I might actually consider firing him for that. They're still getting paid and if they're out there with a real sponsors name on the car they are representing that brand on a live national TV broadcast. These races are at the very least the same thing as a sponsor event.

I don't care if it's not real. If that's my brand on the car you will conduct yourself accordingly or you can get funding from someone else. Despite how stupid it might seem, I'm with Blue-Emu on this I think.

I'd also be just as angry at Clint and iRacing should park him for a week. If you don't WANT to do this, don't. But don't show up and behave like an ass and then get mad when people call you out on said asshatery.

I get the "it's just a video game" argument, but I can't completely fault Blu-Emu on this.

If a professional athlete conducts himself in an unprofessional manner in a high-profile online event like this, especially one that is being broadcast on national television, what's going to stop them from acting in the same manner in real life? Would you at least be a little skeptical as to whether that person should represent your brand?

Face slap all you want, Bubba still lost a sponsor over this. The drivers might not care, but those who are paying the bills apparently do.

There's a global pandemic going on, a computer game car race simply does not matter. You and this two-bit sponsor need to get your priorities in order.

If it's a major part of the strategy to keep a form of motorsport and its participants alive, it does matter. The pandemic will pass, and amongst the mourning we will have to take stock of what's left of the global economy and all forms of entertainment and sport that rely on it. eSports is one of the only remaining ways for the business of motor racing to maintain a presence, promote their partners and possibly at some point even make a profit, and who knows how long that will continue to be the case. Bubba repeatedly calling it a "video game" just shows he doesn't get this.