This year, each driver has chosen his number and he will be using it for the rest of his F1 career. So the list is strangely sorted. Drivers of the same team are not necessarily in order. Nonetheless, there are 2 teams which drivers chose consecutive numbers, Caterham and Toro Rosso (and almost Red Bull). Maldonado's choice is very interesting, because he will be racing with #13 on his car. No Name NAT Team 1 Vettel GER Red Bull 3 Ricciardo AUS Red Bull 4 Chilton GBR Marussia 6 Rosberg GER Mercedes 7 Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 8 Grosjean FRA Lotus 9 Ericsson SWE Caterham 10 Kobayashi JAP Caterham 11 Perez MEX Force India 13 Maldonado VEN Lotus 14 Alonso ESP Ferrari 17 Bianchi FRA Marussia 19 Massa BRA Williams 20 Magnussen DEN McLaren 21 Gutierez MEX Sauber 22 Button GBR McLaren 25 Vergne FRA Toro Rosso 26 Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso 27 Hulkenberg GER Force India 44 Hamilton ...

When Greeks start watching F1 there are several ways to choose which team or driver they prefer. Usually the choice depends on their favorite football club. Each football club in Greece has its “favorite number”, which is usually the number of the gate that the most dedicated fans of the team prefer when going to the stadium. There are 2 major football and basketball teams in Greece, Panathinaikos (which is my favorite) and Olympiakos (which has also participated in Superleague Formula). The jerseys of Panathinaikos are green and the “favorite number” of its fans is 13, whereas the players of Olympiakos wear red and the “favorite number” is 7. Because of the colors, most fans of Olympiakos support Ferrari in Formula 1, while the green fans usually prefer McLaren. But there are many exceptions, for example, some fans of Olympiakos are in favor of McLaren because the British team used to have red and white livery during the 80’s and early 90’s (just like their favorite football te...