Starting first on the road should have been big advantage. The first car might drag some debris from the corners to the line and today it was funny situation. It was warm during the day and it was getting quickly cooler. So, with every minute there was bigger risk of black ice.

The same problem might be tomorrow morning. Warm temperatures caused snow to melt rapidly and in many places roads were wet. It is cold overnight and it starts melting again in the morning. So, tomorrow there might be some disadvantage to start first (as the melting takes some time).