Another week has passed since I monitored the Twitter account statistics, and with it a quite incredible weekend in Spain. A superb return to the top for Williams, followed by the horrendous events that unfolded in the Barcelona pitlane. How did Maldonaldo’s win affect the Twitter statistics? Keep reading to find out…
Drivers – The Top 10
01 – 935,256 – Jenson Button (McLaren)
02 – 802,754 – Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
03 – 511,014 – Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
04 – 403,770 – Bruno Senna (Williams)
05 – 326,508 – Mark Webber (Red Bull)
06 – 189,083 – Sergio Perez (Sauber)
07 – 175,641 – Pastor Maldonaldo (Williams)
08 – 151,302 – Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
09 – 144,711 – Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham)
10 – 127,932 – Pedro de la Rosa (HRT)
Drivers – Biggest Increases
01 – 45,866 – Fernando Alonso
02 – 33,690 – Pastor Maldonaldo
03 – 16,004 – Lewis Hamilton
04 – 10,348 – Jenson Button
05 – 7,341 – Bruno Senna
Drivers – Smallest Increases
01 – 599 – Charles Pic
02 – 921 – Timo Glock
03 – 1,286 – Daniel Ricciardo
04 – 1,297 – Nico Hulkenberg
05 – 1,406 – Narain Karthikeyan
Before I get onto a significant jump, three barriers have been broken in the past week. Lewis Hamilton has broken 800 thousand followers, Fernando Alonso has broken 500 thousand followers and Bruno Senna has broken 400 thousand followers. Unsurprisingly, the majority of the increases this week are bigger than last week, with it being a Grand Prix weekend. Only two drivers’ failed to gain over one thousand followers. Charles Pic only gained 599 followers while Timo Glock gained 921 followers.
Back up the front end of the grid and Fernando Alonso breaking the 500 thousand follower barrier can be attributed to a huge 45 thousand jump in followers week-on-week. Behind him, however, and we have ‘the victory effect’. After his win this past Sunday, Pastor Maldonaldo has jumped a mammoth thirty-three thousand Twitter followers, moving him up to 7th in the Drivers’ Twitter table and above Nico Rosberg and Heikki Kovalainen. A great performance is reflected in the jump, perhaps unsurprisingly.
Teams – The Top 10
01 – 266,771 – Ferrari
02 – 186,748 – McLaren
03 – 125,857 – Mercedes
04 – 110,622 – Red Bull
05 – 104,493 – Lotus
06 – 72,592 – Caterham
07 – 63,630 – Marussia
08 – 62,382 – Force India
09 – 62,309 – Williams
10 – 51,851 – Sauber
Teams – Biggest Increases
01 – 7,132 – Williams
02 – 6,512 – Ferrari
03 – 3,714 – McLaren
Teams – Smallest Increases
01 – 737 – Toro Rosso
02 – 899 – Marussia
03 – 1,261 – Caterham
From one of the smallest increases last week to the biggest increase this week, Williams jumped seven thousand followers compared to last week’s table, although they remained 9th in the overall standings. I expect them to overtake Marussia and Force India in this leaderboard when we come to have a look next week. No other surprises elsewhere here, Toro Rosso and Marussia are the two teams to fail to gain over a thousand followers week-on-week.
Driver and Team statistics as of Monday 14th May 2012.
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