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NEW FIA RULES ALLOW MAX VERSTAPPEN TO TAKE DANIEL RICCIARDO’S NUMBER 3 TODAY
Max Verstappen confirms he will use the number 3 in 2026, opting for a fresh start after Lando Norris claimed the World Championship.
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Max Verstappen, who’s had the 1 on his car since he became world champ in 2022, won’t be able to keep it. Lando Norris snagged the 2025 title.
Lando Norris has said he’ll use the champion’s 1 in 2026.
Instead of going back to #33, which he used from his debut in 2015 to the end of 2021, Verstappen is starting fresh with #3 next year.
This change is happening because the FIA recently changed the rules, letting drivers switch their permanent numbers mid-career.
“It won’t be number 33,” Verstappen told Viaplay.
“My favourite number has always been 3, besides number 1.
“Now we can switch, so it will be number 3.
“33 was always good, but I like a single 3 better than two 3s. I always said it meant double happiness, but I’ve already had my share of luck in F1.”
This number is also important at Red Bull because Daniel Ricciardo used it for his entire Formula 1 career until he retired in 2024.
Ricciardo began racing with the number in 2014, when drivers could first pick permanent race numbers. He used it even when he and Verstappen were teammates at Red Bull from 2016 to 2018.
Before, Verstappen would have had to wait two whole seasons before Ricciardo’s number was free to use.
But the FIA said that a driver can take a number sooner if the previous owner gives it up. Ricciardo agreed to let Verstappen have the number starting in 2026.
Verstappen was recently spotted with the number 3 above his pit box during a GT test in Portugal, hinting at the decision before the official 2026 entry list comes out later this month.
Verstappen is making this switch as he gets ready for F1’s new set of rules, after losing the 2025 title by a small margin. He finished just two points behind Norris and has a new teammate, Isack Hadjar, who's been promoted from Racing Bulls.
RECORD VS. RIVALRY: DOES BEATING MAX VERSTAPPEN TRULY MATTER TO LANDO NORRIS
Lando Norris claims his first F1 title isn't about individual ego. Is his focus on family and team the secret to his 2025 success?
Lando Norris says winning the F1 title over Max Verstappen isn't about personal happiness for him. What matters is the joy it brings to his family and team.
The McLaren racer insists he doesn't care about beating Verstappen by just a few points to grab his first championship, even though it meant taking the crown from the four-time champ.
Norris got the third-place finish he needed at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to win the title, even though Verstappen won the race. Norris isn't interested in debates about who's better after that.
This goes for Oscar Piastri, too, after they battled it out all season at McLaren. Norris edged him out by 13 points in the end.
People can argue about who deserved the title or had a better year. At the end of the day, the record books will show Norris as the champ.
After winning at the Yas Marina Circuit, the 26-year-old told reporters, including RacingNews365, that his goal isn't to prove he's better than anyone else.
He said that it does not make him happy, and he is not going to wake up happy because he beat Max.
He honestly does not care if every article questions if he is better, or Oscar is better, because it does not matter to him and he has no interest in that.
Norris said what will make him happy is the positive effect it will have on the people closest to him, who've supported him on his way to becoming an F1 champ.
He did what he needed to do to win the world championship, and that is how he made his people happy which is all he really cares about.
Norris closed by saying that he is not going to wake up happy because he is the world champion but because his family and friends are happy, and that's all he needs in his life.
MCLAREN’S DILEMMA: DID TEAM ORDERS TRIGGER PIASTRI’S LATE-SEASON SLUMP IN 2025?
Lando Norris is the 2025 F1 champion, but did Oscar Piastri’s 34-point lead evaporate due to a lack of rookie consistency?
In 2025, Oscar Piastri led the F1 drivers’ title race for 71% of the season but ended up third overall. His McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, snatched the championship win.
The McLaren pair dominated the 2025 season from beginning to end. Norris held the lead for 77 days, while Piastri led for 189 days. Norris grabbed the top spot from Red Bull's Max Verstappen after a dominant 1,029 days, starting with a win in the Australian opener.
Verstappen didn't lead the standings at all that season, a first since 2020, yet he almost grabbed the 2025 title. Norris beat Verstappen by just two points after 24 races and six F1 Sprints. Piastri finished third, 13 points behind
Christian Danner believes Piastri lacked the 'consistency' needed to win the 2025 title. Norris passed Piastri in Mexico City after winning from pole position in the 20th of 24 rounds. Piastri had been in front since his win in Saudi Arabia in the fifth round and led by as much as 34 points after winning the Dutch race in the 15th round.
Danner told sport.de that Piastri is still a rookie next to Norris and Verstappen. He had a lot to learn, which is key in a championship fight.
He needs a certain level of consistency, which he lost a bit in the final part of the season. But he got it back and was great in the end. That's why the three-way fight for the title was so interesting, even with all the issues the drivers faced.
Piastri was consistent for most of 2025. The Australian finished on the podium in 14 of the first 16 races. But he only got two more podiums in the last eight.
Norris also had 13 podiums in the first 16 races. He would have had 14 if not for an oil issue in the Dutch race. He was in second place when Piastri won his seventh and final race.
Piastri's season took a turn starting at Monza. He recovered when F1 went to Qatar and Abu Dhabi. McLaren's order for Piastri to let Norris pass him in the Italian race seemed to start Piastri's fall in 2025.
Danner isn't alone in thinking Piastri needs to improve to challenge Norris and Verstappen. Guenther Steiner says Piastri is “to blame” for losing the 2025 title, saying he did “nothing” between rounds 17 and 22.
McLaren CEO Zak Brown feels Piastri can win a title, maybe in 2026 with the new F1 rules. He nearly won in 2025, but Piastri can't repeat his late-season struggles.
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