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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Giles Richards

Red Bull fined £43,000 after team member tries to tamper with Lando Norris grid tape

Lando Norris
A piece of tape was used by McLaren to aid Lando Norris in lining up correctly on the grid. Photograph: Mario Renzi/Formula 1/Getty Images

Red Bull have been fined £43,000 after a member of the team broke regulations in an act of gamesmanship at the US Grand Prix, when attempting to remove a piece of tape from the pit wall placed there by McLaren to aid their driver Lando Norris in lining up correctly on the grid.

The incident was an unusual example of low-level skulduggery between teams as Red Bull were caught out by CCTV cameras trackside and the race stewards issued the fine for events which took place just before the off.

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