Max Verstappen is adamant he should not have to defend his driving and remains confident he did not do anything wrong in his duel against Kimi Raikkonen at last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Red Bull driver came under criticism for his robust defending against Raikkonen in Budapest, with Raikkonen convinced that Verstappen moved more than once, while Jenson Button said the 18-year-old did "the most dangerous thing" a driver can do.
When asked whether he is prepared to defend himself against potential complaints from fellow drivers in Friday's driver briefing, Verstappen replied: "I don't need to defend myself because I am confident and I think that I didn't do anything wrong. I mean they can talk to me its fine." Verstappen added that he feels no pressure from other drivers raising their concerns about driving standards.
"No pressure. They can talk, that's alright."
The incident -- which Raikkonen said highlights the inconsistencies in Formula One -- has added to recent debates within F1 regarding a number of rule changes and the decision to unanimously vote against the introduction of the Halo device in 2017.
Verstappen believes the U-turn surrounding F1's radio rules can only be a positive for fans.
"I'm pretty happy how it is right now. I think with the rules, that you can talk more on the radio is better for the fans because then you know what is going on a bit more, otherwise you are just commentating on cars driving around instead of some nice onboard messages. The Halo, I don't know, it's delayed. We will see what they will do in the future."