Red Bull suspends driver Gorey Phipps after racist comments on Twitch

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Red Bull racing driver Juri Vips is closing from all official commitments.
He has expressed himself racially in relation to his online game.

Jury Phipps drove for Red Bull on Friday in Spain earlier this year. (AP/TT)

F2 driver Juri Vips from Estonia is one of the biggest talents on his way to Formula 1. He has been with Red Bull Racing since 2018, and drove Friday practice during the GP in Barcelona, ​​Spain, and has also represented the stable in post-season tire tests on two occasions.
But it is now closed with immediate effect.

Red Bull shuts down Vips over racist comments

The reason is that on Tuesday he used racist expressions when he was playing online at the same time that the entire event was streamed on Twich.

Red Bull is clearly flagging and shutting down immediately, pending a full investigation into the crash.
Our organization condemns all kinds of abuse and we have zero tolerance for racist expressions and actions within our organization.

VIP Apologize

21-year-old Juri Phipps has apologized for his comments.
– I apologize for the offensive language used during the live broadcast earlier today, Juri Vips says in a statement.
This language is completely unacceptable and does not reflect the values ​​or principles I live by. I am deeply sorry for my actions and this is not the example I want to set. I will fully cooperate with the investigation.

Vips compete in Formula 2, the series under Formula 1, and after six races he is seventh, the next race in connection with the British Grand Prix will be decided the first weekend in July.

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Of course, there will be talk and review of: Sergio Perez’s weak weekend, Fernando Alonso’s strong weekend, Lewis Hamilton’s joy after the weekend, sympathy for Haas, and no sympathy for Yuki Tsunoda. That and much more in this week’s episode of Sportbladet’s F1 podcast: Plattan i Mattan. You can find it under the link.

More interested in what happened to Charles Leclerc, read yesterday’s blog.

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