Ok, so this probably won't interest a lot of you - maybe it will, but the most famous of Disney numbers (after Club 33) - 53 - has made it into F1 for the Singapore Grand Prix.
US driver Alex Rossi originally wanted number 16 for his car but was blocked by Mercedes for it. Instead, he chose the car number of 'the last American to win at Monte Carlo', number 53.
Apparently this perplexed a lot of the journos present, who usually like to find out the story behind the number and how Alex believed an American won at Monte Carlo any time in the last generation.
He explained that it belonged to Herbie...and based on that choice, he may well become my favourite US driver...! haha
I have to admit, the moment I heard Alex Rossi had picked 53, the first thing that went through my mind was Herbie....
Yes, that's me in the profile pic...kudos for guessing the movie...
