Different from before, in this season of the F1 racers were allowed to choose a number that they wear so on. There are various stories behind the election.
Over the past 18 years, the numbers attached at a F1 team is determined by their position in the constructors' championship the previous season.
Along with the arrival of a number of changes this season, the riders are now welcome to choose the number of each.
Here's a summary of the numbers attached to each rider, plus the meaning behind it, as reported by the official F1 website.
1. Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel - 1 (and 5)
As the defending champion Vettel has the option to continue using the number one in his car. So that's the number that will be used now champions the last four seasons.
However, if you later lose his title Vettel has chosen to use the number five next season. The numbers he had used in the Red Bull in 2010 - when he won his first world title - and in 2001 while racing in karting arena.
Daniel Ricciardo - 3
Number three is not an unfamiliar figure for Ricciardo. Rider who replaced Mark Webber was using it as a number in action on the track during karting as well as sentimental elements.
"It was my first number in karting and I'm also a fan of (the late NASCAR driver) Dale Earnhardt," said Ricciardo a time.
2. Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton - 44
Like most F1 driver, Hamilton started his career from karting track, and from which he plucks the number 44 that he used in the United Kingdom karting championship in 1995.
Nico Rosberg - 6
Through his Twitter account, Rosberg uncover the reasons why he chose that number to accompany his career in F1. He called the number it be lucky number and also the father of his future wife. "It should be auspicious for me too,"
For the record Keke Rosberg, his father, appears to be the 1982 F1 world champion carries the number six in the car.
3. Ferrari
Fernando Alonso - 14
Like some of the other riders, Alonso turned to day-time period karting action on the track as the inspiration behind the selection of the number.
"It always gives good luck, since July 14, 1996 when, at age 14, I won the world championship karting with the number 14. Let's see if it will give me luck again," he said one day.
Kimi Raikkonen - 7
Raikkonen finished number seven selection while finishing in the top five riders standings and he chose to continue using the number. He also has put the number into the helmet design.
Number seven was also considered by Jules Bianchi of Marussia. However, Raikkonen could have a priority for better results last season.
4. Lotus
Romain Grosjean - 8Such as Raikkonen , a former teammate at Lotus , Grosjean still use numbers attached to them last season . Besides it being his best season so far, the number eight also turned out to be present in a number of special things in life ."My wife was born on December 8 , we started dating in 2008 , and my
son is in the 8th wonder of the world , " Grosjean wrote on his Facebook
page .Pastor Maldonado - 13In
some parts of the world number 13 was labeled as an unlucky number (
although in other parts of the world just the opposite ) . In general, this figure was inevitable in the world of F1 .Prior
to this there was only one rider noted that using the number 13 , the
Mexican driver Moises Solana in the 1963 race cage . At that time he was in 11th position in qualifying and finished last
classified ( also at position 11 ) after his car damaged with eight laps
the rest .Even so Maldonado unmoved by choice because it says that the number 13 has a long history in the sport of Venezuela .
5. McLaren
Jenson Button - 22
Figure 22 has special memories for Button. He appeared with the numbers listed in his Brawn car in 2009, to become F1 world champion. Interestingly, the number 22 also accompanies the success of Lewis Hamilton become F1 world champion 2008 in the cockpit behind the McLaren.
Kevin Magnussen - 20
As a debutant, Magnussen chose to use the number 20 as the number of that he won the Formula Renault 3.5 in 2013 ago.
6. Force India
Nico Hulkenberg - 27
Number 27 is actually loaded with history in the world of F1 drivers have never used a wide legendary Gilles Villeneuve, Jean Alesi, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Alan Jones, and Nigel Mansell. According Hulkenberg it is, "a number that is cool."
Sergio Perez - 11
Like some of the other riders, Perez chose to spend his career in F1 with a number that follows the early career in racing.
"I always use traditional number 11 in karting and mailing address elektronikku actually has an element number 11 on it," Perez said recently.
7. Sauber
Adrian Sutil - 99
In the selection of numbers, the riders are welcome starting point to a number of two and 99. No one chose number two, but Sutil won the last digit.
Figures 99 already has appeared in the world before the race, such as in the event at the 1951 Indianapolis 500 winner Lee Wallard car.
However, as the events that are outside the realm of the F1 Sutil will be the first rider in the arena of 'Jet Land' were used.
Esteban Gutierrez - 21
Gutierrez seemed reluctant long-winded in explaining the reason for choosing the number 21. "21 - lucky numbers," his tweet at a time.
Coincidentally 21 is also the age when he Gutierrez began to plunge into the world of F1 racing.
8. Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne - 25
Vergne was born on April 25, 23 years ago. Figures 25 also he used the beginning of his career in karting track. Two things that seem to be the basis of his choice.
Daniil Kvyat - 26
Kvyat, one F1 rookie in 2014, was born on a different date one day with Vergne - April 26. Then so be it choosing the number, making Toro Rosso became one of the team that maintains the successive numbers for riders.
"I was also featured in my first karting event in Russia with that number., But not a lot of history behind it and I was determined to produce something with that number by the time I started a career in F1,
9. Williams
Felipe Massa - 19
Massa had the opportunity to F1 after he performed okay in Euro Formula 3000 in 2001. At that time he used the number 19.
Coupled with the fact that Massa also use the number 19 in his career in karting, then it's not a surprise if he is now back using the number.
Valtteri Bottas - 77
Bottas decision choosing the number 77 was not separated from the element of creativity. Before round pick numbers that he had already raised the idea on Twitter with the hashtag installing 'BO77AS'.
10. Marussia
Jules Bianchi - 17
Among other colleagues, Bianchi may be the most unfortunate in the selection of numbers. His first three options, namely 7, 27, and 77, had already taken another rider who had a position better than him last season. So he must be satisfied with the number 17.
Max Chilton - 4
As is done Bottas, Chilton make a selection while playing around with his name. It was decided the number 4, of that Chilton could write his name by M4X.
11. Caterham
Kamui Kobayashi - 10
After being sidelined annuals, Kobayashi returned to the F1 world this season with a number of accompanying diving debut, enough to steal the attention, in the world of F1 and - number 10.
Marcus Ericsson - 9
Ericsson, the third rookie in F1 in 2014, seems to have no reason too complicated with his choice: he just likes the number nine.
With the Ericsson choice then so be Caterham become the second team, in addition to Toro Rosso, which reinforced rider with two consecutive numbers
Title : Meaning Behind the Numbers 2014 F1 racer Options
Description : Different from before , in this season of the F1 racers were allowed to choose a number that they wear so on . There are variou...