It doesn't seem Kvyat will be a threat on this - Christine's Rankings, Week 37 - Daniel Ricciardo storms into the lead after bumper weekend in Austin
Published by Christine
Daniel Ricciardo has been hovering near the top of the rankings table for most of the year but the Australian racer came into his own in Austin. From beards to basketball, he appeared to revel in all things cowboy, and shared everything along the way. Also in this week's roundup Fernando Alonso gets into the warrior pose, whilst Daniil Kvyat refuses to be picked on.
There are just three weeks left of the 2014 Rankings championship, so now is the time to get your drivers some much-needed points. Can Ricciardo hold on to his lead? Can Hamilton stage a comeback? You can help decide!
Movements for Week 37
- +2 Lewis Hamilton: Good little appearance on the Today Show in New York, although describing his driving as playing a Playstation is underselling it a bit!
- +2 Nico Rosberg: Sneaking a burger while his physio isn't looking. Weeeell, the season's nearly over, isn't it?
- -1 Lewis Hamilton: Wearing artwork on a chain is a slightly odd look, particularly with team colours on.
- -3 Daniel Ricciardo: The new beard he's sporting for the US Grand Prix takes some getting used to!
- +2 Fernando Alonso: Showing up Daniel Ricciardo with what is a far more respectable beard.
- +2 Jenson Button: Hanging out with... himself.
- +1 Fernando Alonso: Ever the warrior, Alonso is still revelling in all things Photoshop!
- +1 Daniel Ricciardo: Still not a fan of the beard, but at least there is something of an explanation for it, and it's good that he's keeping it weird.
- +2 Daniel Ricciardo: Showing off with a spot of basketball in the paddock. I'm sure that's not how the pros do it!
- +3 Romain Grosjean: Pulling quite the face at the damage Jean-Éric Vergne did to his car during the US Grand Prix.
- +2 Romain Grosjean: He got plenty of points for the Friends reference, but this is over and above that! Joey! On a helmet! For no apparent reason!
- +1 Daniel Ricciardo: He's not the first and he won't be the last, but a spot of lassoing for Daniel as he gets in the Texas spirit.
- +2 Daniil Kvyat: Excellent comeback for the beard-related discussion with Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso.
- +2 Pastor Maldonado: Pastor gets in on the rope-throwing business, so that we can now dub him Pastor Lassonado.
Standings for Week 37
| Pos | Name | Change | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 61 |
| 2 | 0 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 57 |
| 3 | 0 | Felipe Massa | 48 | |
| 4 | 0 | Jenson Button | 2 | 45 |
| 5 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 42 |
| 6 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | -1 | Nico Hülkenberg | 31 | |
| 8 | 0 | Kamui Kobayashi | 29 | |
| 9 | 0 | Romain Grosjean | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | 0 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 21 | |
| 11 | 0 | Susie Wolff | 18 | |
| 12 | 0 | Max Chilton | 16 | |
| 13 | 0 | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | |
| 14 | 0 | Kimi Räikkönen | 15 | |
| 15 | 0 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 15 | |
| 16 | 1 | Daniil Kvyat | 2 | 14 |
| 17 | -1 | Marcus Ericsson | 13 | |
| 18 | 0 | Valtteri Bottas | 9 | |
| 19 | 0 | Sergio Pérez | 8 | |
| 20 | 0 | Jules Bianchi | 7 | |
| 21 | 0 | Adrian Sutil | 7 | |
| 22 | 0 | Giedo van der Garde | 5 | |
| 23 | 2 | Pastor Maldonado | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | -1 | Robin Frijns | 2 | |
| 25 | -1 | Max Verstappen | 2 | |
| 26 | 0 | Daniel Juncadella | 0 | |
| 27 | 0 | Roberto Merhi | 0 | |
| 28 | 0 | Felipe Nasr | 0 | |
| 29 | 0 | Alexander Rossi | 0 | |
| 30 | 0 | Sergey Sirotkin | 0 | |
| 31 | 0 | Sebastian Vettel | 0 | |
| 32 | 0 | André Lotterer | -1 |
