Think of your favorite number, it’s most likely a low one,
such as 7 or 3. However, what does that say about you, and what does it mean
for F1 drivers? Let’s explore the theory of Numerology.
Drivers’ Numbers so far:
(If you aren’t up-to-date on your driver number selections,
here’s a recap on BBC: http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/25694748
)
So up to now 19 drivers have picked their numbers. Here are
some interesting facts about those numbers:
12:7 Odd to Even split
Despite the ability to choose any number from 2-99, 84% of
drivers chose a number below 30
21% of drivers have the number 7 in their choice
1 is the most popular number, it appears 7 times in the grid
Why this is Important in Any Way Whatsoever:
You’ve probably asked the question above while reading so
far, but stick with it. There’s more to it than you may think. So there’s this
idea of Numerology, in which the numbers affect the performance of that person.
Similar to the Color of Victory (Link to Article) article on how colors can effect the
performance of a driver. Right away it seems plausible, pretty much all the
champions have taken #1 for their car the following year, and out of all 63
official championships run throughout Formula 1’s history, only 17 haven’t been
won by multi-championship drivers, who all shared the number 1.
Numerology and F1:
Basically, based on a person’s number, they will exhibit
certain qualities. Here’s are two charts one to help calculate your number
(Click Here), and one to tell you what that means. So I took them all and found the
1-2 most relevant traits for each number and have listed them out:
1: Willpower & Leadership
2: Emotions
3: Luck & Creativity
4: Endurance, & Instincts
5: Versatility
6: Perfection & Loyalty
7: Intelligence & Solitude
8: Material Success
9: Inspiration
Drivers put into categories:
1: Vettel
2: Magnussen, Perez
3: Ricciardo, Gutierrez
4: Maldonado, Button
5: Alonso, Bottas
6: Rosberg
7: Vergne, Raikkonen
8: Grosjean, Kvyat, Massa, Bianchi, Hamilton
9: Hulkenburg, Sutil
Let me just fire through them:
1: Vettel makes sense because he leads Red Bull and has
enough willpower to not have “his balls in the pool” on Fridays
2: Perez’s emotions are always obvious, especially when
talking about Maldonado, Magnussen we don’t know much about yet
3: Ricciardo and Gutierrez’s luck are both great, Gutierrez
because Sirotkin couldn’t get his license in time, and Ricciardo because he
came in at the perfect time to get experience and be ready for the once in a
lifetime Red Bull seat
4: Maldonado’s instincts are great, especially when it
involves (not) avoiding another car. Button’s endurance is great, he runs
triathalons and his tire endurance is great as well, he can go extremely long
on one set.
5: Both are versatile because they’ve performed well in a
poorly performing car, this one matches up really well.
6: Rosberg is loyal to Mercedes and is a perfectionist
because he never dnfs due to driver error.
7: When’s the last time you heard from Vergne? Also Raikkonen
has his picture next to solitude in the dictionary.
8: Material success is hard to define, but all except Kvyat
have access to top of the line cars from their teams, I would definitely call
that material success
9: Hulkenburg has inspired us all on so many occasions and
Sutil as well through doing 360s in 2011 or leading the race in Australia in
2013.
Verdict: Wait, wait, wait, a second. Numbers don’t define
people’s actions, that sounds insane. However, it’s people choosing their own
actions in this case (in real numerology your number is based on your birthdate
(I’m a six, what are you?) and their choices reflect themselves. Not concrete,
but food for thought
Primary Source: http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/extrasensory-perceptions/numerology.htm
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