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Kimi Raikkonen Reveals His Son’s Reaction to the Portuguese GP Collision
Kimi Raikkonen had a rather unforgettable outing at the Portuguese Grand Prix, last weekend, where his race lasted only for a single lap. Moments after starting lap 2, the Alfa Romeo driver rear-ended his teammate on the main straight, causing significant damages to his front wing and the floor.
Hence, the Finn drove deep onto the gravel and pulled up near the barriers around turn 2, and retired from the race.
Glancing at such a measly blunder, Raikkonen’s son, Robin Raikkonen, ended up offering a piece of advice to the 1-time world champion.
What did Kimi Raikkonen say?
Almost everyone knows that Raikkonen has been teaching the 6-year-old in Go-Karting, constantly providing him the dos and don’ts while behind the wheel. Unfortunately for Raikkonen, one of his advice ended up back-firing.
The Finn revealed that he always instructs his son to keep his eyes ahead while racing, which Raikkonen sr failed to do during the race in Portimao. Hence, Raikkonen opened up about how Robin reacted after taking a look at his collision.
Kimi Raikkonen explains what his kart racing son Robin made of his collision with @Anto_Giovinazzi in the Portuguese Grand Prix…#F1 #SpanishGP #PortgueseGP pic.twitter.com/NAsAAW6XIr
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“For sure, far from ideal,” the Finn said. “But I think probably the worst was my son was telling me that ‘you always told me to look forward’ when he’s driving go-karts. He gave me a bit of that.”
Ever since the world went into lockdown citing the COVID-19 outbreak, Raikkonen has been spending a substantial amount of time with his son on the track. In fact, the two have even raced each other on several occasions in 2020.
What happened during the Portuguese GP?
Starting from P15, Raikkonen had quite a decent getaway, and climbed his way up to P13, slotting himself right behind his teammate, Giovinazzi.
However, considering the lack of overtaking opportunities, the Finn had to wait until the main straight to make an overtaking attempt. And it looked he might pull off a rather easy move on the Italian, as the former found a better exit out of the final turn.
But, Raikkonen underestimated the power of tow on this breezy circuit and took his eyes off the front and onto the steering wheel for a split-second.
And by the time he got his focus back on the track, it was too late for Raikkonen to react, as he ended up clipping his front wing onto Giovinazzi’s rear, consequently leading to his first retirement of the 2021 season.
However, with the Spanish Grand Prix around the corner, can Raikkonen put up a stellar show to secure his first points for Alfa Romeo this season?
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