Red Bull Suspends Driver for Use of Racial Slur

Be careful what you say, everything seems to be recorded these days.

Red Bull Racing announced it has suspended junior driver Juri Vips after he used the N-word and used homophobic language during a Twitch stream earlier that day.

Vips drives in Formula 2 for Red Bull. The team said that it condemned “abuse of any kind and have a zero-tolerance policy to racist language or behavior within our organization.”

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— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) June 21, 2022

Vips said the N-word during a live stream of a Call of Duty game he was playing. Per other reports, he also used homophobic language during the same stream.

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He apologized for his actions after the suspension was announced.

“I wish to unreservedly apologize for the offensive language used during a live gaming stream earlier today,” the Estonian driver wrote. “This language is entirely unacceptable and does not portray the values and principles that I hold. I deeply regret my actions and this is not the example I wish to set. I will cooperate with the investigation fully.”

Red Bull didn’t announce the length of Vips’ suspension.

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