Car and driver numbers in F1 - a short history

The last five years have seen drivers displaying their personal, permanent numbers with Hamilton's 44, Vettel's 5 and Jules Bianchi's 17 being some of the most recognised. But over the years numbers have been handed out to teams and drivers in a variety of different ways - some great, others a complete mess. Let's look back at the way cars have been numbered over the years and the weird systems tried out over the last 79 years. Team Light Riders: https://teamlightridersf1i.wixsite.co... TLR Insta:   / team_lightriders_f1inschools   ----------------- Please do support these videos on Patreon:   / chainbearf1   Twitter:   / chainbearf1   Writing / Illustration / Animation / Editing / Narration: Stuart Taylor Music: Telegrams - 'Chess Moves' http://www.chainbear.me sharecode: chainbearsharef1