The Last Samurai
That Super Aguri's trucks started rolling out of Leafield last Friday was a no-brainer.
In the bigger scheme of things, ten tanks worth of diesel would hardly make a difference to the struggling team's liquidity; waiting for good news until the last possible moment could, though, have made the difference between being fully set up and not making the circuit in time.
Even better news was to follow: whilst this column was in preparation word arrived that key staff members were on their way to their closest airports - implying tickets had been pre-booked and pre-paid - with more to follow by Thursday.