Martin Brundle is absent from today's Dutch Grand Prix, with the Sky Sports pundit having a rare race weekend off.
Brundle has become a regular on the grid walk during his time with the broadcaster, having first worked for Sky back in 2012.
But F1 fans tuning in to watch the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday were left surprised after he didn't conduct his usual presenting duties.
Earlier this week, however, Brundle explained that he wouldn't be at the event because Monza will be his next race.
Martin Brundle is contracted to work 16 out of the 24 F1 races
| PAReplying two a picture of two fans wearing t-shirts in Brundle's honour, the former McLaren driver said on X: "Nice T shirts! Have a great weekend in Zandvoort and hopefully it will be an exciting race, and not too rainy.
"At least one of you is clearly cheering for Ferrari which is great.
"I’ll be watching everything on SkyF1 as Monza is my next race."
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F1 fans were, however, left disappointed by Brundle's absence.
One supporter said: "No one can do a grid walk like Martin Brundle."
A second remarked: "I’m sorry, but grid walks without the awkwardness of Martin Brundle are kind of useless."
Nice T shirts! Have a great weekend in Zandvoort and hopefully it will be an exciting race, and not too rainy. At least one of you is clearly cheering for Ferrari which is great. I’ll be watching everything on SkyF1 as Monza is my next race. https://t.co/hGgr3WPkj7
— Martin Brundle OBE (@MBrundleF1) August 29, 2025
Another wrote: "It’s not a proper grid walk without Martin Brundle I’m disappointed."
And a fourth said: "It’s mental we’ve had to wait weeks for F1 to come back and Sky decide to greet us with no Martin Brundle, no Nico Rosberg and instead draft in Jacques Villeneuve."
Brundle isn't contracted to cover every race for Sky.
His deal with the broadcaster limits him to 16 out of 24 races in order for costs and workload to be managed.
He will make his return next weekend when the Italian Grand Prix takes place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
Meanwhile, Oscar Piastri secured pole for the Dutch Grand Prix after shining in qualifying on Saturday.
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“That’s the definition of peaking at the right time," he said.
“There have just been a couple of corners where I have not been able to go faster. I still didn’t do that, but I found some time in other places.”