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Why didn’t Lando Norris use the number 1 in the post-season F1 test in Abu Dhabi?
Lando Norris kept his number four on his McLaren during the post-season F1 Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi just days after winning his first F1 title.
Observers were surprised to see the number remained on Norris’s car, but the decision was due to him not yet being officially crowned world champion.
Norris will receive his official FIA world championship title at the end-of-year prize-giving ceremony in Uzbekistan this Friday.
Max Verstappen faced a similar situation post-win but will likely switch to a new number following his title reign being ended by Norris.
Norris explained that taking the number one is a tradition and a way to acknowledge the hard work of his team at McLaren.
Lewis Hamilton, on the other hand, chose to stick with his iconic number 44 after his championship-winning years at Mercedes.
