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Christine's F1 driver rankings

Christine's Rankings rates F1 drivers on everything from their fashion sense, to their culinary skills and anything in between. 2012 brings new competitors, tougher criteria, and all new real-time updates. The modern Formula One driver is never off duty, so let's find out who has what it takes, beyond the confines of their cockpit.

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  • 15 May
    +2 Heikki Kovalainen
    Heikki seems to have fallen out with the pesky bird that seems to be following him round. Not so much International Bird Rescue anymore.
  • 15 May
    +3 Kamui Kobayashi
    Kamui was one of the few (perhaps only?) drivers spotted heading towards the smoke to see if he could help out.
  • 15 May
    +1 Lewis Hamilton
    Getting involved with the hand-related For Luca charity.
  • 15 May
    +1 Jenson Button
    Getting involved with the hand-related For Luca charity.
  • 15 May
    +1 Sebastian Vettel
    Getting involved with the hand-related For Luca charity.
  • 15 May
    +2 Lewis Hamilton
    Spotted rushing to the Williams garage to congratulate Frank on his victory.
  • 14 May
    -1 Michael Schumacher
    Rollerblading round the circuit rather than running/walking? It's innovative, I suppose.
  • 14 May
    -3 Sebastian Vettel
    The Kung Fu Vettel thing could have been very good but... it's not.
  • 14 May
    +7 Pastor Maldonado
    One of the lasting images from the Williams fire will be Maldonado with his cousin on his back. True superhero style.
  • 14 May
    +5 Kimi Räikkönen
    Lifting up the winning driver on his debut victory is a fabulous sight - and great co-operation between Alonso and Räikkönen.
  • 14 May
    +5 Fernando Alonso
    Lifting up the winning driver on his debut victory is a fabulous sight - and great co-operation between Alonso and Räikkönen.
  • 14 May
    +3 Heikki Kovalainen
    Providing some reassurance from the paddock that family members are safe.
  • 14 May
    -1 Fernando Alonso
    F for Ferrari, or F for Fernando?
  • 14 May
    -2 Pastor Maldonado
    If Pastor is looking for a new car, I think I would steer clear of the Renault Twizy. It's weird.
  • 10 May
    +2 Heikki Kovalainen
    Mascots being found in the F1 paddock will never get old. Love the Angry Bird!
  • 09 May
    +1 Mark Webber
    Very naughty, pressing all the buttons in the lift. I do like the hashtag #teenagetricks though.
  • 08 May
    +6 Kamui Kobayashi
    Staying late to help fix the car: You broke it, you fix it. After @kamui_kobayashi damaged the underbody of the #C31 in Mugello, he helped to repair it. No PR campaign, just @kamui_kobayashi offering to help the team late at night! Thanks mate, great gesture!
  • 08 May
    +2 Giedo van der Garde
    Interesting video from Caterham about Giedo's seat fitting in the factory - he calls the process "quite normal."
  • 08 May
    +1 Pedro de la Rosa
    Interesting to see if this starts a trend of drivers wearing short shorts.
  • 08 May
    +2 Pastor Maldonado
    Fun and games at Ducati, although Gaby may need to rethink her shoe choice to ride that thing!

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DriverRanking
Fernando Alonso31
Lewis Hamilton25
Kamui Kobayashi20
Kimi Räikkönen20
Heikki Kovalainen18
Mark Webber17
Jenson Button14
Felipe Massa12
Daniel Ricciardo12
Sergio Pérez11
Pastor Maldonado10
Narain Karthikeyan9
Timo Glock8
Nico Rosberg8
Vitaly Petrov5
Nico Hülkenberg4
Bruno Senna4
Charles Pic3
Michael Schumacher3
Jean-Éric Vergne3
Valtteri Bottas2
Giedo van der Garde2
Pedro de la Rosa1
Romain Grosjean1
Jules Bianchi0
Dani Clos0
Paul di Resta0
Alexander Rossi0
Sebastian Vettel0
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