I think it's been an open secret for the past couple of years that his power to weight ratio is exceptional, but he's lacked the skills and experience to turn that into race winning opportunities.
It seems he's been doing his homework this season.
It's almost like a guy hired for his W/kg taking a couple of seasons to win is odd. You lot call yourselves armchair DSs? I'll pay the armchair bit. Not you andy, darling, I know you know. :-*
Well if he drops all the pros not once but twice then its not a miracle.