SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Ferrari
driver Kimi Raikkonen testified to last week's Formula One spy
hearing that McLaren eavesdropped on Ferrari's team radio
throughout his time there, Jean Todt said on Sunday.

The Ferrari team boss told reporters at the Belgian Grand
Prix, won by Raikkonen, that the Finn's evidence to the Paris
hearing was produced to counter a claim from McLaren that
Ferrari had snooped on them.

"Kimi Raikkonen made a witness statement about radio
communications from his former team," said Todt.

"And maybe one word about that," he continued.

"I have read so much about the 'skeleton in the closet' for
Ferrari, the big surprise about what might have happened over
the last 10 years.

"The skeleton which was submitted was radio communication."

Leading teams encrypt their communications to and from
drivers to protect information from rivals but Todt said it was
common practice to hack into them.

"I have to admit that we listen to certain car radios," he
said.

"Kimi testified that it was a common practice in his former
team from 2002 to 2006.

"When our lawyer asked one of their (McLaren's) witnesses if
it was true that they listened to the (other team's) radio, the
reply was in the affirmative."

McLaren were stripped of their 2007 constructors'
championship points and fined $100 million at the spy hearing in
Paris on Friday.

The controversy arose after a 780 page dossier of Ferrari
information was found at the home of suspended McLaren chief
designer Mike Coughlan, allegedly sent to him by now-dismissed
Ferrari employee Nigel Stepney.

McLaren said none of the information had found its way into
the team but e-mails between their own drivers, double champion
Fernando Alonso and fellow-Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa, weakened
their argument.

Raikkonen joined Ferrari at the end of last season as
replacement for seven times champion Michael Schumacher, whose
retirement marked the end of a golden era for the team.