F1 Racing Legend Mika Salo Slashed by Motorcycle Attacker in Bangkok, Requires 28 Stitches
Former F1 driver Mika Salo was slashed by a knife-wielding motorcycle attacker in Bangkok on May 26, requiring 28 stitches to his leg. The incident was one of several similar attacks that night targeting pedestrians in the Thai capital.
On May 26, 2025, former Finnish F1 racing driver Mika Salo, 59, was attacked by a Thai man on a motorcycle who slashed his leg with a knife while visiting Bangkok. The incident gained major coverage in Finnish media outlets including Ilta-Sanomat and Helsingin Sanomat. Salo recalled feeling only a "light bump" from the motorcycle passing close by, but within a few steps, bystanders alerted him that blood was pouring from his leg. He looked down to see his shoes covered in blood. Medical examination revealed a deep laceration extending to the muscle, suspected to be from a knife rather than an accident. Doctors sutured the wound with a total of 28 stitches (8 on muscle, 20 on skin). The hospital noted multiple victims with similar injuries that night, indicating a series of motorcycle slashing attacks from the same vehicle. Salo's condition has improved, though he requires daily wound care and is taking antibiotics.
