I think that Ducati will have a BIG say in the bikes number, I'm also pretty certain that it will carry the #1 plate. Steve R
Surely as a racer and all that hard work from the team and others over the season, that's the cherry on the cake for many & why wouldn't be proud with it displayed for the new season.
Would the rider sell mire merchandise with the number 1 plate. With keeping the same number, the merchandise is never out of date. Bit like football teams swapping shirt design every year, people want the latest stuff
Foggy was always proud to wear the number one, saying that “to win the number one was the easy bit. I always think of foggy with that big number 1 on his back. Rather than any other number he ran with.