Formula E High Jinks... LMAO

[LewTheShoe]

Welp, I've heard of road course ringers in Nascar, and I've heard of "mistaken identity" at the Chile Bowl, so why not iRacing ringers in Formula E? That seems to be what Audi factory team driver Daniel Abt thought too. Alas, the clever sleuths from Mercedes were on the case. They protested that Abt seemed far more proficient than normal, so obviously there was a secret teenager in Abt's basement...

FE News: Abt disqualified from latest FE Esports race for using a sim racer

Audi Formula E driver Daniel Abt has been disqualified from the latest Formula E Race at Home Challenge race, stripped of his points total and handed a €10,000 fine

www.autosport.com

 

[Marcingak]

I wonder how much the sim racer got paid.

 

[kkfan91]

Danny Deitrich pulled this a little while back with the WoO in Iracing

 

[donthaveanickname]

There is a rumor on racing-reference that Ron Fellows drove Michael Waltrip's car to a 4th place finish at Sonoma in 2004 while Mikey stayed hidden in the garage.

 

[Kiante]

Abt has been dropped from Audi because of this issue:

Abt dropped by Audi over simracing scandal - The Race

Daniel Abt has been suspended by the Audi Formula E team from all competitions for his involvement in the imposter scandal last weekend

the-race.com

 

[donthaveanickname]

So he gets fired by his dad's team for not taking a video game serious.
Pretty much no one cares about Formula E but this is quite funny.

 

[Kiante]

So he gets fired by his dad's team for not taking a video game serious.
Pretty much no one cares about Formula E but this is quite funny.

I like the series, but I do not like some of the gimmicks associated with it.

I watch it when I can and it usually puts on a very good show.

 

[donthaveanickname]

I'm watching the first of the 6 races at Berlin right now.
Fan boost and attack mode... this is like a bad real-life version of Mario Kart.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I'm watching the first of the 6 races at Berlin right now.
Fan boost and attack mode... this is like a bad real-life version of Mario Kart.

No more or less bad or good than DRS or push-to-pass.

 

[donthaveanickname]

I just watched an FE race again. All but 5 cars ran out of energy on the last lap and stalled.