As GPblog understands, on April 9 and 10, Ferrari 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.

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.

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.

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.

However, Mercedes and McLaren will be in action, as George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri will be at the Nürburgring on April 14 and 15, to also take part in a Pirelli test.

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.

Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo believes that staying alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull could have risked seeing him effectively “obliterated”.

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.

Speaking to The Athletic, Ricciardo said: "That’s one where I don’t know. I don’t know if that was the right decision. Certainly, there was a bit of emotion in that, but there were reasons I didn’t think it was going to work.

"There’s also a scenario where Max just obliterated me as the years went on and maybe my career ended even quicker. I don’t know.

"At the time, I was competitive with Max and we were pushing each other really well. It’s just hard. I’m sure, maybe I would have still won more races than I ended up winning. But I can’t deny that Max is Max."