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Rollo
25th July 2008, 04:20
http://www.f1-facts.com/results/race/1973/73

It took me forever to find a picture of this, but after much searching, I 've finally found a decent photo of Jody Scheckter's McLaren M23 with the number zero on.

Yay me.
Mark
25th July 2008, 07:59
Apart from himself and Damon Hill, who else has ran 0 ?
leopard
25th July 2008, 08:20
I remember Schumi used it, and currently Heikki scarcely visible.
ShiftingGears
25th July 2008, 08:45
I remember Schumi used it, and currently Heikki scarcely visible.

No.
Copse
25th July 2008, 11:14
Apart from himself and Damon Hill, who else has ran 0 ?

I have a bookmark to chicaneF1.com with the full list. It isn't that much longer. Apparently that site is down (permanently?) so I can't find it now. If the site is still alive, it's fairly easy to search by car number and get the answer.
inimitablestoo
25th July 2008, 16:30
Within F1, it's just Scheckter (two races) and Hill (two seasons). And the largest number to have been used is 208 (put your anorak on if you know who) ;)
ChrisS
26th July 2008, 18:05
why did scheckter use 0 in the 2 North America races in 73? In the other races he took part that season he was #30 I think.
Vitesse
26th July 2008, 22:37
And the largest number to have been used is 208 (put your anorak on if you know who) ;)
Lella Lombardi (Brabham BT42), British GP 1974 - DNQ
inimitablestoo
27th July 2008, 10:31
Yes - and the number 208 chosen because, I believe, the car was sponsored by Radio Luxembourg - whose frequency was 208 MW
D-Type
27th July 2008, 23:09
why did scheckter use 0 in the 2 North America races in 73? In the other races he took part that season he was #30 I think.He only carried #30 in the British GP. I've no idea why the 0 in the North American races
bumble1290
28th July 2008, 04:42
Actually she wasnt sponsored by Radio Luxembourg that day, but it was her usual racing number at that time.

The #208 was used also on the 'Lucky Luxembourg' Lola T330 F5000 car she raced, and would have appeared in the Race of Champions (annual non championship F1 race which combined F5000 and F1 in later years at Brands Hatch)

Actually Tom Belso also drove with the #208 when he drove the Lola F5000 prior to Lombardi. Both of these are Lombardi

Both pictures are 1974 at Brands Hatch... the Yellow Lola F5000 at the Race of Champions and the white Brabham at the British GP.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/bumble1290/T330HU18-Lombardi-RoC74-.jpg

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd214/bumble1290/th208LombardiBritishGP-1974.jpg
D28
18th August 2008, 04:18
why did scheckter use 0 in the 2 North America races in 73? In the other races he took part that season he was #30 I think.

Vasek Polak, the Californian Porsche entrant traditionally used 0 on his racing cars. Scheckter appeared at Mosport in June 73 in Polak's 917-10 Can-Am car. displaying some spectacular driving. My guess is that on returning in Sept in the Canadian Grand Prix, he chose to use the same number. The entry was a third car for Yardley Team McLaren, there is no mention of sponsorship from V. Polak.