Big respect to fans in Oceania and different timezones. Definitely something us Euros take for granted.

As has been mentioned elsewhere I don't think the final round has anywhere near the significance it used to.

Final-round championship battles used to be almost guaranteed - or at least that's what it felt like. Since the turn of the millennium we've had just six final-round showdowns. The last time it happened was 2011. For what felt like utter domination during the Loeb era, one third of his title campaigns were decided on the final round. What we'd give for that now under Ogier/VW.

If Ogier does win the title as expected in Australia it will be the most dominant season since 2005 when Loeb won it with three rounds to spare.