Kimi Raikkonen demoted to pit lane start after qualifying disqualification

BAKU, Azerbaijan -- Kimi Raikkonen has been demoted from eighth on the grid to a pit lane start at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after his car was disqualified from Saturday's results.

Raikkonen's Alfa Romeo failed a front wing deflection test in post-qualifying scrutineering when his car's front wing flexed more than 5mm under a load of 60N. Deflection tests exist to stop teams designing body parts that bend under load in order to gain an aerodynamic advantage and the FIA rarely allows any exceptions to the rule.

Kimi Raikkonen will start from the pit lane after being disqualified from qualifying.Raikkonen was due to start from eighth on the grid after a promising qualifying performance but will…