Wait until later runners have come through, comparison to Evans is pointless.
Having said that, Neuville who usually starts rallies like grandmom is driving unusually well this time.
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What a morning from Neuville.
Hats off. He is the best driver at the moment imo
Does Ogier have intercom problem as co-driver is using gestures?
The day has finally come : Fourmaux is mixing it up with the big boys, without any road advantage. Welcome to the party !
A great start to a rally for Neuville at last... and opening the road !
Still a long way to go go for him and the Hyundai until Saturday night points though.
A really great morning!
Just look at Evans for comparison who is starting behind him and is 17.5 seconds from the lead
But two previous years have shown us that it’s possible to win this rally from the front. Kalle from second last year and the year before he won starting first
Gotta love the desperate attempt by wrc.com commentators to put positive spin on things:
"Munster completes the morning loop, bringing his M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 to the stop control. A decent morning for the Luxembourger."
A decent morning? He's slowest Rally1 car by far, over minute behind closest one after just five stages (out of which one was SSS). That's a borderline disaster.