Is it not you should have a bus pass, Martin? - Christine's Rankings, Week 5 - In which drivers take to their bikes, make videos and columns and more
Published by Christine
The racing finally got going this past weekend, but for Christine's Rankings, it's not the on track stuff that we're interested. Instead, this week, we have drivers answering questions from fans, making video blogs, and making jibes at former drivers turned broadcasters. There's also an exception for Vettel and his endless cycle of helmets.
Movements for Week 5
- +2 Jenson Button: Visiting a children's hospital and signing some stuff for the kids.
- +3 Daniel Ricciardo: Showing off some break-dancing skills. Should he be doing that this close to race day?
- +2 Lewis Hamilton: Completing a fun half hour of answering questions from fans on Twitter.
- +1 Daniel Ricciardo: Paying tribute to the fans that waited in the rain on Saturday, only to find qualifying delayed to the following day.
- +1 Nico Rosberg: Using his time stuck in traffic wisely, and bringing back the post-race videos for another season.
- +2 Paul di Resta: Showing off some personality on the track walk/cycle with Martin Brundle and Chris Hoy.
- +2 Giedo van der Garde: Winning the "new boys" beach tennis championship over his fellow rookies.
- +2 Lewis Hamilton: Starting a new "column" on the BBC, starting with thoughts on the perception that he is trying to be cool, hanging with celebs and the like.
- +1 Lewis Hamilton: Nice video answering questions from fans, I think he secretly does do that first one though.
- +2 Sebastian Vettel: As ever, I don't approve of changing helmets all the time, but paying tribute to space-jumper Felix Baumgartner is very cool.
Standings for Week 5
| Pos | Name | Change | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Giedo van der Garde | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | -2 | Felipe Massa | 7 | |
| 5 | -2 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jenson Button | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | -2 | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | |
| 8 | -2 | Max Chilton | 4 | |
| 9 | 0 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 3 | |
| 10 | 0 | Nico Hülkenberg | 3 | |
| 11 | 0 | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | |
| 12 | 7 | Paul di Resta | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 9 | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | -2 | Romain Grosjean | 1 | |
| 15 | -2 | Charles Pic | 1 | |
| 16 | -2 | Luiz Razia | 1 | |
| 17 | 3 | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | -3 | Mark Webber | 1 | |
| 19 | -3 | Fernando Alonso | 1 | |
| 20 | -3 | Sergio Pérez | 1 | |
| 21 | -3 | Jules Bianchi | 0 | |
| 22 | -1 | Adrian Sutil | 0 | |
| 23 | 0 | Pastor Maldonado | -1 |
