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![Finnish Formula One driver Mika Salo, Toyota Motor's F1 test driver in 2001, poses for photographers atop a tyre of Toyota's new F1 racing car at a press briefing in Tokyo February Finnish Formula One driver Mika Salo, Toyota Motor's F1 test driver in 2001, poses for photographers atop a tyre of Toyota's new F1 racing car at a press briefing in Tokyo February](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3BG5P/finnish-formula-one-driver-mika-salo-toyota-motors-f1-test-driver-in-2001-poses-for-photographers-atop-a-tyre-of-toyotas-new-f1-racing-car-at-a-press-briefing-in-tokyo-february-5-2001-toyota-motor-corporation-outlined-its-2001-motorsports-activities-featuring-an-update-on-its-f1-project-in-which-a-comprehensive-f1-car-test-program-will-be-launched-in-late-march-in-preparation-for-its-participation-begining-in-2002-toyota-said-tadl-2D3BG5P.jpg)
Finnish Formula One driver Mika Salo, Toyota Motor's F1 test driver in 2001, poses for photographers atop a tyre of Toyota's new F1 racing car at a press briefing in Tokyo February
![Formula One driver Mika Salo (L) of Finland and his Panasonic Toyota Racing teammate Alan McNish of Scotland pose for photographers atop their F1 machine during a press briefing in Tokyo October Formula One driver Mika Salo (L) of Finland and his Panasonic Toyota Racing teammate Alan McNish of Scotland pose for photographers atop their F1 machine during a press briefing in Tokyo October](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D445ET/formula-one-driver-mika-salo-l-of-finland-and-his-panasonic-toyota-racing-teammate-alan-mcnish-of-scotland-pose-for-photographers-atop-their-f1-machine-during-a-press-briefing-in-tokyo-october-9-2002-the-drivers-are-in-japan-to-compete-at-the-japanese-grand-prix-this-weekend-reutersharuyoshi-yamaguchi-esrcs-2D445ET.jpg)