First, congrats to him for a great career -- much to be proud of. He was never going to be the fastest, wasn't at his best in rabbited races, but in tactical races, like Rio -- yeah, he was going to be in the mix for the podium.
Equally, I just loved his form -- so smooth you couldn't even tell when he was accelerating. He made it took so easy. By contrast, I hate Hocker's form.