Mika Salo on giving up certain victory, racing through injury and more

F1 Beyond The Grid

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🗓️ 1 July 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Winning in F1 is incredibly hard - giving up a certain victory is even harder. Many people will remember Mika Salo from his time as a super sub for Ferrari, when Michael Schumacher broke his leg in 1999. Racing alongside title contender Eddie Irvine, Salo starred, most memorably in Germany where he was faster than his team mate, but asked to move over while leading. That was just one of the topics on the list when TC sat down with the Finn, who also frankly discussed his stints with Toyota, Lotus and BAR, his secret trip to Ferrari HQ, his life as an FIA driver steward, plus – of all things – racing with a hole in his lungs...

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0:00.0	The best thing I got on Deepa.
0:01.4	That's a good question.
0:02.4	This really nice 80s Adidas jumper.
0:05.2	The quarter rates which I'm wearing.
0:06.4	This pink mini skirt.
0:08.2	This Jessica Torehari.
0:09.3	Probably my unif choke boots.
0:11.0	This pair of jeans, I wear them all the time.
0:12.6	The main one I'm quite into the moment is extreme layering.
0:15.6	Ranch.
0:16.6	White's okay.
0:17.7	Relaxed grandpa.
0:19.0	Part-time punk, part-time polypocket.
0:20.8	I think co-cat is the word.
0:22.2	Baggy relaxed and a bit out there.
0:24.3	Necher short, I barely short short.
0:26.5	That's like my favourite outfit at the moment.
0:28.7	I got it on Deepa.
0:29.7	Hi, I'm Mecha Salon.
0:31.6	You are listening to Beyond the Grid.
0:39.8	Welcome everybody to Beyond the Grid with me Tom Clarkson.
0:43.6	It's great to have you with us.
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