Ferrari have put out a press release saying that three of their Academy members -- F2 drivers Callum Ilott, Mick Schumacher and Robert Shwartzman -- will be having a run-out in various satellite F1 teams at the Eifel and Abu Dhabi GPs. The three of them have already had the seat fittings last weekend at Sochi and are going to take a 2018-spec Ferrari for a spin at Fiorano tomorrow. Not the first time Ilott and Schumacher have been behind the wheel of a Formula One car, although Shwartzman is an absolute beginner.
A shootout for one or more of the remaining seats at Alfa and Haas? Ferrari are certainly hinting at it, with these words from the Scuderia's Sporting Director Laurent Mekies
"We wanted to organise this test session so that our three best youngsters would be as well prepared as possible to tackle an event that will always be a special moment for them. It will be a chance to get to grips with a Formula 1 car, which is much more complicated than the car they are currently used to driving.
I would like to thank Haas and Alfa Romeo Racing for offering Callum, Mick and Robert this opportunity. We believe strongly in our Academy, which has already proved its value, with Charles Leclerc, a driver on which the Scuderia can build its long term future.
Callum, Mick and Robert have already proved their worth in the current Formula 2 season and this test is a further step in their education."
These young driver tests are always interesting so I thought it's worth having a thread to follow along.
https://www.ferrari....x-weekend-debut