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iRacing Suspends Ex-Formula 1 Driver For Intentional Wrecking
Scott Speed has a storied career in professional racing, with an established career across Formula 1, Formula E, NASCAR, and Global Rallycross. This week, he can add "suspended from a video game" to his repertoire.
Speed told racing publication The Drive he has been suspended from iRacing, a high-end racing sim in which races can have real-world money on the line. The suspension came in the wake of a controversy that emerged after it was found Speed had a habit of intentionally crashing into his opponents (a move against iRacing's code of conduct). You can see a clip of Speed attempting to ram pro sim racer and streamer Jake Hewlett off the road multiple times below (keep an eye on the rearview mirror).
@scottspeed @iRacing @iRacingMyers https://t.co/K1DHLLbbHZ
— Andrew Fawcett (@Andrewtfawcett) February 1, 2018
Similar incidents had occurred in the months leading up to Speed's suspension. For his part, Speed told The Drive that he accepts the suspension, but does issue a bit of blowback for the complaint being issue against him. "I personally wouldn't feel like a man protesting a guy who I just accidentally wrecked out of the lead for returning the favor," he said. "But that's me, and I understand that thinking is not treating iRacing with the appropriate amount of respect and is wrong. For that I sincerely apologize."
Speed has since sold his racing sim setup on Facebook for $7,500.
[Source: The Drive]
Our Take
Good to see iRacing (eventually) not making an exception for a celebrity in this case.
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