I'm feeling a bit adrift. What's a columnist to do when the civil war in Formula One is apparently over? Talk about the actual racing? The end came quickly and decisively as the forces of the F1 teams overwhelmed Max Mosley.
The president of the ruling body, the FIA, isn't departing gracefully, but go he must. For once Mosley overplayed his hand in trying to get the teams to do what he wanted next year to reduce costs. Unusually, the teams stuck together and crucially were ready to make good on their promise of leaving Formula One and starting up their own series.
As in everything connected to Formula One, it all came down to money. Formula One without Ferrari and Monaco for a start was unthinkable. It would have withered on the vine and so Bernie Ecclestone and his financial partners had to protect their investment. I'm not sure Ecclestone is tall enough to place the dagger in Mosley's shoulders, but he was the one to tell him he had to go.
Looking to the future, Formula One will be a duller place without Mosley. He was good for a sound bite and exquisite at winding up his adversaries. The big question now is who will replace him. For a long time the name mentioned in connection with the job has been former Ferrari team boss Jean Todt.
In the paddock it is being suggested Todt could be shoehorned in with Mosley's endorsement, and therefore continue with the same agenda. Mosley has made ominous noises recently against the team's organisation (Fota) and perhaps he will continue to rail against the dying of the light.
I hope he doesn't. One of the things he has promised to work on in his 'retirement' is his memoirs. He promises they will be explosive. Most of us would pay good money to read them.