Red Bull junior driver gets suspended for using racial slur on live Twitch stream
Red Bull’s Jüri Vips has officially been suspended by Oracle Red Bull Racing for using a racial slur during a Twitch stream. The 21-year-old Estonian is slated to be the reserve driver for Red Bull in 2022 behind Max Verstappen, but a racial slur has had him immediately suspended.
The organization is also investigating the incident and has made it clear they have a zero-tolerance policy for any racist language or behavior within their organization.
During a recent Twitch stream, Red Bull’s junior driver lit up players and let a racial slur go mid-match after dying. His teammates tried to subtly tell him it wasn’t okay. The clip featured above is from his teammate Liam’s perspective and does feature Vips using the slur.
This has led to Oracle Red Bull Racing immediately suspending the player from all of his duties for the team, pending an investigation. The tweet stated that there is a zero-tolerance policy for any kind of racist language or behavior from anyone in their group.
Instagram Post
The Red Bull driver, who joined them in 2018 and is currently plying his trade in Formula 2 with Hitech Grand Prix, also took to his Instagram account to apologize. The apology post came after the Twitch stream went viral and Red Bull's announcement that the organization had suspended him.
Vips wrote in the post:
No further comment has been made by Red Bull following the official announcement and apology, nor is it clear how long the investigation will take.
Social media seems to be divided on this particular situation. There are some who immediately call the suspension “cancel culture,” but not everyone agrees. One accusation of cancel culture had someone reply, pointing out that people are just using buzz words they don’t understand.
Anoth
Read more on sportskeeda.com
