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Verstappen and Norris shrug off ‘tape-gate' tension

Oct.24 The ‘tape-gate' row that began on the Austin grid rolled into Mexico City, but Max Verstappen is staying well clear of the noise – and of McLaren's growing internal strain. Red Bull was fined after one of its mechanics ignored marshals to tear away a strip of tape McLaren had fixed to the pitwall to mark Lando Norris' grid position. Since then, questions over sportsmanship have dominated paddock chatter. 'Anyone who needs this kind of tape should use it,' Verstappen said. 'I don't need it.' Williams' Carlos Sainz, formerly of the Red Bull family, was less forgiving. 'Obviously someone saw a competitive advantage by trying to take that away from him,' said the Spaniard....
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