Verstappen to keep #1 in F1 2023 season

Verstappen first claimed #1 after winning last year’s world title in Abu Dhabi and used it for the 2022 world championship.

Taking back-to-back world titles, the Dutchman again gets to choose between #1 and his personal race number 33, which he has used since his karting days, but has decided to honour the custom of carrying the world champion’s number.

“Yes, I will use number 1 again next season. For me, starting number 1 is the most beautiful number there is for…