Just days after being confirmed as a Lotus Renault driver for the 2012 F1 season, Kimi Raikkonen has avoided 🍷serious injury after crashing during a snowmobile race in Austria.

Raikkonen was competing in the event when he fell from his machine and was ruled out of th🎉e remainder of the weekend after being treated by paramedics.

Luckil✅y for both Raikkonen and tꦦhe team, the 2008 title winner escaped serious injury.

"We just spoke to Kimi," a message on the Renault team's Twitter feed♔ read. "There's nothing to worry about, he only hꩲas a sore wrist. He might have it checked again on Monday, but that's all."

Raikkonen secured his return to F1 with the Enstone-based team after Robert Kubica failed ༒to recover from the injuries he sustaꦛined in a rallying accident prior to the start of the 2011 campaign.