Back home from day 1, watched 4 stages, SS2,5,6 and 9. Really disappointed with the level of driving by almost everyone.
Generally the level of driving was a bit low. Only Yazeed, Al-Kuwari and Breen seem to push. Kajito looked really tidy and not pushing but he was fastest everywhere. Khalid spectacular but almost always off line and sideways. Mangalhaes is really disappointing, I was expecting something more.
The drivers of day was Demosthenous and Antoniou (note that is the co-driver Chips jnr who is driving), everywhere that I watched they were really on the limit. Their times in Klavdia stage is unbelievable, this is a stage they frequently run in national rallies (at least once a year), and really smooth and fast