Final race in Abu Dhabi causes much movement in Christine's Rankings
In which the season draws to a close with the final race of the year
Published by Christine Blachford

Welcome to the penultimate week of Christine's Rankings. We've just witnessed the final race of the year, and welcomed in a new champion in the form of Sebastian Vettel. It's been a fascinating year, and now you just have seven more days to find your favourite driver doing points-worthy things before we crown our very own Rankings Champion. It is incredibly tight at the top, and the lead has changed hands several times over the last several weeks. For now it is Chandhok once more, but who will it be next week?
Movements for Week 41
- -2 Tonio Liuzzi: -2 for having a cartoon of himself on his shoes (although it is a good cartoon).
- +1 Heikki Kovalainen: -1 for this picture. +2 for managing his Facebook account all by himself.
- +5 Timo Glock: +4 for an amusing video of getting lost in Brazil. +1 for being late to Bernie's photoshoot - it's the Sidepodway.
- +2 Mark Webber: +2 for being thoughtful on the podium.
- +8 Karun Chandhok: +4 for fully embracing the Senna movie meme and +4 for being rather epic on Twitter. (Thanks to Steven for collating the tweets!)
- -3 Fernando Alonso: +2 for being brave enough to take on the Ferrari World rollercoaster. -5 for childish antics with Petrov post-race.
- +2 Felipe Massa: +2 for being brave enough to take on the Ferrari World rollercoaster.
- +1 Jaime Alguersuari: +1 for this.
- +3 Lewis Hamilton: +5 for joining Twitter, but -2 for trying to be too 'street' about it.
- +2 Rubens Barrichello: +2 for being signed up for his 19th season in F1.
- +5 Nico Rosberg: +5 for being a good sport about the Britney passport incident.
- +1 Bruno Senna: +1 for being late to Bernie's photoshoot - it's the Sidepodway.
- +1 Michael Schumacher: +1 for being late to Bernie's photoshoot - it's the Sidepodway.
- +5 Vitaly Petrov: +5 for gesturing right back at Alonso.
Standings for Week 41
| Pos | Name | Change | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Karun Chandhok | 8 | 69 |
| 2 | 0 | Timo Glock | 5 | 68 |
| 3 | -2 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 68 |
| 4 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | -1 | Jenson Button | 45 | |
| 6 | 0 | Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 44 |
| 7 | 0 | Mark Webber | 2 | 38 |
| 8 | 0 | Lucas di Grassi | 32 | |
| 9 | 0 | Jaime Alguersuari | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | 1 | Nico Rosberg | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | -1 | Fernando Alonso | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | 0 | Bruno Senna | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel | 18 | |
| 14 | 0 | Sébastien Buemi | 16 | |
| 15 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | 16 | |
| 16 | 1 | Vitaly Petrov | 5 | 15 |
| 17 | -1 | Felipe Massa | 2 | 14 |
| 18 | 0 | Robert Kubica | 9 | |
| 19 | 0 | Kamui Kobayashi | 8 | |
| 20 | 0 | Jarno Trulli | 6 | |
| 21 | 0 | Nick Heidfeld | 4 | |
| 22 | 1 | Adrian Sutil | 4 | |
| 23 | -1 | Tonio Liuzzi | -2 | 2 |
| 24 | 0 | Pedro de la Rosa | 0 | |
| 25 | 0 | Christian Klien | -2 | |
| 26 | 0 | Sakon Yamamoto | -3 | |
| 27 | 0 | Michael Schumacher | 1 | -4 |







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