Abt found cheating, loses Audi team drive

[blue al]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/52776028

Smacks of top gear using the stig instead of captain slow,
But has cost him his day Job.

[alorotom]

Strange set of circumstances that ... esp with the family being part of the team structure!

[MikeyC]

Looks like they were looking for an excuse to sack him !

This whole sim-racing thing during lock-down is clearly not taken seriously at all by the drivers

Wonder how many drivers had a drink (or worse ?) before the race ?

[datum77]

Does anyone else consider Audi are being a tad two-faced, (in a slightly different context), by saying that, "integrity, transparency, and consistant compliance with applicable rules are top priorities". So they sack Abt from their Formula E team for deceiving the public.

This statement is laughable when you consider what Audi's sister company, VW, did with "dieselgate".

Integrity, transparency, and consistant complience with applicable rules, apparantly didn't apply at that time.......

[carinaman]

Don't crap on your own doorstep?

[Brooksay]

So he went for a piss and someone else took his go?

[acer12]

datum77 said:

Does anyone else consider Audi are being a tad two-faced, (in a slightly different context), by saying that, "integrity, transparency, and consistant compliance with applicable rules are top priorities". So they sack Abt from their Formula E team for deceiving the public.

This statement is laughable when you consider what Audi's sister company, VW, did with "dieselgate".

Integrity, transparency, and consistant complience with applicable rules, apparantly didn't apply at that time.......

"at that time" being the appropriate term.

So based on the company turning over a new leaf, new leadership etc they have no choice but to sack him.

[Scrump]

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