TGR cost him a chance at the title, I'll happily admit that. But it's too big a leap to go any further based on Jari's career.

It was only because Neuville was such a "sick dog" that there was even a championship up for grabs for anyone (whether it was Jari/Tanak or Ogier). 50pts thrown away in Monte and Sweden and messy rallies later in the year cost Thierry massively.