I don’t have to tell you that the championship battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is the most captivating one Formula 1 has had in ages. The drama on track has fed political drama off it that’s reached a fever pitch in these closing races. It’s been almost as exciting to watch as the wheel-to-wheel stuff, which brings us to today’s press conference with Toto Wolff and Christian Horner ahead of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix.

The team principals sat side by side for 30 minutes and took questions from F1's Tom Clarkson, as well as the media on Friday morning. Their demeanors were civil but firm as ever, something that won’t surprise you if you’ve ever observed either of them in front of a camera.

Nevertheless, if you’re excited to see how this story ends, I highly recommend you watch it if you haven’t already. You can catch it on F1 TV if you subscribe to that service, or via currently circulating on YouTube right now. My jaw hurts from all the clenched-teeth grinning I was doing throughout the duration of the interview.

Yeah, some of the questions induce eye-rolling — particularly the one about Wolff “struggling with the pressure of the title fight” because the cameras caught him that his driver took the lead from the dude who’d run him off the road earlier. His driver who started the weekend 20th, in case anyone’s forgotten.

But there’s lots of gold here. I reckon these were the standout moments, ordered by which had me howling least-to-most:

The word “interesting” is my favorite in the entire English language when it comes out of Christian Horner’s mouth.

Oh, what I’d pay to see these guys settle this on the octagon.

Also, there’s absolutely going to be a crash at the front this weekend, isn’t there?

Wolff’s tone is so incredibly stern as he says this — particularly the word “mad” — that it flips around on being serious and genuine and comes across as sarcastic and suggestive. I’d rather die than provoke this man’s wrath, I’m sure of it.

I like this one because it highlights Wolff’s mastery of verbal mind games. A journalist had asked Hornerif Red Bull would protest if it , and Wolff seized the opportunity to turn the tables on him and invent a scenario that never happened. That, my friends, is exactly the sort of 4D chess that wins seven constructors’ titles.

For context, the announcement that regarding the lap 48 incident between Verstappen and Hamilton occurred in the middle of this press conference. When Clarkson informed both men of the news toward the end of the half-hour, Wolff said the FIA’s decision was “completely expected.”

This one earns extra points for Wolff’s response with a perfectly-timed raised eyebrow. The comedic chemistry of these two is off the charts. Also, later on, Horner related another abstract scenario about “spending Christmas with Toto,” which merely says to me that the Red Bull boss spends a lot of time imagining nice, wholesome or romantic plans with his rival.

Can you tell I’m pumped for these last three () races?