Max Verstappen Is Nothing Like the Media Portrays, Says F1 Movie Star originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Damson Idris is peeling back the curtain on what it is really like inside the competitive world of F1 and Max Verstappen may not be what fans think he is.

Max Verstappen will be without race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase at the Austrian Grand Prix, with the Red Bull man set to miss the weekend due to personal reasons. The 44-year-old has been present on the pit wall for all of the Dutchman's previous F1 starts with the Milton Keynes squad.

Max Verstappen at the Red Bull Ring is usually a recipe for success. The defending Formula 1 champion has an upgraded car for his team's home race in Austria — where he's won five times — on the back of an encouraging second place in Canada,