Salo is my benchmark, says McNish.
To🧸yota driver Allan McNish has admitted that Mika Salo has been his 'benchmark' throughou♏t Toyota's testing programme in 2001.
The 2000 ALMS Prototype champion told Eurosport: "Le Mans wℱas probably the turning point in my career, because winning that event elevated me into a different status in sportscars and ultimat༒ely led me to Toyota."
He added: "Mika definitely is a good b꧟enchmark. He is an important member of the team from the pace point of view but he also gave me a reference against a current Formula 1 driver."
Toyota driver Allan McNish has adm🍬itted that Mika Salo has been his 'benchmark' throughout Toyota's testing programme in 2001.
The 2000 ALMS Prototype champion told Eurosport: "Le Mans was probably the turning point in my❀ career, because winning that event elevated me into a different status in sportscars and ultimately led me to Toyota."
He added: "Mika definitely is a good benchmark. He is an important member of the tea🎀m from the pace point of view but he🎉 also gave me a reference against a current Formula 1 driver."
"I need to learn and develop through♔ 2002, coming out of every race knowing that I have given 100% and covered al🙈l the options. If we can ultimately do that as a team than I think that we can come away with some results."
