Чемпионат 1998 г.
Гран-При Японии

Mika Salo
# 17

Результат
Сход (Гидравлика)

	Поз.	Круг	Время	Скорость (Км/ч)
Гонка	-	14	24'49.643	197.927
Квалификация	15		1'40.387	210.290
Быстрейший круг	17	14	1'45.304	200.471

Практика

	Поз.	Время	Скорость (Км/ч)
1-я сессия	15	1'43.634	203.701
2-я сессия	16	1'41.823	207.324
Warm-Up	10	1'42.650	205.654

Preview:
"We've come to the end of a very difficult season for the team, however, after our long awaited test last week at Silverstone we are very encouraged by the improvements and performance of our car. For me, Suzuka represents my 'home' Grand Prix and I very much look forward to racing there."

Свободные заезды (пятница):
"I also ran on a lot of fuel but had a re-curring understeer problem during both sessions. It is the first time that we can run the D-spec engine all weekend and I am very pleased with its performance. I am certain that we will be able to sort out the problem in time for tomorrow's qualifying."

Квалификация (суббота):
"I just could not go any quicker, as our engine is now just too powerful for our chassis and I had problems with traction. I was also very unlucky on my last lap when some cars spun off in front of me and left some debris on the track. I feel confident about tomorrow's race which will be very tough, however, the car is balanced and comfortable to drive and I hope to bring home a good result for the team."

Гонка (воскресение):
"I had big oversteer from the start and it got worse during the run. When on lap 14 I suffered hydraulic failure I was forced to retire from the race. It's not a nice way to finish the season, especially as we had no big problems throughout the weekend. I will take some time off now and then start preparing for our next test which will be early December in Barcelona."