I think Taka impressed by being a consistent finisher and being third in the points after Portugal. He finished in top 8 in all rallies of 2022 except NZ where he went off (also went off in Monte but lost only so little time that finished 8th).

Also remember that these people are working for WRC Promoter and teams are paying a big money to be a part of the series. They cannot say much negative things. Finally it's a part of British politeness.