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Red Bull confirms exit of employee behind racist texts

Red Bull Racing has confirmed that an unnamed employee linked to racist text messages is no longer working with the team. The extensive messaging exchanges using racist language were posted on social media earlier this week, prompting a rapid response from the team management. "As publicly acknowledged last week we condemn racist abuse of any kind and have a zero-tolerance policy to racist behaviour within our organisation." a Red Bull spokesperson said. Read also: Bottas and Hamilton on top in Hungary second practice "The person in question is no longer an employee of Red Bull Racing," the official statement added, which also confirmed that the individual in question...
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