WRC
Drivers explain their number choice for 2019
An innocuous novelty, the drivers entered in the World Rally Championship (WRC) must from the 2019 season choose a permanent number, as is customary in MotoGP or since 2014 in Formula 1. Except for Sébastien Loeb, retained on the Dakar, all the drivers of the official teams explained the reason for their number at the Birmingham Motor Show (Britain).
Citroën
Sébastien Ogier : 1
“This is the number we are all fighting for. I want to keep it as long as possible. »
2019 colours! #WRC #ASI19 pic.twitter.com/JJ4hwxAmTY
- Sébastien Ogier (@SebOgier) 12th January 2019
Esapekka Lappi: 4
“No particular meaning. I am very professional because 4 can replace the letter “a” of my name in the new hashtag “L4ppi”. »
Thierry Neuville : 11
“Nicholas (Gilsoul, his co-pilot) and I have great memories with the #11 used in 2013, when I rode with it M-Sport. We experienced great rallies and finished vice-champions. »
This season, we go with number 11! We always liked this number with @nicolasgilsoul. We had it in 2013 and it was a great season for us with a lot of good memories. So we didn't hesitate at all when we knew we could do it. We also like the fact that there's the number in it! pic.twitter.com/wwXU3IVBE1
— Thierry Neuville (@thierryneuville) 12th January 2019
Andreas Mikkelsen: 89
“Andreas (Jaeger, his co-pilot) and I were born in 1989.”
Dani Sordo: 6
“I used it for the last three years with Hyundai. »
Sébastien Loeb: 19
It corresponds to his nine WRC world championship titles + 1 Junior WRC title.
M Sport Ford
Elfyn Evans: 33
“It's my initials written backwards, it's the best I could do. »
Teemu Suninen: 3
“It's a long story, I started driving with the 310 then we had to remove a number in the national categories with the 31 then another one to reach the WRC. »
Ott Tänak : 8
“It’s the lucky number in Japan (Toyota country)."
Jari-Matti Latvala: 10
“When I joined Toyota Gazoo Racing in 2017, my number was 10. I had one of the best seasons of my WRC career. And then if you hide the 0, it gives 1! »
Kris Meeke: 5
“I asked my 4-year-old granddaughter to draw a car with a number on it, she put the number 5.”
Find it in AUTO issue 2199weeklyo, available Monday evening in digital version and Wednesday on newsstands, the Guide to the 2019 WRC season.
Medhi Casaurang
Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!
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