The Canadian Grand Prix has been one of my favourite races ever since that famous thriller in 2011, and boy did it live up to expectations this year.
There was little to choose between the top four teams, the two drivers at the front were arch-rivals George Russell and Max Verstappen, and there was huge title fight drama.
Here are my main conclusions from the action in Montreal:
The McLarens finally go wheel to wheel, and Norris comes off worse
Lando Norris said ahead of the race in Canada that it was only a matter of time before there was an incident between him and teammate Oscar Piastri. He proved himself right immediately, and hurt his title chances in the process.
He looked set to recover a weekend that had started with an error-strewn qualifying session when he caught up to the back of Piastri in the closing stages of the race. As has been the case oh so many times though, the pressure then got to him.
The Brit went for a gap that wasn't there and threw away a big chunk of points in the process, allowing Piastri to increase his lead at the top of the standings by 12 points rather than two, which would've been the case if Norris had just held position.
I feel fairly confident in saying that, if the roles were reversed, Piastri would've made that calculation and not made such a desperate attack. After all, it was only a few months ago that he patiently waited until there was an opening to overtake Verstappen in Miami whilst Norris lost time as a result of trying to force a move on the Dutchman.
The Brit can take some solace in the fact that he was the faster of the two in the race, but he continues to fail to keep his cool in high-pressure moments, and it feels more likely than ever that he'll lose this title fight as a result.
Verstappen vs Russell is becoming one of F1's great rivalries
We're in an era of F1 where drivers are becoming more and more friendly. They play padel together, they joke around on social media, and after a potentially title-defining collision at the race just gone, one of the two involved shouldered the blame and apologised. All of that would've been unthinkable in the era I grew up watching, in which Mark Webber very clearly wanted to punch Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton fell out spectacularly with Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg.
However, there are two drivers on the current grid trying to keep that spirit alive.
Russell and Verstappen first fell out at the end of last year in Qatar when the former called the latter a bully after the Dutchman said he'd "lost all respect" for his "two-faced" rival and apparently told the Brit he was going to put him "on his f*cking head in the wall." Things then heated up again last time out in Spain, when the Red Bull man purposely crashed into his rival.
That left him on the brink of a race ban, and Russell has constantly reminded the world of that ever since, which Verstappen said on Saturday was "really p*ssing me off" and was "very childish," getting irritated by Russell's smooth-talking manner in front of cameras as he has many times before.
In the race that followed, the leader hit the brakes hard in front of the reigning champion while they were following the Safety Car, very clearly trying to wind him up, and Verstappen and Red Bull then filed an ultimately unsuccessful post-race protest accusing Russell of being unsportsmanlike.
Russell knows exactly how to push Verstappen's buttons, and Verstappen isn't even trying to keep his cool at this point. This rivalry is only going to grow.
Mercedes' new era sparks into life
With Hamilton out, Kimi Antonelli in and Russell becoming the lead driver, the 2025 season is very much the start of a new era at Mercedes, and that era sparked into life in Montreal.
For perhaps the first time this season, they had a car quick enough to lead from the front, and they showed what a formidable force they can be when that's the case.
On track, both of their drivers were excellent, with Russell holding off Verstappen with ease and Antonelli prevailing in a battle for the final place on the podium with Piastri.
Off track, the team were flawless, bringing both of their drivers in at the right times and executing their stops perfectly.
Unlike Red Bull, they have two top drivers. Unlike Ferrari, they're a well-oiled machine. Add in the fact that the Mercedes is rumoured to be the best of next year's batch, and they look set to be McLaren's biggest threat going forward.