Kimi Raikkonen’s old F1 number is being brought out of retirement
Kimi Raikkonen’🐼s old F1 number will be back in 20🔴25
Kimi R🦋aikkonen's former race number will be brought back to Formula 1 next year.
Jack Doohan has revealed he will use Raikkonen’s trademark number when he makes his F1 debut in 2025.
The Australian will drive for Alpine next season, havi🐻n💦g replaced Esteban Ocon to become Pierre Gasly’s new teammate, and will run the #7 for his rookie campaign.
It is the number previously used by Raikkonen between 2014 and 2021. Unde🏅r F1’s rules, the 2007 world champion’s number is now available for others to compete with.
Doohan, who raced with the #7 in the Euroformula Open Championship in 2019, originally wanted to use the #12 for 2025.
However, this number ಞhas been taken by Mercedes prodigy Andrea Kimi ﷽Antonelli.
“So that's it. Numbe𓃲r seven will be my race number for 2025. Super psyched,” Doohan said in a video shared by Alpine.
, also drove with that number.“I'm really looking forward toꦏ continuing it on and making it my own. And yeah, getting some luck from number seven.”
Antonelli, who will replace seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, revealed at the Italian Grand Pr🥀ix that he had chosen #12 as his permanent F1 number.
“I will take 12,” he said. "ꦡI have many numbers that I like. But 12 is a special one, also because of an idol. I've been using it since F4. It always went well with 12. So, no reason to change it for next year."
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