Quote Originally Posted by Wim_Impreza View Post
No, Kenneth Eriksson in an Accent WRC was leading the Rally New Zealand in 2001 after the first day: http://www.ewrc-results.com/results....w-Zealand-2001
Of course Eriksson was leading due to tactics, but still he did.

That were real rallies and there were a lot of manufacturers and the level of drivers was much higher than now. It is so predictable, with Meeke, Kubica and Latvala crashing and we know since 10 years the champion even before the WRC season begins...
But this season is much better than a few years ago. Back then we only had Loeb, Latvala, Hirvonen and Sordo fighting for the top spots. Now we can add Mikkelsen, Ogier, Ostberg, Meeke, Evans, Kubica, Neuville, etc.