Daniil Kvyat insists he did no wrong in his move on Sebastian Vettel at the start of the Chinese Grand Prix, which led to Vettel making contact with his own team-mate, Kimi Raikkonen.
Vettel branded Kvyat a "torpedo" and described the move as "not racing" after the Red Bull driver shot up the inside of the Ferrari, and whilst Kvyat didn't make any contact and was therefore not penalised, Vettel had to take action to avoid the Russian, which resulted in the two Ferraris touching.
Speaking at a Red Bull event in Russia on Wednesday, Kvyat held the belief that he did what any other driver would do in the same situations.
"I did what any competitive driver would do and I am very competitive," said Kvyat. "Obviously it was interesting Turn 1, but on lap one generally in racing there can be many different situations and you have to be ready for any of those.
"You can see from the video that I braked much earlier than anyone on the grid," he said whilst explaining the incident.
"Everyone went too hot in to Turn 1, which opened up the space on the inside and the outside has poor grip as well.
"There is good grip on the inside and I have to thank them for that – that is all I can say about the incident."
When asked if he would change his approach, Kvyat insisted he didn't do anything wrong and would therefore continue to drive as he did in China.
"I have my point of view; he gave his point of view. I believe my point of view is right; I don't know what he believes at the moment," added the 22-year-old.
"Me and him will always treat each other with all our respect and to be honest it is all okay. Honestly there are no problems at all and I would do it all over again."
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