{"id":589708,"date":"2026-04-08T06:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/589708\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T06:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:51:12","slug":"f1-today-hamilton-set-to-carry-out-pirelli-test-ricciardo-makes-brutal-verstappen-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/589708\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Today | Hamilton set to carry out Pirelli test, Ricciardo makes brutal Verstappen admission"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Lewis Hamilton<\/a>‘s Pirelli test this week, to Daniel Ricciardo<\/a> making a tough admission as Max Verstappen<\/a>‘s teammate, here are the main stories from today, April 7.As GPblog understands, on April 9 and 10, Ferrari<\/a> will conduct a wet-weather test at their Fiorano circuit, with both drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc scheduled to take part.The decision to include both Hamilton and Leclerc in the test, and not a reserve driver is understood to be deliberate, as tyre supplier Pirelli requested that the Scuderia’s regular drivers take part, as reported by GPblog.<\/a><\/p>\n

The reason has not been explicitly stated, but is likely that as Ferrari’s premier drivers, Hamilton and Leclerc’s experience will be heavily relied upon during the test.<\/p>\n

As for the 10 other F1 teams, their plans for the enforced April break, a result of the US-Iran war, have also been revealed. <\/a><\/p>\n

Red Bull are looking unlikely to rack up any test mileage before the next Grand Prix in Miami, having already completed a tyre test at Suzuka after the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

However, Mercedes<\/a> and McLaren<\/a> will be in action, as George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri will be at the N\u00fcrburgring on April 14 and 15, to also take part in a Pirelli test.<\/p>\n

Further down the grid, Williams have a Test of a Previous Car scheduled, weather conditions permitting, Audi and Cadillac are of course unable to do this as new teams, whereas Aston Martin currently have no plans.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Race Pictures<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo believes that staying alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull could have risked seeing him effectively \u201cobliterated\u201d. <\/a><\/p>\n

The Aussie’s decision to leave Red Bull in 2018, and subsequent career dip at Renault, McLaren and Racing Bulls, has created one of F1’s big ‘what ifs,’ but the 36-year-old is not too sure if he would have been able to keep pace with Verstappen.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Athletic, Ricciardo said: “That\u2019s one where I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know if that was the right decision. Certainly, there was a bit of emotion in that, but there were reasons I didn\u2019t think it was going to work.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s also a scenario where Max just obliterated me as the years went on and maybe my career ended even quicker. I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

“At the time, I was competitive with Max and we were pushing each other really well. It\u2019s just hard. I\u2019m sure, maybe I would have still won more races than I ended up winning. But I can\u2019t deny that Max is Max.”<\/p>\n

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