Verstappen calls Red Bull’s grid tape penalty 'understandable'

The Red Bull team were fined 50,000 euros for overstepping safety procedures ahead of the United States Grand Prix.

Verstappen explained to the media ahead of the Mexico City Grand Prix that Red Bull being penalised for this incident is easy to understand.

The four-time world champion said: "There's a yellow line in the grid box, you look at that one, so you just park your car.

The incident didn't seem to affect Red Bull or Verstappen last time out at the United States Grand Prix.

The Dutchman led from pole position and took a comfortable victory to close the gap to championship leader Oscar Piastri to just 40 points.

Norris eventually finished in second place after a battling drive to the podium, fighting his way past Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.

This result enabled the McLaren driver to gain ground in the title battle compared to his teammate Piastri.

Norris is now just 14 points behind the Australian with five Grands Prix to go as the campaign draws to a close.

The McLaren driver explained Norris found it amusing as Red Bull tried to remove the tape and got a fine for it.

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