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Raikkonen: My son has watched my start a few times!

Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen has said that while he hasn't watched back his great start at Portugal last season, his son Robin has quite a few times!

Kimi Raikkonen has explained that he hasn't watched back his tremendous start at the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix, but that his son Robin has replayed it on a few occasions. Raikkonen's first lap at Portimao last season was awarded the 'FIA Action of the Year' award for 2020, having vaulted up from 16th to seventh on the first lap as the Finn exploited the advantage of his soft tyres in the tricky low-grip conditions. Asked whether he's watched the replay a few times to get more ideas for this weekend's race at Portimao, Raikkonen smiled and explained that his son Robin has hit the replay button more than once. "I haven't honestly watched it that many, I think my son watched it a few times, that's for sure!" "But obviously, I was in it, so I know what happened and that was a good thing. Those obviously was a bit odd circumstances because the rain came a bit before. "Not enough to put on the wets and we didn't really get anything out of the race and then we missed out on points. So could have been better. I would have swapped that first lap for some points for sure!"

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