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Latifi reveals novel reason for choice of F1 race number

Nicholas Latifi pic: Nicholas Latifi Twitter New Williams recruit Nicholas Latifi has revealed that he has chosen to race in Formula 1 with #6, for an unusual reason. The Canadian has been promoted from a testing role to a full race seat for 2020, taking that which Robert Kubica had filled last year. Latifi used #40 in Friday practice outings for Williams last year but has now settled on Nico Rosberg’s old number because of its relation to Toronto, including its telephone area codes. “I decided to choose #6,” announced the 24-year-old in a post from Williams Racing’s social media. “The reason I chose this is because I’m from Toronto and Toronto is known as ‘The Six’,...
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