| Pos | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pastor Maldonado |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen |

Felipe Massa's belief that Ferrari are standing by him appears to be spot on as the team's PR man says Massa "has not been discarded" from next year's candidates...
| Grand Prix | Date |
|---|---|
| Australia | 16-18 Mar |
| Malaysia | 23-25 Mar |
| China | 13-15 Apr |
| Bahrain | 20-22 Apr |
| Spain | 11-13 May |
| Monaco | 24-27 May |
| Canada | 08-10 Jun |
| Europe | 22-24 Jun |
| Great Britain | 06-08 Jul |
| Germany | 20-22 Jul |
| Hungary | 27-29 Jul |
| Belgium | 31-02 Sep |
| Italy | 07-09 Sep |
| Singapore | 21-23 Sep |
| Japan | 05-07 Oct |
| Korea | 12-14 Oct |
| India | 26-28 Oct |
| Abu Dhabi | 02-04 Nov |
| United States | 16-18 Nov |
| Brazil | 23-25 Nov |
| Driver | Pts |
|---|---|
| 1. S. Vettel | 61 |
| 2. F. Alonso | 61 |
| 3. L. Hamilton | 53 |
| 4. K. Raikkonen | 49 |
| 5. M. Webber | 48 |
| 6. J. Button | 45 |
| 7. N. Rosberg | 41 |
| 8. R. Grosjean | 35 |
| 9. P. Maldonado | 29 |
| 10. S. Perez | 22 |
| 11. K. Kobayashi | 19 |
| 12. P. di Resta | 15 |
| 13. B. Senna | 14 |
| 14. J. Vergne | 4 |
| 15. N. Hulkenberg | 3 |
| 16. D. Ricciardo | 2 |
| 17. F. Massa | 2 |
| 18. M. Schumacher | 2 |
| 19. T. Glock | 0 |
| 20. C. Pic | 0 |
| 21. V. Petrov | 0 |
| 22. H. Kovalainen | 0 |
| 23. P. de la Rosa | 0 |
| 24. N. Karthikeyan | 0 |

Kimi Raikkonen is confident that Lotus will win a grand prix but has downplayed the chances of that happening in Monaco...

Jenson Button is "optimistic" he will find a solution to the the balance issues that have cost him dearly in recent weeks...

Toro Rosso estimate the difference between taking part in the Silverstone Young Driver test and the Abu Dhabi edition is as much as half a million...

Norbert Haug reckons the only thing this season that's even vaguely clear is that the best chance of winning a race is by starting on pole...

Pedro de la Rosa says his HRT team should not bother trying to catch Marussia but rather focus on improving at every race...

Sergio Perez says he is a "stronger" driver after his horrific accident in last year's Monaco Grand Prix...
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