Driver number's confirmed

So it's official the FIA has revealed what number's F1 drivers will use for the rest of their careers starting from this season. Following the lead of NASCAR and IndyCar in America driver's will have permanent number's.

As I reported recently the Number 1 will be allocated to the reigning World Champion so Sebastian Vettel will car that number, however, the German has requested the number five when he eventually gives up the driver's crown.

So the list in full is as follows:

Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel - 1
Daniel Ricciardo - 3

Mercedes AMG

Nico Rosberg - 6
Lewis Hamilton - 44

Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen - 7
Fernando Alonso - 14

Lotus F1 Team

Romain Grosjean - 8
Pastor Maldonado - 13

McLaren F1 Team

Jenson Button - 22
Kevin Magnussen - 20

Sahara Force India

Sergio Perez - 11
Nico Hulkenberg - 27

Sauber F1 Team

Estaban Gutierrez - 21
Adrian Sutil - 99

Scuderia Toro Rosso

Jean Eric Vergne - 25
Daniil Kvyat - 26

Williams F1 Team

Felipe Massa - 19
Valtteri Bottas - 77

Marussia

Jules Bianchi - 17
TBC

Caterham

TBC
TBC

The Marussia F1 Team are yet to confirm their second driver for 2014 however it is expected that Max Chilton will remain at the team. Meanwhile the Caterham F1 Team have not yet confirmed any of their drivers for this season so as a result their number's are to be confirmed however I will update this article as soon as we know who is driving the second Marussia and both Caterham cars.

So are you happy with your favourite drivers choices? The news also means that team's can go ahead and release driver merchandise such as caps and t-shirts with their number's on them. The great news about this is that as fans we won't have to change merchandise too often unless a driver switches teams or if a team gets a new sponsor.