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P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The incident before the United States Grand Prix has been dubbed as ‘tape gate’.
Red Bull were accused of “gamesmanship” for trying to remove tape guiding McLaren’s Lando Norris to his grid position. They were fined €50,000, with half suspended, for a team member’s actions near Gate 1. Max Verstappen dominated the United States Grand Prix, cutting Oscar Piastri’s championship lead to 40 points. Former F1 driver Karun Chandhok called Red Bull’s behavior “gamesmanship”. Red Bull had also attempted to remove tape markers set by rival teams in previous races. Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft criticized Red Bull, telling them to “grow up”.
