Who's the Daddy of Formula One?
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Who's the Daddy of Formula One?

Updated 1211 GMT (2011 HKT) September 4, 2015
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Just how do you bring up a baby on Formula One's world tour? Shutterstock
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg is the newest dad on the grid, as his wife Vivian gave birth to a daughter a week before the 2015 Italian Grand Prix. Rosberg had a helicopter on standby to whisk him away for the birth at the previous race in Belgium. Clive Mason/Getty Images North America/Getty Images
"Take your child to work day" is a regular occurrence for Formula One driver Felipe Massa and his son Felipinho, who has been joining his dad on the road for the last six years. Mini Massa plays football at the track and sometimes gives TV interviews. Paul Gilham/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images
Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado enjoys having his wife Gabriela and daughter Victoria join him for the European leg of the season, traveling around from Spain to Italy. Gabriela tells CNN: "Maybe they need to make a playground here (in the F1 paddock)!" Sarah Holt / CNN
"When the helmet is on and you close the visor, you don't think about the fact that you're a dad," Lotus driver Romain Grosjean, seen here with his wife Marion, tells CNN. They have two sons, Sacha and Simon. Drew Gibson/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel is rarely seen at the track with his long-term girlfriend Hanna Prater, who gave birth to their daughter Emily in 2014. JOSEP LAGO/AFP/AFP/Getty Images
Vettel prefers to shield his young family from the limelight. The German driver is pictured signing autographs for fans in October 2013, when he was at Red Bull. TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images
He may be a man of few words, but Vettel's teammate Kimi Raikkonen has posted photos this season of him traveling his baby son Robin. The Finn's partner Minttu Virtanen gave birth in January to complete Ferrari's fatherly lineup. Lars Baron/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images
Ear mufflers are de rigeur for a baby on the global circuit. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone's daughter Tamara is pictured with baby Sophie at the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco. Clive Mason/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images