What do professional riders think of Abt suspension?

The suspension of Daniel Abt by his Audi Sport team en Formula E makes his comrades react. Pinned for cheating during the Race at Home Challenge race in Berlin (he had given up his place to a professional simracer without notifying the organizers), Daniel Abt must broadcast an explanation video on his Twitter account on Tuesday May 26 at the end of the day. noon.

On Twitter, several presenters of the electrical discipline expressed their incomprehension or their anger regarding the treatment of the German pilot by his employer.

The outgoing double champion Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Techeetah) first indicates that“after all, it is a game that must be approached seriously, but it remains a GAME. And about drivers who cause accidents on purpose, surely they should have their licenses revoked if that were the reality? I was taken out of almost all (virtual) races for unsportsmanlike behavior and the drivers “used” me as brakes…”

After all this a game that should be taken seriously, but it's a GAME. Then what about all the drivers crashing on purpose, that would probably get their license removed if that was reality? Been out of almost all races for unsportsman behaviors and drivers using me as brakes..

- Jean-Eric Vergne (@JeanEricVergne) May 26, 2020

His teammate Antonio Felix Da Costa decided in protest to no longer broadcast his virtual races on his Twitch account, just like James Calado (Jaguar). “Goodbye Twitch, goodbye streams… I’m going out. For ever ", launches the Portuguese, imitated by the British: “No more streaming, sorry guys. » The Twitch live allows you to observe and listen to the pilot in action but also to interact with him in a chat. 

Good bye Twitch, good bye streams…
Im out. See you never

— Antonio Felix da Costa (@afelixdacosta) May 26, 2020

In reaction to these broadcasting and sharing stops with fans, the BMW driver in Imsa Connor by Phillippi estimate that « Twitter is toxic on this Tuesday. It's amazing to see a pilot decide that a live video might not be in their best interest, and then have all the "Rambo" on Twitter come at them. We live in a sad world. »

Ohhh how toxic Twitter is today. Amazing how a driver takes an action such as deciding that streaming maybe isn't in his best interest moving forward and then all the Twitter rambo's shame him with replies for doing so. A sad world we live in

— Connor De Phillippi (@CDePhillippi) May 26, 2020

Engaged in IndyCar, conor daly tries to make fun of the situation: “Imagine the stories that will be told 10 or 20 years from now about this time… “You have to stay indoors, wear masks and make sure you don't catch the coronavirus… oh and you have to play video games correctly or you could lose your job”. "

Imagine the stories we will tell of this time 10 years from now… 20 years… “you had to stay indoors, wear masks and make sure you didn't catch the corona virus… oh and also play your video games correctly or you'd lose your job” pic.twitter.com/t83Bnmj2pB

— Conor Daly (@ConorDaly22) May 26, 2020

The pilot Porsche en Endurance GT Laurens Vanthoor is less categorical but has difficulty accepting that a hobby can affect the real world. His Tweet has since been deleted. “It all started as a show to entertain. Now it has cost multiple careers (Kyle Larson fired from Chip Ganassi Racing for racial remarks on iRacing in particular. Editor’s note). 

Yes, there are do's and don'ts. Yes, certain actions are unacceptable. There must be consequences, but this?! It's a virtual race to entertain you, through our everyday work. But it comes to destroy our daily work. »

French Vincent Abril think it should “relax, we’re only talking about a video game!” » The boarder Mercedes in GT World Challenge Europe seems to have had enough of seeing that Esports “dramas” are taking precedence over real car racing. “ Hopefully we get back to the “real stuff” as soon as possible…” We can only agree.