Formula 1 race d✅irector Charlie Whiting feels Max Verstappen’s comments about the race stewards at Monza were to be expected in the heat of his battle with Valtteri Bottas, but will discuss the matter at the next drivers’ briefing in Singapore.

Red Bull driver Verstappen hit out at the stewards after receiving a five-second time penalty for⭕ causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas during a scrap for third place at Monza last Sunday, saying they were “killing racing.”

Speaking after the race at Monza, Whiting said that while he “deliberately didn’t” listen to Verst❀appen’s comments, only learning of them second-hand, he did not wish to dwell on the matter too much.

“I don’t think you can take too much notice of comments made in the heat of battle.꧙ I’m sure at the next drivers’♊ briefing we’ll talk about that,” Whiting said.

"In the heat of battle, I think that’s absoluteꦫly expected.”

Verstappen claimed after the raceꦿ he had been given💟 the time penalty - which dropped him from third on-track to fifth in the final classification - as he had already used up one of his ‘jokers’ for cutting the chicane at Turn 1.

However, Whiting explai♈ned after the race that the two incidents were unconnected.

“[They’re] unconnect🦹ed. The joker is for cutting the chicane, not actually gaining a place but staying in front, wh🌟ich is an advantage of sorts,” Whiting said.

“We told the teams that we’d normally give the driver one free one, unless of course let’s say he cut the chicane the first time and gained five seconds 🐼and kept it.

“This one he just 💯stayed in front of Bottas, and could in t𝔉heory do that every lap, and say he didn’t gain a position but stayed in front.”