Audi bans Formula-E star who used ringer in virtual race
The HinduAudi Sport on Tuesday suspended German racing driver Daniel Abt for cheating in a charity video game race in which he passed the handset to a professional esports gamer while pretending he himself was at the controls. The organisers recognised the scullduggery on Saturday when Abt, second bottom of the series challenge points championship, came third in the race at a replica of Berlin’s Templehof Airport circuit. Abt won a real world race on the same circuit in 2018 and has been successfully racing Formula-E since its creation in 2014. For this reason, Audi Sport has decided to suspend Daniel Abt with immediate effect.” Audi added: “Daniel Abt did not drive his car in qualifying and the race at the fifth event of the Race at Home Challenge on May 23 himself, but let a professional Sim-Racer do so.
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