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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

This week's standings
PosNameChangeTotal
10Heikki Kovalainen249
20Karun Chandhok145
30Timo Glock39
40Jenson Button31
52Lewis Hamilton628
6-1Rubens Barrichello27
7-1Lucas di Grassi226
80Jaime Alguersuari21
90Mark Webber119
100Bruno Senna14
110Nico Hülkenberg11
120Nico Rosberg10
131Vitaly Petrov18
145Jarno Trulli48
150Robert Kubica17
16-3Felipe Massa7
17-1Sebastian Vettel27
183Fernando Alonso46
193Kamui Kobayashi24
20-3Tonio Liuzzi4
21-3Adrian Sutil4
22-2Sébastien Buemi3
230Pedro de la Rosa0
240Nick Heidfeld0
250Christian Klien0
260Michael Schumacher-4
270Sakon Yamamoto-5
49-1WeeksHeikki KovalainenKarun ChandhokTimo Glock

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!