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This is my name - Christine's Rankings, Week 4 - Passing the time in the damp Chinese conditions

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Pérez has plenty of fun in the Chinese paddock
Credit: Sahara Force India

There were a lot of opportunities for drivers to show off their personalities during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, mostly because of the enforced downtime due to poor weather conditions. There was also a lot of fun in the build up, with ping pong and karting, lots of training, and a brief view inside Sergio Pérez's room - both in a video tour, and a clip of some football that probably should have been taken outside.

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Movements for Week 4

  • +1 Daniil Kvyat: Going along with a slightly bizarre twist on the interview format - Scrabble!
  • +1 Carlos Sainz Jr: Going along with a slightly bizarre twist on the interview format - Scrabble!
  • +2 Romain Grosjean: Pretty interesting guide round one lap of Shanghai using footage from the Codemasters game.
  • +2 Valtteri Bottas: Starting a paddock video in his usual calm manner, even though Lewis is late for double presenting duties.
  • +1 Lewis Hamilton: Rocking up late for a video with Bottas but being charming enough to carry it off.
  • +4 Lewis Hamilton: Being really thoughtful to the Chinese fans waiting for a non-existant FP2. Not only did he cross the barriers to get close and wave/take video, he then signed some hats on the go and delivered them to the crowd.
  • +1 Max Verstappen: "You'll be able to read what I ate tomorrow."
  • +4 Sebastian Vettel: Helping the fans out with a spot of spelling!
  • +2 Sergio Pérez: Nice little behind the scenes tour of his driver room, starting with the most important bit: "This is my name."
  • +2 Daniel Ricciardo: Getting competitive with Felipe Massa and Max Verstappen in a spot of table tennis.
  • +1 Felipe Massa: Getting competitive with Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen in a spot of table tennis.
  • +3 Carlos Sainz Jr: Doing a bit of Baywatch-style preparation on the beach in Bahrain.
  • +1 Daniel Ricciardo: Can't really explain why but I find this particular workout video quite hypnotic.
  • +1 Nico Hülkenberg: Enjoying the sunshine in Bahrain and going for a turtle-like swim.
  • +2 Max Verstappen: Showing off his karting skills to some budding drivers in China.
  • +2 Daniel Ricciardo: Skipping like kids do in the playgrounds!
  • +1 Sergio Pérez: Definitely the sound of something breaking when Pérez indulges in a spot of indoor football.

Standings for Week 4

This week's standings
PosNameChangeTotal
10Lewis Hamilton519
24Daniel Ricciardo58
30Romain Grosjean27
40Valtteri Bottas26
5-3Fernando Alonso5
63Max Verstappen35
75Sergio Pérez34
89Carlos Sainz Jr44
910Sebastian Vettel44
10-5Stoffel Vandoorne3
11-3Felipe Massa13
12-5Esteban Ocon2
13-3Marcus Ericsson1
14-3Antonio Giovinazzi1
15-2Daniil Kvyat11
16-2Kevin Magnussen0
17-2Jolyon Palmer0
18-2Kimi Räikkönen0
19-1Lance Stroll0
200Pascal Wehrlein0
210Nico Hülkenberg10
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