary, good to see the site warming up again ready for the car launch season.
Needless to say, I’ve been hooked in by this whole driver numbers process. They were supposed to be announced today but no sign yet. At least now I can spend some time looking up who won the championships will those numbers you mentioned!