Juri Vips, the former reserve driver for Red Bull’s Formula 1 team, is set to embark on a new chapter in his racing career by making his IndyCar debut with Rahal Letterman Lanigan for the remainder of the 2023 season. This opportunity marks Vips’ return to competitive racing after a tumultuous period that saw his
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, believes that the team’s junior programme remains a strong one despite one or two “underwhelming” performances in 2022. Liam Lawson, Juri Vips, Jehan Daruvala, Ayumu Iwasa, and Dennis Hauger have all been plying their trade in Formula 2 as part of the Red Bull system this season. In Formula
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Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, is left wondering why Colton Herta’s performances in IndyCar have not been enough to earn him a super license. Herta competed in the MSA Formula Championship in 2015, and he partnered Lando Norris in the Carlin team, eventually finishing third in the championship. The American’s rise through American single
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Pierre Gasly’s future at Scuderia AlphaTauri is looking very uncertain after 2023, with Red Bull Racing chief advisor Dr Helmut Marko stating that Gasly is “free to go” at the end of next season. The Frenchman has long wanted a return to Red Bull, who famously dropped him halfway through the 2019 season for Alex
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Red Bull Racing chief advisor Dr Helmut Marko has sensationally blamed “the English press” for the sacking of Estonian driver Juri Vips, after the 21-year-old used racial slurs during a Twitch stream. Vips was destined for a career in Formula 1, potentially as soon as 2023. The former Red Bull Junior driver looked set for
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A Red Bull mechanic has revealed a racially motivated message he received on Instagram surrounding his employment with the team. There has been many a suggestion on social media over the last few months that there is an endemic issue surrounding racism at the Red Bull team who, along with Mercedes, have sacked employees for
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Juri Vips has once again been a highly spoken about topic ahead of this weekend’s French Grand Prix, after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris expressed their support for the Estonian driver. The Formula 2 driver was recently fired by Red Bull Racing as a junior driver for the side, after using offensive language, including a
MoreJuri Vips’ racing career is one full of uncertainty at the moment, following on from the offensive language he used whilst streaming live on Twitch last month. The Estonian driver was seen saying a racial slur whilst playing a video game in front of his viewers, something which has resulted in swift action from Red Bull Racing. Vips, who
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has indicated that Juri Vips might be able to work his way back into the Red Bull team if he can prove that he has learned from his mistake. Following the use of a racial slur on a livestream, Vips was suspended by Red Bull, with the Estonian taking
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Carlin Formula 2 driver Liam Lawson has been chosen to replace Juri Vips as Red Bull’s reserve driver after the Estonian was sacked for using racist language. Vips was gaming on a livestream with Lawson when he used the slur, as well as alleged homophobic language, and he was immediately suspended by Red Bull. The
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