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Max Verstappen says, he will run the number one on his F-one car in 2022, if he wins this year’s world championship. Following the introduction of permanent numbers in F-one in 2014, only the reigning world champion has been able to use the number one on their car. Lewis Hamilton has opted to stick with his number 44, throughout the V6 hybrid era, only running the number one on his Mercedes, during practice sessions in Abu Dhabi for PR shots. The only other driver to beat hamilton to a world championship since 2014, was nico rosberg, but the german retired from F-one immediately, after winning his maiden title. As a result, the number one has not featured on an F-one car, since Sebastian Vettel used it during his final season with Red Bull in 2014. Verstappen is 19 points clear of Hamilton, with four races remaining, including Sunday’s at Interlagos, but he made clear that he was taking nothing for granted. “In four races a lot of things can happen,” he said. “We are looking good, but things can change very quickly ... I’ve had a bigger lead already in the championship, and that disappeared within two race weekends.” Nobody, however, will win more races this season than the nine he has so far. Hamilton is on five, half his average since 2014. Verstappen has won the last two races in Texas and Mexico City, but he avoided partying last Sunday to fly straight to Brazil. The Red Bull driver is in a relationship with Kelly Piquet, daughter of triple world champion Nelson, and they spent time at the family home. Regarding meeting the 69-year-old Brazilian great, Verstappen said: “I don’t need advice ... we just had a good chat about all kinds of stuff. I know what I have to do in the car, so I don’t need to speak to anyone about that.” Piquet’s car collection also made a big impression. “It’s like the kind of dream garage, that I would like to have in the future as well, with all different kind of cars,” said Verstappen. “I think it’s a bit this little boy’s dream, that you want to have.”