Alright when was that again.....?

[rallysmo]

so wth its a "ringer"... so i wonder if he find out his girlfriend/wife/boyfriend cheating him, she would say "it was never meant with any bad intention.”

 

[Jonny Austin]

Just embarassing for the driver & the series.Abt & the sim racing guy must be so dumb to think they could get away with it.

Like the pro footballers most of these pro race drivers dont really experience real life & become mature adults.They get looked after their entire life by parents,management & teams so are missing some essential life skills.

 

[Mike Kadlcak]

he cheats in sim... must be a cheater in electric rocket car too

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

pro race drivers dont really experience real life & become mature adults.They get looked after their entire life by parents,management & teams so are missing some essential life skills.

look at the NETFLIX formula one series, plenty of that around and not a very nice sight at that

back on topic: it certainly brings to mind this classic cartoon from way way back (1993):

 

[Durge Driven]

Nothing some say ......

......... but if some leaguer did it to your series it would be worst thing ever

 

[CrimsonEminence]

No fan boost in sim racing, so he had to use his influencing reach in some other way.

This whole bubble of racing methadone bursts soon, i hope. Sry.

 

[PegaMixel]

But the real question still remains. Will he. . . or will he not . . . make a reaction video about this?

 

[mesa]

I cheater always better than an Esport-killer troll, like Gutierrez ...

 

[eco2006]

I get why someone would not want to participate in this series, its even more bumping and crashing than the real formula e, i guess they are obliged by their contracts, but didnt he even stream the race on twitch?

 

[Constantin Grimminger]

Oh no hes the worst person in the world........quite funny because this fine and them throwing it into the spotlight is just their way of making sure sim racing remains a joke to the world.

What's your point even? If you hate sim racing so much, just bugger off and go on your merry way. Leave and be happy, if we over here depress you so much.

 

[sPACEje]

Well, goodbye SimRacing and Real Racing for this guy. Let's start a Uber career, guess he will be fast.

 

[Paul_V]

Uber isnt a bad idea, and being an ex race driver, he may have a future.

but as I live a fair way out of town. I will apply on his behalf for a job at Dominos.

would be great to actually get a hot pizza..

 

[Ruttman98]

One word: cheater.

No integrity.

Many more deserving drivers could and should carry the Audi banner.

Summarily dismissed if I had any say in his future at the team.

Indefinite suspension from the actual series until he can demonstrate that he understands what he did and the disgrace it brought to the series and is genuinely remorseful. FIA should also take action.

EU 10,000 is seemingly harsh but not enough.

Unlike cheating with illegal engine/chassis/body tweaks where a driver is penalised for the wrongs of his team, this is SOLELY on the driver.

Abt needs racing; racing does not need him.

I strongly believe in grace and forgiveness, but this driver has no business in motorsport if he literally takes himself out of the game. If he cannot bear not winning--if he cannot put in the time in to improve his craft even if it is in sim format--he should hang it up. Massively disappointing.

 

[graham123]

A shame Abt could'nt just say he was crap at sim racing

 

[Isaac Chavira]

This Daniel Abt fiasco reminds me of these guys, for some reason :

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LOL man, you beat me to it.

 

[Trebor901]

Well, goodbye SimRacing and Real Racing for this guy. Let's start a Uber career, guess he will be fast.

People who think he will lose his drive(s) really are deluded. He has plenty of money behind him and thats all that matters in racing these days.

 

[michelforest]

In the meantime, the real George Russell was very impressive today, winning the virtual Monaco GP by a comfortable margin.

 

[lbray2]

With the current F1 calendar looking more and more in disarray with it likely that the British, US & Singapore GP likely not being held due to government restrictions, what chances do you think that other FIA Grade 1 will be substituted into the calendar to fill their places or to make the calendar logistically easier (more races in Europe, multiple races in the Middle East). If so, what tracks do you think will be likely.


On a similar note, Codemasters have already stated that F1 2020 will have all the tracks from the original 2020 season even if the GP supposed to be held there didn’t go ahead. However if the new revised calendar sees the return of tracks like Hockenheim, Imola & Jerez or new tracks such as the Kuwait Motor Town and the Dubai Autodrome (or other Grade 1 tracks), do you think these tracks will make it into the game or will these be left out even if F1 actually raced there?

 

[Knoxstar]

Wow... I think it's fair for Daniel Abt as I really dislike some professionals not taking simracing seriously. The indy races had quite some bad moments.

Of course I don't know what's the story behind this but I think it's rather harsh for the simracer to get excluded from everything.
Excluded from the formula e series: definitely though.

Have to say I kinda like that people who are bad for the reputation of simracing get penalized heavily. Setting examples and hopefully make simracing better for everyone.

The simracer was banned only from the FE events as far as I know

 

[Knoxstar]

It should be noted that the 10,000 euros is in the form of a donation to charity.