Audi ended its winning drought at Silverstone, Porsche qualified on pole with ease and the Toyota was excellent on its tyres.
But we could probably have predicted all those things ahead of last weekend's opening round of the World Endurance Championship. So what did we really learn from the WEC opener as we look forward to the rest of the season?
The answer is probably not a lot.
Gary Watkins has, for reasons best known to himself, devoted all his working life to covering sportscar racing. This season is his 29th as a motorsport journalist, during which time he has reported on major long-distance events on four continents and approaching 70 24-hour races. He reckons a degree in political philosophy makes him well qualified for covering the sometimes Machiavellian world of international sportscars.
Gary, who also writes for Autoweek, Motor Sport, Autocourse, RACER and others, lives in Surbiton but spends more time on the road than at home for most of the year.
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