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Huge controversy surrounding 'cheating' Ferrari in Verstappen's sim race
- Savannah Lenz
Max Verstappen and Team Redline took a hit as they were not able to achieve any higher than fourth place. During the virtual 24 hours od Daytona, some costly mistakes were made on Verstappen's side that caused his team to fall behind and struggle to regain it. Meanwhile, controversy arose around the race winner, the #50 Ferrari, which allegedly cheated.
Verstappen and Team Redline P4 in virtual 24 hours of Daytona
During Verstappen's turn in the Virtual long-distance race, which was held a week before the actual 24 hours of the Daytona race, Verstappen made a few blunders. He earned two 40-second time penalties for 'unsafe entry into the pit lane' as he blocked his wheels both times.
Things unfortunately did not get better has the Red Bull Racing driver also lost control of the virtual car twice. The second time, he ended up crashing, which caused heavy damage to car #20. This caused the car to need repair work, leaving his team eight laps down. While they were able to gain two laps, they unfortunately could not close the gap any further.
Controversy surrounding 'cheating' winner Ferrari
Before the end of the race, controversy struck when the winning car lost control. The car, #50, was set to crash exactly like Verstappen, but instead, it didn't. The Ferrari did not have any inflicted damage due to the driver forcibly closing the game (by using a hack by pressing Alt + F4). This allowed the Ferrari to join back into the game with no sustained damage. While there were calls for disqualification, nothing ended up happening, and the Ferrari ended up winning the GTP Class.
This article is written in collaboration with Nicole Mulder.
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