Max Verstappen's race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase will miss this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix due to personal reasons.

In a push for transparency, the FIA's newly released guidelines suggest Verstappen may have deserved a one-race suspension.

Max Verstappen’s long-time race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase will be absent from the Austrian Grand Prix this weekend due to personal circumstances. Red Bull Racing confirmed to PlanetF1.com that Lambiase,

The previous race, Russell held his nerve – and his tongue in the media pen afterwards – after being clattered into by arch-rival Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver was duly punished and remains a penalty point away from a race ban, ahead of Silverstone next week.

Out of contract at the end of the year, George Russell remains confident he will secure a new Mercedes deal despite admitting the team continues to speak with Max Verstappen

The 27-year-old Briton is out of contract with Mercedes next year, and his remarks bring back to the surface a narrative that always threatened to dominate this summer in Formula 1. World champion Verstappen is under contract to Red Bull until the end of 2028, but the deal is said to have break clauses that the Dutchman could use to exit.