Williams rookie Logan Sargeant is already slotted himself into second place behind reigning world champion Max Verstappen, at least according to F1's list of race numbers. While the Dutchman will race once again in 2023 with #1 emblazoned on his Red Bull, Sargeant has opted for #2 as his race number, a digit that will remain with the young American for as long as lasts his career as a Grand Prix driver. Permanent race numbers for drivers became mandatory in Formula 1 in 2014, but #2 was only picked up in 2017 by then McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne. But the single digit was temporarily retired at the end of the 2018 season, when Vandoorne departed the grid. As per F1's sporting...
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