virtual race of the formula E was Daniel Abt, apparently, no desire, and therefore had a eSport professional ran. Therefore, he loses his Cockpit at Audi, in the electric series.

The formula E held during the Corona-forced break virtual race of the pilots. Daniel Abt was cheating when run from the 23. May and left an eSport professional behind the wheel. For this he was suspended from his Audi Team.

Munich - the virtual Cockpit, he had vacated voluntarily, now Daniel Abt also must do in his real formula-E racer . After his failed dizziness when the fifth virtual disk of the electro-series, the 27-Year-old has been suspended from the Audi Team .

"integrity, transparency, and the permanent compliance with the appropriate rules have for Audi's highest priority," said the manufacturer on Tuesday. Abbot who has brought in since the Start of the formula E 2014 each race in the series and, so far, denied two victories, will start in all likelihood, never again Audi.

formula E: Audi Abt suspended - Sim-Racer drove instead of Audi-Pilot

Abbot had not disputed the races in the "Race-at-Home Challenge" last Saturday even, but let his cars from Sim-Racer Lorenz Hörzing (Austria) about the virtual course in Berlin-Tempelhof pilot. The Kempten-based company was subsequently converted to the formula E, and subsequently disqualified , he loses all previously gained points for the championship of the Challenge and need to donate 10,000 euros to a nonprofit organization.

Abbot had aroused suspicion because of his video camera during an interview was off, later, the face of the pilot of the subject was obscured.

formula E: Audi Abt suspended - Pilot excuse for the series and Fans

“I want to apologize to the formula E, all the Fans, my Team and fellow drivers for that that I have taken during the race on Saturday, outside help ,“ said Abbot on Sunday: “I have not taken it as seriously as I should have done it. I am aware that has made my Offense a bitter taste , but it was never meant maliciously.“

Abbot or Hörzing finished the race on rank three, the "inherited" after the disqualification of the former formula 1-Pilot Pascal Wehrlein (Worndorf).

the proceeds of The "Race-at-Home Challenge" the children's charity Unicef aid.

four-time formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel is soon without the Cockpit becoming more and more of the options has been shattered. In view of the imminent departure of Vettel* the German hopes rest mainly on Mick Schumacher, who could once land like his father at Ferrari.

Meanwhile, Vettel's current team-mate Charles Leclerc recalls a Meeting with Michael Schumacher. The formula 1* are anxious still to the early start to the season.

*tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

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Date Of Update: 26 May 2020, 13:33