quirk

A quirk of the fixture list – and Sporting’s refusal to let Amorim leave immediately – created the story.

This rule quirk potentially decided the race, and certainly disadvantaged Lando Norris and George Russell to the benefit of Max Verstappen and the Alpine drivers, who eventually finished on the podium.

But there’s a peculiar quirk to campaigning here: Montana may be the country’s fourth-largest state by area, but it’s only the 44th largest by population.

As for the lack of safety cars, sometimes these things just happen and it’s a statistical quirk.

By a curious quirk of fate, it marks 10 years since her first half-marathon - a mere 13.1 miles.