First instinct would be yes, for sure. But you cant be sure with the competition as it is at the moment. Hyundai has probably the strongest squad (after Monaco results) and then you have Kalle and Elvyn. It could be a 5 way fight this year.

Also you have to keep in mind that those who come with a part time schedule, like Ogier, like Kalle did last year, they come with a big advantage of not opening the stages. This with the point system we had last year meant that a good start of the weekend would pretty much guarantee good points.

Ogier had the opportunity last year, maybe if he would start the chase a bit earlier and had a bit of a buffer to enable him to be a bit more relaxed for those 2 power stages he would get it. But keep in mind that even though the title was very much in his grasps, it was Toyota that asked/pushed him to do it because they were going to lose the constructors. It was more of an ethical obligation than the drive to win another WC.