AUSTIN — Max Verstappen hinted his protest over FIA information conferences will proceed on the U.S. Grand Prix after not listening to from the governing physique within the three weeks because the final race.

Verstappen, F1’s reigning champion, was given the FIA’s model of group service after he mentioned the phrase “f—ed” at a information convention forward of the Singapore Grand Prix.

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After qualifying on the identical occasion, Verstappen refused to reply questions within the official FIA media convention which adopted, as an alternative holding an impromptu media session with journalists within the paddock instantly afterwards.

Verstappen was not scheduled within the FIA information convention on Thursday in Austin, that means he was speaking in a session hosted by Crimson Bull exterior the group’s hospitality unit.

“I have never heard something,” Verstappen mentioned when requested if he would proceed the protest. “So… yeah. For me, it would not actually change something.”

Referring to the setting he was speaking in, he added: “I’ll communicate … This desk works nicely.”

The one remaining FIA driver information conferences remaining this week are for the highest three after qualifying on Saturday and the grand prix on Sunday.

Verstappen, who labelled the unique choice “ridiculous” in Singapore, mentioned it was flawed for the governing physique to have urged him swearing in a information convention would affect younger children to the identical.

“I feel already the world we stay in, proper? A whole lot of stuff is like that. I feel this explicit state of affairs, sure, I feel could be very pointless. After all I do know that you may’t usually swear in context, however I feel that is extra associated to while you insult somebody and then you definately hear feedback, however you don’t need children seeing that.

“Properly, once I was 5 years outdated, I by no means watched a press convention in my life anyway, and I feel in school you’ve got mentioned means worse issues than that, since you develop up with children. You are a little bit of a insurgent. You all the time say unhealthy stuff. That is simply how life is. You wish to set an instance, yeah, positive. However I do not suppose that they need to make such a giant deal out of it.”

He added: “I am not aggressive or no matter. Like I mentioned, I am simply residing my life, and once I do not agree with one thing, I will say it.”

There was a break of three full weeks with no race between Singapore and the U.S. race, however there was no contact in that point.

Requested if FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem had reached out to him since then, Verstappen mentioned: “No.

“I am all the time open for a chat. However from my facet in the mean time, it is not that I’m the one who has to succeed in out with these items. I simply stay my life and proceed. Nothing modifications.”

He reiterated later: “I’ve not talked to the FIA about it.”

The FIA has not but clarified when or what Verstappen’s group service will likely be.

George Russell, head of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Affiliation, has confirmed the drivers will write a letter to the FIA over the difficulty.