F1 tyre supplier Pirelli is holding a two-day test at the Yas Marina Circuit for drivers to sample its new🅺 18-i♛nch wheels that will be used during the 2022 season. 

Drivers will get behind the wheel of mulꩲe cars that have been specially modified for the Italian manufacturer’s 18-inch tyres that will debut ne🎶xt year. 

Mercedes will run n🎶ew signing George Russell on both days of the test, with Hamilton set to receive his knighthood at Windsor Ca💮stle on Wednesday.

It was never planned for Hamilto💯n, who was denied a record-breaking eight world title by Max Verstappen in a controversial ending 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 Sergio Perez rounding🐬 out the final day of running on W🐽ednesday.

After leaving Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas will make his debut for Alfa Romeo on Tuesday, before handing over to Formula 2 graduate Guanyu Zhou on Wednesday.&n🍰bsp;

Nikita Mazepin will be out of action as he continues to self-isolate following a positive COVID-19 test that ruled him out of the season f🐻inale. Mick Schumac🔴her and Pietro Fittipaldi will instead split running for Haas. 

Charles Leclerc an♑d 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 Alex Albon will not be taking ﷽part.

A young driver test will be held in parallel to the Pirelli programme on Tuesday, with all 10 teams fielding a rookie in one of t🅘heir 2021-spཧec 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), Pietro 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