Juri Vips during the third round of the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Hitech Grand Prix decided to retain Formula Two Juri Vips despite his use of a racial slur in a recent live stream, to give him “the chance to redeem himself.” F2, however, disagrees with the move.
The 21-year-old was playing Call of Duty: Warzone with Liam Lawson, another Red Bull junior driver, who was live streaming the game on Twitch. During the live stream, Vips cursed and said the n-word, according to the Washington Post. The Formula Two driver for the British-based Hitech Grand Prix team said in his apology statement last week, “This language is entirely unacceptable and does not portray the values and principles that I hold.