The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was certainly an action-packed event at the weekend.
There were incidents galore and so many talking points and unlikely outcomes that it almost defied belief.
Over the last few years, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have dominated the sport, so it is understandable why people felt the sport was getting a bit stale.
But the resurgence of Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel this season have made it a much more exciting affair.
The two had a mutual respect for each other before this weekend, but that is probably out of the window now.
Vettel knocked into the back of Hamilton under the safety car after the latter looked to have carried out a brake test in an unusual area. The championship leader then went alongside the Briton to reprimand him and they appeared to bang into each other again.
Vettel was handed a penalty for that, while problems with Hamilton’s head rest meant that he had to make an unscheduled pit stop, which meant the best either driver could do was fourth and fifth respectively.
This gave an opportunity for drivers from other teams to grasp their chance, and it was wonderful to see teams that weren’t Mercedes or Ferrari grab their share of the limelight.
Daniel Ricciardo was 17th after the sixth lap, and Red Bull hadn’t led a single lap all season before the Australian’s triumph. His breath-taking move to overtake three cars in one corner epitomised his brave driving, and he deserved the success.
There was a last-gasp manoeuvre on the line from Valtteri Bottas to get past teenager Lance Stroll – the latter claiming his first ever podium with his proud dad watching on.
The Force India drivers collided, otherwise they looked on course for a podium, and even Fernando Alonso from struggling McLaren managed to claim a couple of points in what has been a turgid season for him.
All in all, it was an absolutely sensational race for the neutral, and it certainly puts to bed the ‘boring F1’ argument for at least a few weeks