You had to wait to see the checkered flag of the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans. Held in the rFactor2 video game on January 14 and 15, the race was interrupted twice. The organizers have announced that the two servers that host the competition were victims of a security breach.
Overwhelmed by repeated disconnections
After the vehicles crossed the finish line, the manager was able to detail the inconveniences suffered by the competitors on his site. “After initial investigation, it appears that some competitors accidentally shared the IP addresses that connected them to the server with the public, which should not happen,” he said.
Once this IP address was revealed, the servers could easily be attacked. In the face of the riots, a global disconnection of all the pilots was caused. “This should never happen if the IP addresses are well protected,” says Gérard Neveu.
On the track, two-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen competed for the Redline team, which broadcast the race on his Twitch channel. Unfortunately, the pilot was overwhelmed by repeated disconnections. After his third expulsion, the Dutchman preferred not to return to the track.
embarrassing for all the effort
The competitor felt that the organizers should reconsider where they would place this race in the future. According to him: “On this platform, it won’t work”, pointing to the automotive simulation game rFactor2.
“We have asked the rFactor2 platform to launch a full investigation to find out the origin of these issues and of course we will review our processes and guidelines to try to reduce the chances of similar issues occurring in 2024,” said Gérard Neveu.
Technical problems saw Max Verstappen’s team drop from the race leader to 15th place. “It’s a shame for all the effort the team has put in,” he lamented.
Caliente, the F1 champion assured that he will no longer participate in this competition. Very upset, he immediately deleted rFactor2 from his computer. “I think I’m going to uninstall the game. It’s good, it will make some space on the PC. And I hope everyone will uninstall the game.”
Source: BFM TV
