During a record-breaking season of 24 Formula 1 races, there was always likely to be the odd gem of a story that had a short shelf-life before being overtaken on the news agenda.
Factor in another blockbuster year for the World Endurance Championship, several u-turns over World Rally Championship's hybrid future and a MotoGP season that featured endless twists and turns in the title race, and it's little surprise that some worthy stories struggle for air time.
