F1 tyre supplier Pirelli is holding a two-day test at the Yas Marina Circuit for drivers to sample its new 18-inch wheels that will 🅰be used during the 2022 season.&♚nbsp;

Drivers will get behind the wheel of mule cars that have been speciall📖y modified for the Italian manufacturer’s 18-inch tyres that will debut next year. 

Mercedes will run new signing Geor🐠ge♊ Russell on both days of the test, with Hamilton set to receive his knighthood at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.

It was never planned for Hamilton, who was denied a record-breaking eight world title by Max Verstappen in a controversial e⭕nding to Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, to take part in the two-day test for Mercedes. 

Newly-crowned F1 champion Verstappen will return to his Red Bull on ♛Tuesday, with S♛ergio Perez rounding out the final day of running on Wednesday.

After leaving Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas will make his debut forℱ Alfa Romeo on Tuesday, before handing over to Formula 2 graduate♏ Guanyu Zhou on Wednesday. 

Nikita Mazepin will be 🎐out of action as he continues to self-isolate following a positive COVID-19 test t✱hat ruled him out of the season finale. Mick Schumacher and Pietro Fittipaldi will instead split running for Haas. 

Charle💟s Leclerc and Antonio Fuoco will share driving duties for Ferrari on Tuesday, with Carlos Sainz getting a full day on Wednesday. 

Williams is the only team not running a mule car for the test, meaning Nicholas Latifi and new signing Ale🧸x Albon will not be taking part.

A young driver test will be hꦰeld in parallel to the Pirelli programme on Tuesday, with all 10 teams fielding a rookie in one of their 2021-spec cars. 

Full Pirelli 18-inch tyre test line-up: 

Mercedes: George Russell (both days)
Red Bull: Max Verstappen (Tuesday), Sergio Perez (Wednesday) 
McLaren: Daniel Ricciardo (Tuesday), Lando Norris (Wednesday) 
Aston Martin: Lance Stroll (Tuesday), Sebastian Vettel (Wednesday) 
Alpine: Esteban Ocon (Tuesday), Fernando Alonso (Wednesday) 
AlphaTauri: Yuki Tsunoda (Tuesday), Pierre Gasly (Wednesday) 
Alfa Romeo: Valtteri Bottas (Tuesday), Guanyu Zhou (Wednesday) 
Haas: Mick Schumacher (Tuesday), ꦆP🦂ietro Fittipaldi (Wednesday) 

Full young driver test line-up:

Mercedes: Nyck de Vries
Red Bull: Juri Vips
McLaren: Pato O’Ward
Aston Martin: Nick Yelloly
Alpine: Oscar Piastri
Ferrari: Antonio Fuoco (AM), Robert Shwartzman (PM)
AlphaTauri: Liam Lawson
Alfa Romeo: Guanyu Zhou
Haas: Robert Shwartzman (Wednesday)
Williams: Logan Sargeant