Leading Formula E drivers have questioned Audi’s decision to suspend Daniel Abt f🐼ollowing his controversial actions during an official 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 “wit✃h immediate effect” after the German admitted to getting professional sim-racꦉer Lorenz Hoerzing to compete on his behalf during the Berlin round ဣof FE’s latest Race at Home Challenge.

Hoerzing collided with Mercedes driver Stoffel Vaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚndoorne as they battled for the lead of the race, with the former eventually claiming third place to register Abt’s best finish in𒁃 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 num🦋ber 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.

EDITOR'S PICKS: Does real punishment for Abt really fit the Esports crime? 

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

"T🦹hen what about all th♌e drivers crashing on purpose, that would probably get their licence removed if that was reality?

“Been out of almost all races for un-sportsman behaviour ꦛand drivers using me as brakes.”

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

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