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Vandoorne explains number 2 choice
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Stoffel Vandoorne has explained why he chose the number 2 as his permanent driver number ahead of his debut F1 season. Drivers have been able to select their own number since the start of the 2014 season, which they then will use throughout their F1 careers. While Vandoorne was handed the temporary number of 47 while driving for McLaren as a reserve - filling in for Fernando Alonso in last year's Bahrain Grand Prix - the official 2017 entry list showed he will carry the number 2. Asked why he made the choice, Vandoorne told the official McLaren website: “I chose it because it was the first number I had when I started racing in single-seaters – in Formula 4...
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