Each driver number has its own symbolism, its own story, its own meaning. For all drivers, the choice of permanent number – a rule introduced in 2014 and which has been unanimous since – has become a ritual, a much-awaited obligatory step. With five new drivers on the grid in 2025, we will see new numbers appear this season, sometimes new, sometimes already used in the past.
This is particularly the case for Isack Hadjar who chose to wear the number 6, a number already worn twice since 2014 by Nico Rosberg (2014-2016) then by Nicholas Latifi (2020-2022). No. 6 is available again from 2025 since the Canadian left Formula 1 more than two years ago. This is also the first time since the introduction of permanent numbers that the same number is used by three different pilots.
But then, why the choice of number 6 for Isack Hadjar? The person concerned responded for himself in our columns. “It’s very simple. The first kart that was bought for me was adorned with the number 6. I didn’t touch it, the Racing Bulls driver explained to us in issue 2494 of AUTOhebdo. When I could choose my number, I took this one, including in single-seaters, during my years of F4 France and FRECA. »
Hadjar shares Rosberg’s number
The number 6 has a special place in Formula 1: after the number 1 and the number 5, it is the number which has seen the most drivers become world champions. On six occasions (you can’t make this up), a driver has been titled with the No. 6 in the history of the discipline: Mike Hawthorn in 1958 (worn during the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix, where he was titled), Emerson Fittipaldi in 1972 (worn during the 1972 Italian Grand Prix, where he was titled), Keke Rosberg in 1982, Nelson Piquet in 1987, Kimi Räikkönen in 2007 and Nico Rosberg in 2016.
Nico Rosberg, in fact, is the last driver to have won a title and a Grand Prix with this number 6. He is also the one who deprived Lewis Hamilton, one of Isack Hadjar’s idols, of the world title in 2016! “Ah, Nico (Rosberg)… I really like this number… and I think it was worn by a world champion! It’s not bad, though.”puts the Parisian into perspective, proud to share this number with the German world champion despite everything. Hoping for the same destiny…
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