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Vips stays in Red Bull young driver program after slur

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MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Jüri Vips remains part of the Red Bull young driver program after he was dropped as the reserve driver for its Formula One team for...

FILE - Three-time world champion Formula One racer Nelson Piquet of Brazil attends the shooting of the Hungarian Television's Formula One magazine in Budapest, Hungary, July 23, 2015. Piquet apologized to Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 saying the racial term he used about the Mercedes driver was “ill thought out” but was not meant to be offensive. The 69-year-old Brazilian has faced heavy criticism this week over comments he made in Portuguese last November on a podcast where he referred to Hamilton as “neguinho,” which means “little Black guy.” (Janos Marjai/MTI via AP, file)
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland steers his car during the first free practice at the Silverstone circuit, in Silverstone, England, Friday, July 1, 2022. The British F1 Grand Prix is held on Sunday July 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain wears a face covering during a press conference at the Silverstone race track in Silverstone, Thursday, June 30, 2022. The British F1 Grand Prix is held on Sunday July 3,2022. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Mercedes Team driver Lewis Hamilton, of Great Britain, celebrates after taking third place at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday, June 19, 2022. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Red Bull fires reserve driver Vips for using racial slur

Jun. 28, 2022 01:04 PM EDT
MILTON KEYNES, England (AP) — Red Bull terminated the contract of Formula One test and reserve driver Jüri Vips on Tuesday for using a racial slur during an online...

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix at the Baku circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Wayne Taylor Racing takes points lead with Watkins Glen win

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FILE -New Hampshire Motor Speedway Chairman of the Board Bruton Smith speaks during a news conference at the track, Friday July 15, 2011, in Loudon, N.H. Bruton Smith, a North Carolina native and entrepreneur who fell in love with auto racing and parlayed it into a career as an eccentric and successful promoter, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022 of natural causes. He was 95. His death was confirmed by Speedway Motorsports, the company he founded and owns and operates 11 race tracks across the United States. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
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AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly of France arrives prior to the third free practice at the Baku circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, June 11, 2022. The Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Daniel Suarez pours wine on his face from the winner's goblet at a NASCAR Cup Series race, Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)
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Josef Newgarden drives during qualifying for the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto race on Belle Isle in Detroit, Saturday, June 4, 2022. Newgarden won the pole position. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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FILE - Stefan Wilson, of England, waits for the start of practice session for the IndyCar Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 18, 2018, in Indianapolis. The IndyCar veteran will return to the cockpit for this month's Indianapolis 500. Cusick Motorsports and DragonSpeed announced Thursday, May 5, 2022, they've hired the 32-year-old British driver, virtually assuring race organizers they'll fill the traditional 33-car starting grid. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
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Alpine driver Fernando Alonso of Spain, left, flanked by Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland address to the media during a conference at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, Spain, Friday, May 20, 2022. The Formula One race will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, arrives at the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at Miami International Autodrome, Friday, May 6, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, left, speaks with with Keith Sheldon, president of entertainment of Hard Rock International, right, during an interview in advance of the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at the Miami International Autodrome, Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Hard Rock International, which is headquartered in Davie about 10 miles from Hard Rock Stadium, announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with Red Bull on Thursday as drivers arrived ready to walk the purpose-built venue. The race is Sunday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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FILE - Stefan Wilson, of England, waits for the start of practice session for the IndyCar Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 18, 2018, in Indianapolis. The IndyCar veteran will return to the cockpit for this month's Indianapolis 500. Cusick Motorsports and DragonSpeed announced Thursday, May 5, 2022, they've hired the 32-year-old British driver, virtually assuring race organizers they'll fill the traditional 33-car starting grid. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
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FILE - A driver sits in an all-electric single-seat race car at the Green Grand Prix at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y., April 5, 2019. The 18th edition of the Green Grand Prix is scheduled for April 8, 2022. (AP Photo/John Kekis, File)
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Greg Maffei, Liberty Media president and CEO, speaks beside Stefano Domenicali, president and CEO of Formula 1; Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority; and Michael Rapino, right, president and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment, during a news conference announcing a 2023 Formula One Grand Prix race to be held in the city, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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