Ah hahaha! - Christine's Rankings, Week 25 // Retirements and racing, football and fun
Published by Christine
The Italian Grand Prix itself might not have been the classic we wanted, but events surrounding the weekend certainly made up for any lack of on-track action. Drivers had little time to prepare for the race, jumping straight over to Monza from Spa, but they still found time for a spot of football on the home straight, and there appeared to be plenty of cake in the paddock for birthday celebrations.
There was also a couple of pointsworthy on track moments, including Alonso's amusing radio and Ricciardo's fabulous celebrations. Read on to see who is top of the leaderboard now, and as always, let me know if you've spotted anything I've missed.
Movements for Week 25
- +3 Lewis Hamilton: Instigating a great fan interaction set of tweets, following people and encouraging his #TeamLH hashtag.
- +2 Max Verstappen: Having his own app to keep up with Max news and stats, plus setting reminders for the races.
- +2 Daniel Ricciardo: Celebrating a brilliant overtake in his own special way.
- +1 Daniel Ricciardo: Appreciating the incredibly vocal Italian crowd as they chant his name - look at that smile!
- +4 Felipe Massa: Retiring from Formula One properly rather than taking some kind of sabbatical.
- -3 Jenson Button: Not retiring from F1 properly and instead taking some kind of sabbatical.
- +2 Marcus Ericsson: Yay for more birthday cake and for admitting he can't eat it!
- +2 Fernando Alonso: Some excellent work at the Italian Heineken football match.
- +2 Daniel Ricciardo: Some excellent work at the Italian Heineken football match.
- +2 Max Verstappen: Some excellent work at the Italian Heineken football match.
- +2 Jolyon Palmer: Some excellent work at the Italian Heineken football match.
- +2 Sergio Pérez: Some excellent work at the Italian Heineken football match.
- +2 Carlos Sainz Jr: Not minding that his birthday cake proclaims him to be 55 years old.
- +2 Fernando Alonso: Having a sense of humour about the competition despite being in a McLaren!
- +2 Valtteri Bottas: Showing off with some donuts and epic tyre smoke for Martini.
Standings for Week 25
| Pos | Name | Change | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 36 |
| 2 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 36 |
| 3 | 1 | Felipe Massa | 4 | 36 |
| 4 | -3 | Nico Rosberg | 35 | |
| 5 | -3 | Jenson Button | -3 | 30 |
| 6 | 0 | Romain Grosjean | 23 | |
| 7 | 0 | Carlos Sainz Jr | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel | 19 | |
| 9 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | 16 | |
| 10 | 1 | Max Verstappen | 4 | 15 |
| 11 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 13 |
| 12 | 0 | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | -3 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 12 | |
| 14 | 3 | Jolyon Palmer | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | -1 | Kevin Magnussen | 8 | |
| 16 | -1 | Daniil Kvyat | 7 | |
| 17 | -1 | Kimi Räikkönen | 7 | |
| 18 | 3 | Sergio Pérez | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | 3 | Marcus Ericsson | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | -2 | Rio Haryanto | 5 | |
| 21 | -2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 4 | |
| 22 | -2 | Felipe Nasr | 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | Pascal Wehrlein | 2 | |
| 24 | 0 | Alfonso Celis Jr | 0 | |
| 25 | 0 | Charles Leclerc | 0 | |
| 26 | 0 | Esteban Ocon | 0 | |
| 27 | 0 | Sergey Sirotkin | 0 |
