Ahead of the race in Austin, a Red Bull employee reportedly reached over the pit wall in an attempt to remove the marker tape. In the FIA stewards’ report, it was noted that the crew member “did not appear to react to their efforts to prevent him from entering the gate well area.”

Lando Norris laughed off Red Bulls attempt to remove tape on the pit wall at last weekends race in Austin; watch the Mexico City GP live on Sky Sports F1 this weekend, with Fridays practice sessions at 7.

Lando Norris' immediate reaction to McLaren's U-turn on his punishment has been caught on camera. Over the last few weeks, the race to become Formula 1 world champion has ramped up. Championship leader Oscar Piastri has seen his lead over Norris at the top of the standings cut to just 14 points after enduring a number of tough weekends.

Verstappen’s strong weekend, where he took the maximum 33 points available by winning both the F1 Sprint race as well as the United States Grand Prix less than two hours ago, pulled him within 40 points of championship leader Oscar Piastri and just 26 points of Norris in second place.