HOCKENHEIM, Germany, July 30 - The struggling Midland Formula One team were disqualified from the German Grand Prix on Sunday for having illegally flexing rear wings.

Race stewards said in a statement that an inspection of the cars' lower rear wing element had showed "excessive flexibility."

Dutchman Christijan Albers and Portugal's Tiago Monteiro, who had finished 13th and 14th respectively, were removed from the official classification.