Paul Di Resta certainly had an eventful afternoon of it in Sao Paulo on Sunday, even before his race ended prematurely with a crunching impact against the wall at the Subida dos Boxes.
Nico Hulkenberg was one of the stars of the Brazil GP, leading more laps than any other driver at Interlagos but also penalised for a clash that put Lewis hamilton out of the race.
Drivers - Paul di Resta (Force India), Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Sergio Perez (Sauber), Jenson Button (McLaren).
The return of a familiar face (and finger), action on - and beyond - the track, underdogs showing their teeth.... the Bahrain Grand Prix had it all, but who shone brightest through desert haze?
Dr Vijay Mallya: "It will be an interesting race because we have seen that the tyre degradation here is not that severe, which means we need to think long and hard about how we will use the strategy."
After yet another points finish last time out at India, Force India look to clinch further points at Abu Dhabi in its quest for sixth position in the F1 constructors' championship.
Force India endured an unlucky race after the Safety Car period spoiled their strategy at Suzuka, costing Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta any chance of scoring points
Sebastian Vettel closes to within just a single point of back-to-back F1 title triumphs with his ninth victory of 2011; Jenson Button pushes him all the way, as Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa collide...
Regarded as something of a playboy himself during his formative career, it is perhaps little surprise that McLaren-Mercedes star Jenson Button describes James Hunt as his ideal F1 team-mate...
The original Black Stig from cult BBC motoring programme Top Gear - Perry McCarthy - reveals what really happened to his character following that dive from HMS Invincible eight years ago...
Paul di Resta must beat his Force India team-mate Adrian Sutil during his rookie season on the grand prix grid in 2011 if he is to successfully stake his claim to a long-term F1 future, argues Anthony Davidson
Sir Jackie Stewart joins the likes of F1 2010 world champion, Sebastian Vettel and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti in calling for Force India to give Paul di Resta a seat at the pinnacle of the sport.
As he endeavours to snare one of the two available Force India cockpits in 2011, newly-crowned DTM Champion Paul di Resta has been described as 'better' than F1 2010 World Champion Sebastian Vettel