Quote Originally Posted by F1nKS View Post
Just to show the psychological warfare that is going on...The FIA has fined Red Bull for:



The story is that Norris relies on the team to put tape on the pit wall so he can properly put his car on the grid. Red Bull had somebody go back on the grid and try to remove the tape during the formation lap, but they got caught. There are no rules for or against this "tape", so they fined RB on a technicality (not a sporting violation).

It sounds like this war has been going on for a while, as I heard that McLaren has been perfecting how they install it so it cannot be removed without difficulty.
So there was more information on "tape gate." Even though FIA doesn't have a sense of humor nor the ability to manage a race effectively, there has been some funny story about tape gate. It has been going on all season, and had the RB person not got caught out it would probably be still going on.

1. McLaren once put down two pieces of tape. When the first piece of tape was removed, it revealed a message to RB that said, "better luck next time".

2. McLaren put down tape that would only come off in pieces.

3. FIA produced a photo showing only a hand reaching around the wall attempting to remove the piece of tape. McLaren produced a wanted poster for the "hand".

4. RB produced signs that said "Lando Park Here!"

5. McLaren would have at time people stand guard over the tape.

They were having all good fun until the FIA stepped in.