Motor racing - Verstappen will swap 33 for number one if he wins F1 title


Formula One F1 - Brazilian Grand Prix - Jose Carlos Pace Circuit, Sao Paulo, Brazil - November 11, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

(Reuters) - Max Verstappen fans will have to get used to a new number next season if Red Bull's Formula One leader wins the world championship.

The Dutch driver told reporters at Brazil's Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Thursday that he would not hesitate to take the number one reserved for the world champion if he ends Lewis Hamilton's reign.

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