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Remember Daniel Abt? The Formula E driver was disgraced after secretly subbing in an 18-year-old esports professional during a virtual 'Race at Home Challenge.' Abt was suspended from the competition,ordered to make a 10,000 euro (roughly $11,279) charitable donation and dropped by Audi,the team he had been driving for that season. The racer's absence from Formula E has been short-lived,though: motorsport rival NIO 333 has picked him up for the six real-world races in Berlin that will cap off the 2019/2020 season. He'll replace Chinese driver Ma Qinghua,who accepted last week that he cannot compete due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
"I take full responsibility for what happened in the Race at Home Challenge,"Abt said. “It was a mistake." The 27-year-old will be hoping to replicate his form from May 2018,when he took first place at the temporary Tempelhofring street circuit in Berlin. "I just want to do the best I can for the team and help us have a good finish to the season," he explained. In a press release,NIO 333 said it had made the decision after "careful consideration" and speaking with key figures in the Formula E industry. "As the saying goes in the Eastern world,a prodigal who returns is more precious than gold," Vincent Wang,CEO of NIO 333 added.
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