No one could have predicted that the 2020 Formula 1 season would erupt with its biggest row for years with just 10 minutes of pre-season testing remaining.
But that's exactly what happened last week when the FIA issued a statement at that moment regarding a secret 'agreement' it had reached with Ferrari over an investigation into its 2019 power unit.
The timing and nature of the statement, which caught rival teams by surprise, prompted private anger and disappointment.
Rather than appearing to have had total transparency over a controversy that had bubbled away for much of last year, and rival teams having been informed and agreed on a settlement, the ultimately secret nature of the case prompted more questions than answers.