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Formula 1 drivers are currently sending their suggestions for a permanent race number to the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile.

Drivers are sending the FIA three choices for a permanent number, one they will carry during their entire career in F1. The FIA will then decide which of the three their car will be sporting from 2014.

McLaren rookie driver, Dane Kevin Magnussen has chosen race number 20, the number his Formula Renault 3.5 car carried last year when he won the title.

Here are the suggestions sent by the F1 drivers so far:

Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel: Yet to be announced
Daniel Ricciardo: Yet to be announced

Ferrari
Fernando Alonso: 14
Kimi Raikkonen: 7

Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: Yet to be announced
Nico Rosberg: 6, 5 or 9

Lotus
Romain Grosjean: 8, 29 or 11
Pastor Maldonado: Yet to be announced

McLaren
Jenson Button: Yet to be announced
Kevin Magnussen: 20

Force India
Sergio Perez: 11
Nico Hulkenberg: Yet to be announced

Sauber
Adrian Sutil: Yet to be announced
Esteban Gutierrez: Yet to be announced

Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne: 25, 21 or 27
Daniil Kvyat: Yet to be announced

Williams
Felipe Massa: 19
Valtteri Bottas: 77, 17 or 11

Marussia
Jules Bianchi: 7, 27 or 77
Driver still to be confirmed

Caterham
Driver still to be confirmed
Driver still to be confirmed

Kimi Raikkonen would like to keep the number 7. (Photo: WRi2)