Latifi, this season's sole rookie driver,
explained his choice on Twitter in a video posted by his
Williams team on Monday.
"I decided to choose number six. So the reason I chose this is
because I'm from Toronto and Toronto is known as 'The Six',
basically because if you're from there your area code for your
phone number is either 416 or 647," he said.
"It's a bit silly, but that kind of stuck, so I decided to
choose that."
The number previously belonged to 2016 world champion Nico
Rosberg, who retired from Formula One days after his title
success with Mercedes.
A driver keeps his number throughout his F1 career but they
become available again two entire seasons after they were last
used.
The new season starts in Australia on March 15.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin; Editing by Giles Elgood)
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