Motor racing-Red Bull drop Vips as F1 reserve driver after racial slur


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Spanish Grand Prix - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain - May 20, 2022 Red Bull's Juri Vips during practice REUTERS/Nacho Doce

LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One championship leaders Red Bull terminated the contract of Estonian reserve driver Juri Vips on Tuesday after an investigation into a racial slur made during a live stream.

The 21-year-old Formula Two driver was suspended last week after a video appeared on social media of his comments while gaming on the Twitch platform. He apologised for his "entirely unacceptable" language.

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