Red Bull was fined €50,000, half of which was suspended, after last weekend’s Austin race as a team member disobeyed marshal instructions by accessing the grid during the formation lap.

Red Bull received a €50,000 fine for attempting to remove tape marking Lando Norris 's grid position at the United States Grand Prix.

Verstappen did not have the support of Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle who agreed with the stewards' decision by calling the Dutchman's moves 'outrageous' while on commentary.

Currently, Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris by 14 points. However, Red Bull star and reigning champion Max Verstappen is threatening to take the title away from McLaren. Having trailed by more than 100 points before the summer break, the Dutchman has cut the gap to Piastri to just 40 points after winning three out of the last four races.

To stay in the hunt for a fifth F1 title in a row, Max Verstappen needs to keep closing the gap to McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has revealed Max Verstappen's serious title threat in Formula 1 contributed to its call to remove

Kimi Antonelli goes fastest with 1:20.035 on hards.

According to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, the Dutchman will enjoy a ‘psychological advantage’ over the two McLaren drivers.