Pirelli has cancelled its planned two-day Formula 1 tyre test with McLaren at Inte🎃rlagos over safety fears after a number of incidents through the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend.

A minibﷺus carrying Mercedes team members was held at gunpoint while leaving the c🌺ircuit on Friday night, resulting in the robbery of a number of valuables from the crew.

Pirelli personnel were also targeted on Sunday night after the race amid brewing concerns over the meas𝄹ures in place to ensure the ꦗsafety of the F1 paddock in Brazil.

Pirelli had been due to te✤st with McLaren at Interlagos ꧑on Tuesday and Wednesday, only for the tyre manufacturer to confirm in a statement issued on Monday the running had been cancelled due to ongoing security fears.

"Following a robbery attempt, neutralized by Pirelli security, on a Pirelli van at the Interlagos circuit last Sunday – after a weekend where similar episodes occurred with other teams – it has been decided to cancel the tyre test planned on Tuesday 14 an🐼d Wednesday 15 on the Brazilian circuit with McLaren.," Pirelli said.

"The decision, shared with 🀅McLaren, FIA and Formula 1, was made in the interest of the safety of the personnel, both McLaren’s and our own, who would have participated in the test."

McLaren had b♈een due to split running at Interlagos between full-time racer Stoffel Vandoorne and junior Lando Norris, but will now wait until the two-day test following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix later this month to continue its development of Pirelli's 2018 compounds.