The 2017 battle between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel for the Formula 1 world championship may have ended prematurely, but we know there was the potential for it to go down to the wire.
Had Ferrari and Vettel not made some key errors, chances are we would have had an Abu Dhabi showdown.
But how close has the season really been when it comes to pure speed? Thirteen poles and 11 wins for the Mercedes suggests the W08 has had a real edge over the SF70H, even if getting it into the sweet spot proved difficult on several occasions.