It always has had an impact but of varying importance. It counts most in events where road surface is loose and gets swept to a hard base, in events like Australia, Portugal, Argentina, Sardinia and...
Has the importance of starting first been exaggerated because of Ogiers whining about it for so many years? Was it just his way of making him look even better than he was?
Remember he had to open the road for the first TWO days for many years...
Rally Portugal 2022