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 | | Mika Salo, the Finnish Formula One driver, says he plans to retire after his team Toyota announced it would not use him next year. |
 | | Salo, 35, told Radio Finland in an interview that the decision to retire had been his own, and he had arrived at it over the last three months. |
 | | Toyota's statement on Wednesday said: "(Toyota) and Mika Salo have come to a mutual agreement to cease their collaboration from the end of the 2002 season." Toyota team president Ove Andersson thanked Salo and McNish for their contributions over the last two years in preparing for the Japanese manufacturers' Formula One debut in 2002. |
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