Let's be honest. There have been times in the recent past when Formula One has been, well, boring. There you go, I've said it now, and frankly I feel better for having got it off my chest. Moments when the cars seemed to run on rails, and we all knew who was going to win (normally a bloke called Schumacher). Even a faintly interesting moment had to be savoured.
But not the last fortnight. What has been simmering nicely as the best season in a long while has boiled over into the most astonishing saga, both on and off the track. Let's start with a paddock punch-up that is holding the whole of the sport in its thrall.
You would have had to be holidaying on another planet not to have heard about the feud between Ferrari and McLaren over allegedly stolen documents. In case you have been availing yourself of a last-minute deal to Mars, let me bring you briefly up to date.
Ferrari are frankly furious. The plans for this year's car, they claim, have been stolen. Former engineer Nigel Stepney has been accused of industrial espionage - passing on almost 800 pages of technical information about the new Ferrari. McLaren's chief designer Mike Coughlin has been suspended after allegedly being found with the plans in his home.
The sports' governing body, the FIA gave McLaren a qualified let off after summoning those involved to its' Paris headquarters. The reason was that the British team hadn't used any of the information on their championship leading cars. Ferrari, quite rightly in my view, have had a fit at the decision. Needless to say they're pursuing the matter in the Italian and British courts.
Wherever you stand on the issue, it's great to have a full-blown espionage row grabbing the headlines. It may not portray the sport in its best light, but who cares - it's exciting. It's also thrown up some rather curious questions.