ROKiT Williams Racing recruit Nicholas Latifi will race in his maiden season of F1 with #6, the number previously used by 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg. Since 2014, Grand Prix drivers have been allowed to choose their personal race number for the entire duration of their career in F1. But when a driver retires, their specific number is discarded for two years, after which it can be re-allocated to another participant. Rookie Latifi looking forward to 'going up against' Russell Drivers obviously choose their number for a variety of personal reasons. Lewis Hamilton's trademark #44 goes all the way back to his early karting days, while Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas selected #77 for its...
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