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Raikkonen reveals family teasing over Portugal crash

Article To news overview © Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen has revealed that his young son, Robin, has been teasing him over the way he crashed out of the Portugese GP. Raikkonen was following teammate Antonio Giovinazzi down the main straight at the end of Lap 1 at Portimao, when he collided with the back of the other Alfa Romeo. Raikkonen's race was over on the spot, due to his front wing getting caught under his left front wheel. He later revealed that he had been changing settings in response to an urgent radio call from his engineer, an excuse that didn't hold much sway with Robin Raikkonen. "I think the worst thing was my son was telling me that 'you always tell me look...
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