Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
Not yet. Thierry Neuville can set outrageous stage wins, set the most fastest times in a rally or come back on a power stage even if the rest of the rally went badly. We still need an extra top gear from Breen and we surely didn't see that in Monte. OK, it's a good solid performance from a difficult rally, but the conditions were easier than usually and he was way off the fastest time on the power stage (team decision?).
I agree that Breen hasn’t yet shown the last bit to go and win on pace alone, that said, if ever there might be season where outright pace might not be needed to win rallies or even the title, this could be it. The two ‘best’ drivers doing the whole championship are currently in the car with least performance, and who knows what reliability issues anyone else might have through the year. Simply being consistent with a couple of wins, however they are achieved could be enough.