Pentti Airikkala has died

Published on 07/05/2009 à 19:34

Pierre Tassel

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He was one of the most spectacular Finns. Although he only has one world victory – the 1989 RAC, on Mitsubishi Galant, at the age of 44 – Pentti has had a great influence on many racing drivers. rally, F1, and even Nascar, through the flying lessons he provided in Great Britain and around the world. A lover of life, smiling and talkative, Airikkala died at the age of 64, of heart failure following a long illness.

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