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Kevin Magnussen says he will not alter his approach to racing in Formula 1, despite the penalty he received for forcing Valtteri Bottas off-track at the Italian Grand Prix.

McLaren racer Magnussen was also punished for forcing Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso off the circuit in the previous race at Spa, but was subsequently backed by McLaren Group CEO Ron Dennis and racing director Eric Boullier, who felt the Monza penalty was unfair and told the Dane not to change his style.

Red Bull also publicly backed Magnussen over the Monza incident, and Magnussen himself said he would continue to race hard despite the backlash from the stewards in Italy.

"I shouldn't repeat what I did in Spa, because that was a mistake and I learned from that - only that one move though," Magnussen said.

"I didn't do anything wrong apart from that one move down to Turn 5 [Les Combes].

"I think it's good to have racing, I enjoy racing and I'm going to carry on like that.

"Obviously try and learn from what's happened, but I think it's important I try my best and try to get everything out of what we have now, and that requires me to race hard at the moment."

The governing body the FIA said during ahead of June's Austrian GP it would take a more relaxed approach to driving standards, and Magnussen reiterated that he felt his driving at Monza, where he forced Bottas to cut the first chicane as they battled, was fair.

"I don't see what I did wrong in Monza, but they make the rules so if I got a penalty I will have to see what I can do to change that," he added.

"In my mind it was a little bit of a harsh penalty."