Kimi Räikkönen disqualified in Abu Dhabi

Kimi Räikkönen will not start from fifth position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix despite his good performance in qualifying. The Finn's Lotus did not pass the FIA ​​technical inspections at the end of the session, to which the Sauber of Finland was also invited. Nico Hulkenberg. In question, the flat bottom of the E21 which has already placed the stableenstone in embarrassment this season at the Hungarian GP. After checks by the stewards, they clearly highlighted a defect coming from the team's responsibility and decided to disqualify the Scandinave's E21. Nico Hülkenberg inherits the vacant place.

The weekend is getting really complicated for Lotus. The British team has been under strong media pressure since yesterday when Kimi Räikkönen threatened his team not to compete in the last Grands Prix of the season.