Red Bull Racing has suspended junior driver Juri Vips pending an investigation after the Estonian used a racial slur during a live stream, the team announced Tuesday.
“Red Bull Racing has suspended Juri Vips from all team duties with immediate effect, pending an investigation into the incident,” the team said in a statement posted on Twitter. “As an organization we condemn abuse of any kind and have a zero-tolerance policy to racist language or behaviors within our organization.”
On Monday, Vips was playing Call of Duty: Warzone with Liam Lawson, another junior driver for Red Bull, who was streaming the game live on Twitch.