Jerome D'Ambrosio will take charge of Ferrari for the Austrian Grand Prix.
For the first time since Fred Vasseur took charge of the Scuderia at the start of 2023, the Frenchman will not be on the pit wall for an F1 race.
A Ferrari spokesperson has confirmed that Vasseur "will not be at the track today because he has had to return home for personal reasons."
D'Ambrosio will stand in for Vasseur and oversee a Ferrari team in with a strong position of scoring a good result with drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton starting from second and fourth on the grid.
For Hamilton, it is his best grid slot since joining the team at the start of the year, with his previous best qualifying performances fifth in China, Spain and Canada. It is also his highest starting position since last year's Singapore Grand Prix.
It is unknown at this stage whether Vasseur will be available for next weekend's British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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