Mercedes-Benz introduced that Finnish driver Mika Salo will compete at the thirteenth Knysna Simola Hillclimb from Saturday, 6 May to Sunday, May 7.
Mika Salo, who as soon as raced in Formula 1, has been confirmed as one other international racing driver to compete at the Knysna Simola Hillclimb this time for Mercedes-Benz, in accordance to TimesLive.
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SALO JOINS PETTER AND HENNING SOLBERG AS THE THIRD SCANDINAVIAN DRIVER COMPETING IN KNYSNA
Volkswagen South Africa introduced 2003 World Rally Championship (WRC) champion Petter Solberg will energy his WRX Polo up the hill. He shall be joined by his brother, Henning, who competed in 133 rallies between 1998 and 2019.
Finnish driver Salo, competed for a number of F1 groups throughout a profession spanning eight years within the sport, which led to 2002. He had stints at Ferrari, Sauber and Toyota.
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He can also be a former Le Mans 24 Hours winner, with two wins within the GT2 Class in 2008 and 2009.
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However, the 56-year-old shall be driving one thing rather a lot much less highly effective than an early 2000s GT2 racing automotive up the 1.9-kilometre hill within the Western Cape.
Mercedes-Benz South Africa will equip Salo with a Mercedes-AMG A45S within the Road Car and Supercar class. The tremendous hatch is powered by the world’s strongest 2.0-litre turbocharged engine with 310kW and 500Nm.
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The Mercedes-Benz A45S has a high pace of 250km/h and is fitted with a four-wheel-drive system and has launch management to assist the automotive get off the road with no lack of traction. Mercedes-Benz quotes a zero to 100km/h time for the A45S at 3.9 seconds.
“I’ve seen the Simola Hillclimb on social media and always really wanted to go there,” Salo says. “It will be a great challenge and looks like an incredible event. I’m happy to be driving the AMG A45S provided by Mercedes-Benz South Africa.”
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