Lotus apologise to Raikkonen for wrong strategy

Second-placed Lotus Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland celebrates on the winners' podium during the victory ceremony after the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, April 14, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

LONDON (Reuters) - Lotus have apologised to Kimi Raikkonen for an incorrect strategy call that denied the Finn a likely podium finish in Sunday's British Grand Prix.

Team principal Eric Boullier, who is facing a tug-of-war with Red Bull for the 2007 world champion's services next year, recognised in a preview for this week's German Grand Prix that the team had got it wrong.