A week ago, Juri Vips, who held the role of reserve driver in the Red Bull Formula 1 team, became the main protagonist in a totally unexpected way and, unfortunately for him, for quite negative reasons.
The young Estonian pilot made a racist comment during a broadcast on the Twitch streaming platform while playing a video game with friends. That obviously didn’t go unnoticed by viewers, and the video quickly started rolling around social media, reaching the energy drink team in a relatively short time.
Red Bull made a statement, and on the same day of the events announced the immediate suspension of Juri Vips ‘ contract, while they were waiting for a firmer decision as a result of a more exhaustive investigation into what happened.
Arriving at the 2022 Formula 1 British Grand Prix last weekend, the Austrian team announced through its social profiles that the contract that linked them with Juri Vips had been terminated, thus ending their relationship after four years and leaving a vacant hole within the structure of energy drinks.
However, that role, that of Red Bull ‘s reserve driver, already has an owner as confirmed by the team’s director himself during the race weekend at Silverstone, Christian Horner .
“Well, Liam Lawson comes into this role obviously after the Juri Vips announcement. Jehan Daruvala is doing a great job and yes, we’re following his progress with interest, as is Dennis Hauger’s,” the British director said when he told her. they asked about it.
“This has always been Red Bull’s policy, to give youngsters an opportunity that they might not otherwise have. A chance to progress in their sporting career,” Horner concluded.
Liam Lawson is currently contesting his second season in the Formula 2 championship, after a 2021 in which he finished ninth with 109 points. At this start of 2022, the New Zealand driver is not achieving great results either, highlighting a victory and two third places that leave him in tenth position in the drivers’ standings.
