For all the majesty of Spa-Francorchamps, for all that it offers more overtaking opportunities than most circuits, still - for no reason I can easily put my finger on - it too often serves up a race that falls short of expectations, and last Sunday's was no exception.
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, the two world championship protagonists, made the Belgian Grand Prix weekend their own, both driving beautifully as they qualified - and finished - one-two. And yet...
There was a moment with 10 laps to go, immediately after the post-safety car restart, when they went through Eau Rouge as one, and on the following straight, up the hill to Les Combes, briefly ran side by side, but that was the only truly mesmerising moment in a duel that ran from start to finish.