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Lando Norris is already back in Formula 1 action in the post-season test in Abu Dhabi but has to wait before he can run with #1 on his car as the new world champion
Lando Norris is currently participating in the post-season test in Abu Dhabi but he cannot run with the #1 on his car as the new world champion yet. He clinched his first F1 title by beating Max Verstappen on Sunday and expressed his intention to switch from #4 to #1 on his car. Norris hoped to have the #1 on his car for the Pirelli tyre test, but he is still running with the #4 for now. The official confirmation of his world champion status and the permission to change the car number will be given at the FIA’s end-of-year prizegiving ceremony on Friday. Car numbers are essential for race control identification and must be displayed on the front and sides for trackside visibility during testing. The tradition of the world champion switching to the #1 number is not always followed, as seen with Verstappen continuing to use #33 after his championship win.
