Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Subscriber Share Posted May 26, 2020 So Audi suspended Daniel Abt because he cheated in a Formula E sim race by hiring a professional sim racer to drive for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 58 minutes ago, nudge said: So Audi suspended Daniel Abt because he cheated in a Formula E sim race by hiring a professional sim racer to drive for him Just reading about that now.... tut tut, Still, At least some charity is now going to benefit from it so not all bad.... Audi Formula E driver Daniel Abt has been disqualified from the latest FE Race at Home Challenge race, stripped of his points total and handed a €10,000 fine. Abt, who originally finished third in the fifth round of Formula E’s sim racing series on Saturday, was found to have let a professional esports racer control his virtual car for the race. After the race, which ran in partnership with Motorsport Games to raise funds for the UNICEF coronavirus relief fund, had ended Mercedes Formula E driver Stoffel Vandoorne accused Abt of not driving in the race. “Really not happy here because that was not Daniel driving the car himself, and he messed up everything. That was ridiculous,” Vandoorne said on his Twitch stream. Formula E released a statement on Sunday that confirmed Abt had been disqualified from the race due to “sporting misconduct.” Abt failed to score a single point in the first four rounds of the season, and his initial maiden virtual podium marked his first points of the season. He loses those points and he is forced to make a compulsory €10,000 donation to a charity of his choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Subscriber Share Posted May 26, 2020 31 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: Just reading about that now.... tut tut, Still, At least some charity is now going to benefit from it so not all bad.... Imagine how pathetic one must be to hire someone to compete in a game that is supposed to be just a bit of fun also imagine if that leads to him losing the actual seat in the racing team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,604 Posted May 26, 2020 Moderator Share Posted May 26, 2020 What a muppet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Subscriber Share Posted May 26, 2020 Official now, he and Audi have parted ways A bit extreme, no?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 40 minutes ago, nudge said: Official now, he and Audi have parted ways A bit extreme, no?... Really??? Clearly a bit of a tit but seems a bit OTT, it was only a game.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Subscriber Share Posted May 26, 2020 Just now, Bluewolf said: Really??? Clearly a bit of a tit but seems a bit OTT, it was only a game.. Yes, confirmed by the driver himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, nudge said: Yes, confirmed by the driver himself Audi clearly thought cheating on any level was not going to be acceptable... even so seems very harsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,604 Posted May 26, 2020 Moderator Share Posted May 26, 2020 3 hours ago, nudge said: Official now, he and Audi have parted ways A bit extreme, no?... Very extreme. jesus. Abt has always been such a household name in German Motor Racing. Hope he finds something else even though he's clearly been a bit of an idiot in all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Subscriber Share Posted May 26, 2020 10 minutes ago, Tommy said: Very extreme. jesus. Abt has always been such a household name in German Motor Racing. Hope he finds something else even though he's clearly been a bit of an idiot in all this. I think Audi wanted him gone and just used this as an excuse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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