Kimi Raikkonen suffered teasing from his six-year-old son in addition to Formulation One colleagues after colliding with Alfa Romeo crew mate Antonio Giovinazzi eventually weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix.

The 2007 world champion mentioned after the race that he was distracted making an attempt to vary a change on the steering wheel, a confession that received him into bother at residence.

“I feel the worst factor was my son was telling me, ‘You at all times inform me to look forwards’ when he is driving a go-kart,” the 41-year-old Finn advised reporters forward of Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. “He gave me a little bit of that.”

Crew boss Frederic Vasseur joined in with the jibes on the Circuit de Catalunya.

“I used to be fairly shut to purchasing a canine for Kimi, or a stick,” he advised reporters.

“He needed to make some adjustments on the steering wheel and he was extra centered on the sprint than on Antonio however it’s what it’s.

“Kimi was the primary one to apologise… for positive he did not do it on objective.”

Raikkonen, who gained his title with Ferrari, is the oldest driver on the Formulation One beginning grid and has been within the sport for 20 years.

Alfa Romeo have but to attain a degree this season, with Raikkonen lacking out on ninth place on the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after being demoted for a breach of the re-start procedures.

The collision on the Algarve circuit ended Raikkonen’s race and introduced out the security automotive.