Overnight the FIA confirmed the entry list for the 2014 Formula 1 season, and in doing so gave us the list of numbers drivers will now use on a permanent basis.
Of note is the fact current world champion Sebastian Vettel will carry number 1 this year but has selected the number 5 to use should he ever find himself in the unfamiliar position of being a loser.
Pastor Maldonado deserves a special mention, too, for bringing the number 13 back to Formula 1. The number was first used by the Delage factory team in the mid-1920s but was dropped after two drivers were killed. From that time on the number has rarely been seen on F1 cars.
There have been just two exceptions, in 1963 by Moises Solana driving a BRM at his home grand prix in Mexico and by Divina Galica in 1976, who tried her best but failed to qualify for the British Grand Prix at the wheel of a Surtees.
We still don’t know who will be driving for Caterham this year and while Max Chilton is listed for Marussia we understand a contract has not been signed and, for now, his number has not been confirmed.
At this stage only Sebastian Vettel (1), Kimi Raikonnen (7) and Romain Grosjean (8) will use the same numbers they carried in 2013.
The current list of entries form the FIA cautiously shows an asterisk next to the Lotus and Marussia entries, labelled “subject to confirmation”. A few money-related hurdles to be overcome, by the looks. Worrying signs for Lotus, who has had something of a financial shadow hanging over it for some time now.
2014 FIA F1 World Championship – Entry List
No. | Driver | Country | Team | Power unit |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | Renault |
3 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | Renault |
44 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas | Mercedes |
6 | Nico Rosberg | GER | Mercedes AMG Petronas | Mercedes |
14 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari |
7 | Kimi Raikkonen | FIN | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari |
8 | Romain Grosjean | FRA | Lotus F1 Team | Renault |
13 | Pastor Maldonado | VEN | Lotus F1 Team | Renault |
22 | Jenson Button | GBR | McLaren Mercedes | Mercedes |
20 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | McLaren Mercedes | Mercedes |
27 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Sahara Force India | Mercedes |
11 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Sahara Force India | Mercedes |
99 | Adrian Sutil | GER | Sauber F1 Team | Ferrari |
21 | Esteban Gutierrez | MEX | Sauber F1 Team | Ferrari |
25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | FRA | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Renault |
26 | Daniil Kvyat | RUS | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Renault |
19 | Felipe Massa | BRA | Williams F1 Team | Mercedes |
77 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Williams F1 Team | Mercedes |
17 | Jules Bianchi | FRA | Marussia F1 Team | Ferrari |
4 | Max Chilton | GBR | Marussia F1 Team | Ferrari |
10 | Kamui Kobayashi | JPN | Caterham F1 Team | Renault |
9 | Marcus Ericsson | SWE | Caterham F1 Team | Renault |
*Subject to confirmation
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Numbers for Max Chilton, Kamui Kobayashi and Marcus Ericsson have been added to the table above.