After the heroics and excitement of Silverstone, it looked like Lewis Hamilton was on course for a very different - and much less memorable - victory in the German Grand Prix.
Then the combination of an ill-timed safety car period, an over-confident strategic choice by his McLaren team, and another exhilarating charge through the field allowed Hamilton to produce a win every bit as heroic as his Silverstone success, as he surged from fourth to first in the most exciting conclusion to a Grand Prix since the Nurburgring last year.
He may have had a comfortable speed advantage over the field all afternoon, but few drivers could have remained undaunted when a misconceived strategy dropped them from a commanding lead to fourth place with just 16 laps to go.