Max Verstappen met with FIA race director Charlie Whiting at the Italian Grand Prix on Friday morning to discuss his driving at the previous round in Belgium.
The Red Bull driver received criticism for the way he defended position against Kimi Raikkonen at the Belgian Grand Prix, but on Thursday at Monza said he has no plans to change his approach this weekend. Verstappen and Red Bull's team manager Jonathan Wheatley met with Whiting ahead of first practice on Friday in what team boss Christian Horner described as a "gentle warning" for the Dutch teenager ahead of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix.
"I think Charlie was keen to show him a replay of Spa," Horner told Sky Sports. "It was, if you like, a gentle warning to say: 'Look, if you do that again that will probably be a black and white flag'. A bit of a warning, so I'm sure he has taken it on board."
Horner admitted Verstappen's driving had been "right on the limit" at the Belgian Grand Prix, but said he sympathised with why his driver may have been frustrated by the situation.
"Max has made a late move there, right on the limit," Horner said. "What I hadn't realised is Kimi was instructed to give the place back, didn't give it back until the bus stop chicane where he could then DRS up to La Source, DRS up to the top of the hill and that all added to the tension and frustrating with Max which was probably a contributing factor to why that move was on the limit."