The gift of shoes and wine makes a positive week on Christine's Rankings
In which shoes are the main draw for the second week in a row
Published by Christine Blachford

Another race weekend has been and gone and we are rushing headlong towards the end of the season faster than it takes to work out who is still in with a shot at the championship. The drivers are starting to come into their own now, and this is a mammoth week on Christine's Rankings.
Movements for Week 32
- +2 Heikki Kovalainen: +2 for buying his boss new shoes.
- +1 Karun Chandhok: +1 for helping out with the Chris van der Drift benefit.
- +6 Lewis Hamilton: +6 for a fantastic feature with Jake on the BBC this weekend.
- +2 Lucas di Grassi: +2 for saying hi to Amy.
- +1 Mark Webber: +1 for helping out with the Chris van der Drift benefit.
- +1 Vitaly Petrov: +1 for fan interaction as noted by Amy.
- +4 Jarno Trulli: +2 for giving wine to Karun and +2 for giving wine his teammate.
- +1 Robert Kubica: +1 for fan interaction as noted by Amy.
- +2 Sebastian Vettel: +2 for being a bit happier this weekend.
- +4 Fernando Alonso: +4 for being super nice to Alex and by nice I mean kissing.
- +2 Kamui Kobayashi: +2 for paying his respects to Tomizawa.
Standings for Week 32
| Pos | Name | Change | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Heikki Kovalainen | 2 | 49 |
| 2 | 0 | Karun Chandhok | 1 | 45 |
| 3 | 0 | Timo Glock | 39 | |
| 4 | 0 | Jenson Button | 31 | |
| 5 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | -1 | Rubens Barrichello | 27 | |
| 7 | -1 | Lucas di Grassi | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | 0 | Jaime Alguersuari | 21 | |
| 9 | 0 | Mark Webber | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | 0 | Bruno Senna | 14 | |
| 11 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | |
| 12 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | 10 | |
| 13 | 1 | Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | 5 | Jarno Trulli | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | 0 | Robert Kubica | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | -3 | Felipe Massa | 7 | |
| 17 | -1 | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 6 |
| 19 | 3 | Kamui Kobayashi | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | -3 | Tonio Liuzzi | 4 | |
| 21 | -3 | Adrian Sutil | 4 | |
| 22 | -2 | Sébastien Buemi | 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | Pedro de la Rosa | 0 | |
| 24 | 0 | Nick Heidfeld | 0 | |
| 25 | 0 | Christian Klien | 0 | |
| 26 | 0 | Michael Schumacher | -4 | |
| 27 | 0 | Sakon Yamamoto | -5 |
There will likely be less points to be handed out next week, as the teams and drivers take a week off before the next race in Singapore. Keep your eyes peeled, though, and let me know if you spot anything, because just like the title championship, it's getting tight at the top!







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