Max Verstappen finally realized his lifelong dream and became the Formula One world champion in 2021. The Red Bull driver had an almost perfect season in which he claimed 10 pole positions and 10 race wins. He won the title at the final race in Abu Dhabi and overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to become world champion.

The Dutch driver revealed after winning the championship that he would switch his car number to number 1. Verstappen currently races with number 33 on his car, but he mentions he will switch to No.1 and gave a reason behind his swap as well.

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Number one is the best number out there: Max Verstappen

Before Verstappen, only Sebastian Vettel in 2014 chose to have this number after his 4th consecutive championship win in 2013. The Dutchman mentioned that there was not a doubt in his mind that he would switch his numbers for 2022.

“How many times do you get the opportunity to swap? Number one is the best number out there, so for me, it was very straightforward to pick the number one, and hopefully, number 33 doesn’t come back next year!’’ confirmed Max.

The Dutch driver stated he would use number one on his car next season in his first interview after becoming world champion.

“Yeah, I will run it. How many times can you do that? I don’t know, maybe it’s the only time I can have in my life. It’s the best number out there. So I will definitely put it on the car,” said Verstappen.

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It would be lovely to see number one back on a Formula 1 race car after 2014. Hopefully, Max Verstappen can defend his title and use the number for a couple of more years.

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