Leading Formula E drivers have questioned Audi’s decision to suspend Daniel Abt following his controve🐼rsial actions during an offic▨ial Esports event last weekend.

On Tuesday Audi confirmed that Abt had been 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:suspended “w🌱ith immediate effect” after the German admitted to getting professional sim-racer Lorenz Hoerzing to compete on his behalf during the Berlin round of FE’s latest Race at Home C♏hallenge.

Hoerzing collided with Mercedes driver Stoffel Vandoorne as they battled for the lead of the race, with the former🍨 eventually claiming third place to register Abt’s best finish in the virtual series.

The 27-year-old was 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:excluded from the event ▨and ordered to pay €10,000 to charity after being found guilty of cheating, with the scandal prompting Audi to suspend him.

Abt released a video statement apologising for his 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“huge mistake” and confirmed he will not race again for Audi.

A number of his FE rivals responded to the news on social media, with two-time champion and DS ♊Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne criticising Audi’s decision, as well as highlighting some questionable driving standards.

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"After all this a game that shoꦯuld be taken seriously, but it's a GAME,” he tweeted.

"Then what about all the drivers crashing on purpose, that would probably get their licence remo⭕ved i🅘f that was reality?

“Been out of almost all races⭕ for un-sportsma♑n behaviour and drivers using me as brakes.”

Streaming services such as Twitch have become increasingly popular among a number of drivers in FE and other championships to documeಌnt their virtual racing progress, however, the Audi-Abt controversy has led some to suggest they will no longer stream their races for fans.

Jaguar’s James Calado posted: “No more streaming, sorry guys”, while Vergne’s Techeetah teammate Antonio Felix da Costa added: “I guess streaming is do🌠ne for me too.”