![]() The Australian combines all-out speed with impressive race craft. Drivers beware because behind Ricciardo’s laidback persona and big grin is a razor-sharp racer with a bite. The self-styled “Honey Badger” is fuzzy on the outside and feisty on the inside. Hamilton : “It is the number that my family recognise most, the number that is loyal to me and to my friends.” #5 SEBASTIAN VETTEL – ASTON MARTIN ![]() They did not know which number to choose at the time, which is why the number came from his father’s car and that number was F44. ![]() He was going to participate in his very first ‘go kart race’ with a kart that his father had rebuilt. Lewis Hamilton’s personal number is derived from the license plate of his father’s car back when he was just 8 years old. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc., 17030 Red Hill Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614, 949.417.‘Still I Rise’ – these are the words emblazoned across the back of Lewis Hamilton’s helmet and tattooed across his shoulders, and ever since annihilating expectations with one of the greatest rookie performances in F1 history in 2007, that is literally all he has done: risen to the top of the all-time pole positions list ahead of his hero Ayrton Senna, surged into first place in the wins column surpassing the inimitable Michael Schumacher, and then matched the legendary German’s seven world titles. Your use of this website constitutes acceptance of our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form without prior authorization. “I very much welcome the regulations for next year.”Īll contents copyright © 2023, Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. “We need to give young drivers the opportunity to have a little bit more stress during the race weekend, have a comparison against the other guy in the garage, work with the team,” Wolff said. Teams will be free to choose when they provide the opportunities during the season, and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the requirement to run drivers during a race weekend rather than in a test will provide an additional step in their development. “What is good is if it’s mandatory for all teams because then it is fair from the sporting perspective, so I like that.” Moving forward, we would also be supportive in order to provide even more. ![]() “In addition to the young driver testing we have post-season, because it’s just difficult nowadays to get seating time for these young guys coming out of the junior categories and therefore it’s also our responsibility to provide that seating time. “We are fully supportive of the sporting regulations which are in place next year, that we have to do mandatory two free practice sessions with young drivers during race weekends,” McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl said. In order to provide more chances for rookies to get F1 experience, every team will have to run a driver who has not raced in a grand prix. With pre-season testing limited to just two tests despite brand new cars being introduced, there is little opportunity for young drivers to gain track time aside from a traditional post-season test. All 10 Formula 1 teams will be forced to run a rookie driver on two Friday practice occasions in 2022 following a change in the sporting regulations.
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