Crash.Net WRC News  McRae dominates leg one of Argentine rally
4 May 2001  Ford's Colin McRae has dominated the opening day of
the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Rally
Argentina. Having set two fastest times on yesterday's evening's
superspecials on the outskirts of Cordoba, the Scot topped the
timesheets on today's first three stages to open up an advantage
of nearly a minute.  The battles are much closer behind the 1995
world champion, with Richard Burns, Tommi Mäkinen and Carlos
Sainz involved in a scrap for second overall and the Peugeots of
Didier Auriol and Marcus Grönholm recovering after slow starts.
With mist and low cloud an ever-present threat, and occasional
damp, muddy patches on the roads, the South American terrain has
provided a stern test for the sport's top stars.  The Focus
WRC01s have suffered no major mechanical problems today,
although team mechanics had to repair François Delecour's
example after he rolled on the day's first stage.  Colin McRae
has been in inspire