The future of Haas driver Nikita Mazepin is under even more threat after F1 bosses were urged to ban Russian licence holders from competing amid the country's invasion of Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to start major military action last Thursday, and Ukraine's interior ministry confirmed 352 civilians have since been killed, including 14 children, while more than 1600 more people have been wounded.
Since the invasion began, a number of sporting governing bodies have opted to impose sanctions on Russia, including F1, with this season's Grand Prix in Sochi having been axed from the 2022 calendar.