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Audi sacks FE driver Abt over esports cheating
Formula E driver Daniel Abt has confirmed he has split with Audi completely after hiring a ringer to contest an esports race in his place at the weekend. Abt was disqualified from Formula E's "Stay at Home" challenge when it emerged he organised a professional racer to compete in his place. On Tuesday he was suspended by his team. Abt paid a 10,000 fine to UNICEF, who are involved in the esports series. In a video posted to his Twitter account on Tuesday evening, Abt apologised. Editor's Picks Norris on Pagenaud beef: Selfish to treat esports as just a game "It was extremely important to me to take this opportunity here and now, to tell you how it was and what happened and...
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