Red Bull suspends junior driver for racism

Red Bull has suspended its junior driver Juri Vips after footage emerged of him making a racist slur.

Red Bull has suspended its junior driver Juri Vips after footage emerged of him making a racist slur.

Video surfaced on social media of the 21-year-old from Estonia making a racist slur while broadcasting on Twitch.

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."

"As an organization, we condemn bias of any kind and have a zero tolerance policy for racist language or behavior within our organization."

Vips has been part of the Red Bull Junior Team since 2018 and drove for the Formula One team during TL1 of the Spanish Grand Prix.