Is Juri Vips F1 doors closed ?

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Red Bull suspend junior driver Juri Vips over use of racist language in Twitch stream .He is alleged to have used the “N-word” in a live-streamed game .

Red Bull in a statement 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 organisation we condemn abuse of any kind and have a zero-tolerance policy to racist language or behaviour within our organisation.”

Juri Vips joined Red Bull in 2018 and is currently driving for HiTech Grand Prix in Formula2 .He is a test and reserve driver for Red Bull racing .He recently took part in FP1 in Spanish Grand Prix 2022 .

Following the backlash , Juri Vips apologized in his instagram account . He said , “I wish to unreservedly apologise for the offensive language used during a live gaming stream earlier today .

“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 .”

This is not the first time a Red Bull junior driver is caught in such controversy .Former Red Bull junior driver Dan Ticktum was caught on a live stream calling Nicholas Latifi “Poo” last season and that was the end of road for him in F1 .

Vips is already having a bad F2 season despite have a good car and this recent incident might dent his chances of getting into Formula1 .

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