Jacques Villeneuve has said that he is no longer a critic of Kimi Raikkonen.

Earlier, the 1997 world champion regularly hit out at the performance and questionable motivation of the Ferrari driver.

However, Villeneuve told Turun Sanomat: "I have become a Kimi fan. I'm very surprised by how much Kimi has improved, and how well he is currently driving.

"He seems to be more concentrated than ever before. A couple of years ago, Kimi seemed bored, as if he was only there because he had a contract. But now everything is different.

"Kimi seems to be happy, he speaks a lot with the press, he is highly motivated and clearly he is enjoying his driving. I think his happiness has come from his family life with his wife and son. It's like everything in Kimi's life is in balance."

Raikkonen finished fourth at Monza.