Latifi confirms F1 number choice ahead of debut season
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Nicholas Latifi has confirmed his permanent number selection ahead of his debut season in Formula 1, choosing #6.Latifi will make his F1 debut this season with Williams after finishing second in last year’s Formula 2 championship, partnering George Russell at the British team.The Canadian is the only rookie on the grid for 2020, making him the only driver without an existing permanent number choice.Latifi confirmed in a short announcement video on social media that he would be using #6 for his permanent number in F1.Want to know what number @NicholasLatifi will be using in F1?Of course you do! We’ll let our Canadian rookie explain his choice csaJB6177R— ROKiT WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) January 20, 2020“I decided to choose number six,” Latifi said.“The reason I chose this is because I am from Toronto, and Toronto is known as ‘The Six’, basically because if you’re from there, your area code for your phone number is either 416, or 647.“It’s a bit silly, but that kind of stuck, so I decided to choose that.”#6 was last used in F1 by Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg during his world championship-winning team, having carried the number since permanent choices were introduced for the 2014 season.Other drivers to have raced with #6 in the past include Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim Clark and Kimi Raikkonen.Latifi will make his F1 debut at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on March 15 following two three-day winter tests in Barcelona through February, where running will be split between him and Russell in the FW43 car.
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