• Microw@piefed.zipEnglish
    12·
    6 days ago

    Eagerly waiting to see Max pull up to the grid of the first race next season in a 69 car

    • Goodeye8@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      While I would love to see that I imagine if he is going to swap he’ll swap to 3 as that’s the number he originally wanted.

  • Etnaphele@lemmy.world
    6·
    5 days ago

    Yeaaah… if you ignore 96, 8 (with proper font) or 88 (maybe too nazi?), then that’s the only and legit reason to go for it! :D

        • espentan@lemmy.world
          7·
          5 days ago

          It’s apparently neo-nazi code. The eighth letter of the alphabet is H, so HH, Heil Hitler.

          I didn’t know either and had to look it up.

          • Microw@piefed.zipEnglish
            5·
            5 days ago

            It’s probably more well known as Nazi code in centeal europe than in other parts of the world. No one in their right mind in the german speaking areas would use 88 in their personal marketing.

            • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.ukEnglish
              12·
              5 days ago

              Honestly it’s probably not that well known. If you’re conscious of all the Nazi bullshit it is, I doubt my parents would be aware, or my wife.

              It’s like primary school secret club level childish nonsense tbh.

          • Etnaphele@lemmy.world
            3·
            5 days ago

            I also did a quick search, and somehow oversaw the Nazi connection among the innocent other words…

            88 is a natural number with various mathematical and cultural properties. It is also associated with fortune, love, neo-Nazism, hip hop and time travel.

      • Localhorst86@feddit.org
        11·
        5 days ago

        11 is not available, checo still has a right to use that, and iirc he will be back on the grid next year.

        Unless he gives up his number of course.

        • itsame@lemmy.world
          1·
          5 days ago

          Sure. For reference: 8 and 88 also not available (claimed by Grosjean and Kubica). I just wanted to complete the list in “if you choose to ignore 8, 88 and 96”.

          • Localhorst86@feddit.org
            2·
            5 days ago

            While both 8 and 88 have been used by Grosjean and Kubica respectively, they are available now by default. Grosjean last used the number in 2020, Kubica in 2021. F1 Drivers were free to claim these numbers for themselves from 2023/2024 respectively.

            For now Perez last used his 11 in 2024 (I dont believe he used it in his Ferrari test, or at least it doesn’t count), which means it would be free to claim in 2027.