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This is Tuesday's full lineup for the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi 2020

15 December 2020 at 06:26

Last update 15 December 2020 at 10:58

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The 2020 Formula 1 season is over after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but not every driver has finished Formula 1 yet. In Abu Dhabi, the Young Driver Test will be completed on Tuesday, although not every driver is so 'young'. Read here to see who will be taking part in this test.

At the end of the season, Formula 1 teams would have the opportunity to test their new cars, but when the regulations were shifted, the test was also shortened. The test would be renamed a Young Driver Test, in which only drivers who have completed a maximum in Formula 1 would be allowed to compete.

Oldies in Young Driver Test

However, the FIA backtracked a little by allowed Fernando Alonso to test for Renault. The two-time world champion was not in the car in 2020, so he was allowed to take part in the test. However, this opened the door wide to other teams, including Stoffel Vandoorne, Robert Kubica, and Sebastien Buemi.

So the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi is no longer so much a test for young drivers, but rather a test for the teams to test that car with the new floor and tyres for 2021. McLaren, together with Racing Point, are not present. They decided to abandon this test earlier this season, due to the lack of official junior or test drivers.