Audi has named its replacement for Daniel Abt for the remainder of the 2019/20 Formula E season after his dumping in the wake of a sim racing scandal.
DTM champion Rene Rast will take the German’s place at Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler for the three Berlin double-headers which will round off the current Formula E campaign.
Dieter Gass, head of Audi Motorsport, said, “As a two-time DTM champion and long-time Audi driver, Rene was naturally on the shortlist from the very beginning.
“In the past, he has often proved how fast he is in a new series without having to get used to it.
“It’s nice that there are no overlaps between DTM and Formula E so that Rene can compete in both series for us.
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“With six final races in Berlin, our team still has everything to play for in the championship.”
Mahindra has not yet named a replacement for Pascal Wehrlein, who announced that he had exited the team with immediate effect via social media earlier this month.
The season resumes on August 5 (local time).
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