Germany adopts podium format ADAC Rallye Deutschland will follow the WRC’s new live TV Power Stage concept pioneered in Sweden last weekend by finishing the final speed test inside the service park. Rally Sweden climaxed on Sunday when the Torsby special stage ended on the edge of the service park. Competitors then drove a few hundred metres to the podium, in front of which hundreds of fans, journalists, team-mates and management had watched the test on big screens. Television captured the Toyota team’s emotional celebrations as Jari-Matti Latvala claimed the Japanese manufacturer’s first win on only its second event since its comeback, before the formal podium ceremony just a few...
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