Now the Ferrari/McLaren spy row has become an exercise in believing six impossible things before breakfast.
The magnitude of the punishment handed out to McLaren by the World Motor Sport Council has astonished much of the racing community.
McLaren has been fined $100m and docked all its 2007 constructors’ points a in ‘spygate’ verdict that team boss Ron Dennis called undeserved but rivals Ferrari lauded as satisfactory.
Lewis Hamilton started the Italian Grand Prix second and finished it second – but no-one could accuse him of not offering value for money in between.
Anthony Davidson spent an enjoyable afternoon at Monza, battling with drivers of vastly greater experience and working to cement a growing reputation as more than just a qualifying specialist.
Red Bull Racing’s David Coulthard’s Monza weekend began with a 400 Euro fine for speeding in the pitlane – and just went downhill from there.
Scotland’s Dario Franchitti won the PEAK Antifreeze Indy 300 – and with it the IndyCar series championship – when his closest rival Scott Dixon ran out of fuel with victory in his grasp.