The result may have done little to change the championship picture, but in Germany Formula One had the opportunity to celebrate those who have been cast into the shadows by the Mercedes juggernaut.
Max Verstappen crashes Mercedes's 125th-anniversary party after Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas both crash in the crashing rain at the German Grand Prix and something has happened to my brain and I have to go now.
We discuss the trifecta of interesting small talk: international freight, Hey Hey It's Saturday and traffic. Meat cuts also get a mention, as does the German Grand Prix, but to a lesser extent.