TT is not the driver he used to be. That's been a known fact for quite some time. However, part of the reason that will perpetuate is simply because he doesn't have and doesn't get the business or horsepower he used. There's more talent in the room. It happens. It doesn't mean he forgot how to drive. It means his skills are not what they once were AND he doesn't get the drives, have the business, and the opportunities he once did. It doesn't make him incompetent. It doesn't make him a bad driver.
That said, for people who say-----and even worse, believe-----TT's career was based upon luck, sub par or weak talent in the room, because of the backing of one trainer, or anything like that. Well, it's far wiser to be silent and thought a fool, than to open your mouth and prove it.