Mika Salo is Finnish racing driver with a prolific international career beginning in Finland in the 1970’s in Karting through to Formula Ford, Formula 3 (against compatriot and former next door neighbour Mika Häkkinen!), Formula 3000, GT’s, Sportscars and Formula 1, racing with Lotus, Tyrrell, Arrows and Ferrari. He most famously substituted for Michael Schumacher after the German broke his leg at Silverstone, and was on course to win the 1999 German Grand Prix before handing the lead to team mate Eddie Irvine and later finished on the podium at Monza.He is a double winner at Le Mans in GT2 for Ferrari and most recently an FIA Formula One Steward.His son Max has also begun a fledgling racing career beginning in FIA F4 and now races in sports cars in GT4, competing in a Porsche Cayman since 2024 in a Hitotsuyama Mercedes-AMG GT4 in Japan.To follow Mika:https://www.instagram.com/stories/mikasaloofficial/To follow Max:https://www.instagram.com/maxsalo_official/#mikasalo #ferrari #f1 #formula1 #podium #hockenheim #monza #karting #f3 #f3000 #lemans #winner #maxsalo #f4 #gt4 #japan #motorsport #racing #dontliftoff
