Marcus Gronholm claimed his second World Rally Championship title today but admits he will now struggle to motivate himself for the final two rounds.
The Finn won Rally New Zealand and the championship in style as his main title rivals - Colin McRae and Richard Burns - crashed out.
Now the Peugeot driver has only pride to race for in Australia and Britain, although Gronholm admits thwarting team-mate Burns would be the perfect end to the season.
He said: "It has been a fantastic year. This championship was a lot easier than the one I won in 2000 because then I had to fight all the way to the final round.
"The difference has been a higher level of consistency for me - I've only retired from one event this year if you don't count the exclusion from Argentina (for technical infringements).
"I am very happy. I am surprised we've got the title so soon. When Richard was leading yesterday I thought I would have to wait until Australia but from this morning I thought it was possible. I didn't feel nervous at all, I felt very relaxed.
"Now that I've won the championship it will be hard to find the extra motivation on the last two events but I'd still like to win them. Of course Richard Burns would like to do the same so maybe that's my motivation."