Juri Vips

Red Bull Racing have suspended junior driver Juri Vips as they investigate an incident where he appeared to make a racial slur during a live stream.

Juri Vips has been suspended as a junior driver at Red Bull Racing with immediate effect. The team is quick to respond to the racist remarks the driver made ...

Juri Vips has been suspended as a junior driver at Red Bull Racing with immediate effect. Shortly after Red Bull Racing's announcement, a message appeared on Vips' social media, in which the driver expressed his "unreserved apologies" for his remarks. During a live stream on Twitch where Vips was playing Call of Duty with Liam Lawson and others, the Formula 2 driver threw out the N-word. He was immediately told off by Lawson, but by then the damage had been done.

Red Bull Racing announced Tuesday it has suspended one of its junior drivers, Formula 2 prodigy Jury Vips, for using a racial slur while participating in a ...

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing after using the n-word during an iRacing live stream event in 2020. The 21-year-old Estonian recently got his first taste of F1 after spending a test day with Red Bull, driving Sergio Perez's car at the Circuit de Catalunya just prior to the Spanish Grand Prix back in May. This isn't the first time we've seen a driver face repercussions for using a racial slur online.

"This language is entirely unacceptable and does not portray the values and principles that I hold," Juri Vips wrote on Tuesday.

Vips has been a member of the Red Bull Junior Team since 2018, and he finished fourth in the 2020 FIA F3 championship. While Vips' words were not specified in statements made by Red Bull or himself, videos of the livestream shared on Twitter depict Vips using the n-word. This language is entirely unacceptable and does not portray the values and principles that I hold.

Juri Vips, an Estonian racing driver, has been suspended from the Red Bull Racing Junior Program pending an investigation into his use of the n-word slur ...

It also follows the 2020 suspension of NASCAR driver Kyle Larson, who used the same racial slur during a Twitch stream of an iRacing event. Some fans have expressed surprise in Red Bull’s action, as it signals a welcome change in the sport’s direction. It’s a very vague statement if you’re not aware of the context.

Red Bull have suspended their junior driver Juri Vips after footage emerged of him using a racist slur whilst streaming on Twitch.

“This language is entirely unacceptable and does not portray the values and principles that I hold. Vips apologised saying it did “nor portray the values and principles that I hold.” In a statement, the team said “Red Bull Racing has suspended junior driver Juri Vips from all team duties with immediate effect, pending a full investigation into the incident.

Red Bull Racing have suspended Formula Two driver Juri Vips pending an investigation after the Estonian used a racial slur during a live stream, ...

"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." "As an organisation we condemn abuse of any kind and have a zero-tolerance policy to racist language or behaviour within our organisation."

Red Bull junior driver Juri Vips has been suspended by his team after an apparent incident of racist language on gaming platform Twitch.

Formula 2 I will cooperate with the investigation fully." Formula 2

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If you can’t have conversations like that with your own friends, then you are part of the problem,” wrote another. Racism is so endemic in motorsport that this stuff gets brushed under the rug - it’s happened before.” Vips posted a statement to his Instagram account, stating that he wished to “unreservedly apologise” for the language that he used.

Red Bull Racing has suspended junior driver Juri Vips after he used a racial slur during a live gaming stream on Tuesday.

I will cooperate with the investigation fully." "I deeply regret my actions and this is not the example I wish to set. "This language is entirely unacceptable and does not portray the values and principles that I hold.

Red Bull's test and reserve driver Juri Vips has been suspended after using the N-word during a video game stream.

I deeply regret my actions and this is not the example I wish to set. “This language is entirely unacceptable and does not portray the values and principles that I hold. Red Bull’s test and reserve driver Juri Vips has been suspended after using the N-word during a video game stream.

Red Bull Racing said Tuesday that it had suspended junior driver Juri Vips after he used the N-word and used homophobic language during a Twitch stream ...

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The driver -- who's racing in Formula 2 this year -- was gaming on Twitch with another driver when microphones caught him abruptly using the racial slur. On ...

"This language is entirely unacceptable and does not portray the values and principles that I hold. Red Bull Racing has suspended junior driver Juri Vips after the 21-year-old used the n-word this week while playing "Call of Duty" on a live stream. F2 Driver Juri Vips Suspended By Red Bull Racing ... After Using N-Word During Live Stream