Renault has announced that Fernando Alonso will participate in the post-season Abu Dhabi Formula 1 test which was originally inten🀅ded for young drivers.

Alonso has been granted permission to run in the one-day test at the Yas Marin༺a Circuit following the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the FIA after lobbying by Renault.

It means the two-time F1 world champion will get some valuable and unrestricted mileage in the team’s current 2020 car, the RS20, which it will ca�🅺�rry over into 2021.

The endꩵ-of-year test was originally designated for young drivers who had completed in no more than two grands prix, but Renault has been allowed an exemption to run Alonso with the French manufacturer keen to get the Spaniard up to speed due to a cut back pre-season testing schedule next year.

Alonso is returning to the sport following a two-year hiatus for his third stint at the Enstone squad, which is rebrand🐼ing to Alpine ahead of next season.

He will𝓡 share testing duties with one of Renault’s junior drivers, Formula 2 racer Guanyu Zhou, in the test on 15 Dec🔥ember.

“We would like to thank the FIA and F1 for their acceptance of our test plans, made in recogn♋ition of our commitment to young drivers throughout junior motorsport and to Fernando’s own dedication to furthering the careers of young talents,” said Renault’s managing director Cyril Abiteboul.

“Zhou has experienced theꦺ benefit of the Renault Sport Academy, having joined its ranks last year. He has worked hard and made a genuine contribution to the performance of the team through his work in the simulator and test programme. I am delighted he can drive the RS20 to complement his journey so far.

“For Fernando this will be the next step in his return. He has worked tirelessly to make sure he isꦏ as ready as he possibly can be for 🍎2021. He wants to contribute fully – not just to the team, but to the fans and the sport he has missed in the past two years.”

Alonso previously tested Renault’s curre𝐆nt car in a short filming day at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya earlier this year, before conducting further tests in 2018-spec machinery in Bahr🏅ain and Abu Dhabi.

Robert Shwartzman and Antonio Fuoco have been confirmed🦂 as driving for Ferrari, while Callum Ilott will get an outing for Alfa Romeo, and Roy Nissany and Jack Aitken will be in action for Williams.