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Mika Salo |
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Visit the official web site of Mika Salo:
http://www.mikasalo.net/
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| Mika Salo and Hakkinen lived only a couple of streets away from one another in their native Helsinki, and went on to race only a couple of centimeters away from one another in a battle that enlivened the 1990 British F3 Championship. But if Salo ever felt Like Hakkinen, Salo learned his trade in Finnish karting before moving on to further success in Formula Ford in Scandinavia and Europe. After his six wins in F3 in 1990 failed to win him the crown, his switch to Japan set him on a lengthy course towards F Lotus boss Peter Collins signed him for 1995, but Lotus never made it that far and he was eventually released to drive for Tyrrell, where he stayed for the next three seasons. His fortunes fluctuated in accordance with the team's budget, and his best resu A switch to Arrows in 1998 brought fourth at Monaco, but after a massive shunt at Spa that year Salo lost faith in the team and prepared to sit out 1999 rather than run at the back. The bold gamble paid off. He did three races at BAR, standing in for the Now the Finn had a car in which he could truly express himself, and he used it to maximum effect. Only team orders denied him his first Grand Prix victory in Hockenheim, when he ceded the lead to title-challenging teammate Eddie Irvine. He finished second |