Wolff will not be seen Mercedes' garage during the Japanese Grand Prix

Toto Wolff will not be present at the Japanese Grand Prix. The Mercedes team boss will miss out on the third race weekend of the year.

Wolff will be temporarily replaced by Bradley Lord, Mercedes' Chief Communications Officer who will represent the team that weekend.

In the paddock of the Shanghai International Circuit, Wolff indicated that he will not travel to the Suzuka circuit, where the Japanese Grand Prix will be held in a fortnight. "No, it's a coincidence that I'm missing that again. It's not the jet lag," jokes the 53-year-old Austrian.

Last year, Wolff was also initially not supposed to be present at the Japanese GP, but then the Mercedes team boss changed his plans at the last minute because it would feel "wrong" for him not to be with his team at a crucial moment in the season.