Formula One

Rubens Barrichello will race with his lucky number 11 at the Honda team next year after team-mate Jenson Button gave up his claim to it. BAR finished sixth in the 2005 championship, with their drivers allocated race numbers 11 and 12. As the new...

Rubens Barrichello will race with his lucky number 11 at the Honda team next year after team-mate Jenson Button gave up his claim to it. BAR finished sixth in the 2005 championship, with their drivers allocated race numbers 11 and 12. As the new arrival from Ferrari, Barrichello would have taken number 12 to the Briton's 11. Button discovered, however, that the Brazilian had achieved the first race win of his career, all his karting titles and his first victory in the junior Formula Ford championship with the number 11.

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