Verstappen will not be in action on the first day of the second winter test in Bahrain, GPblog can confirm. The Dutchman’s teammate, Isack Hadjar, will sit in the RB22 both during the morning and afternoon sessions on Day 1.
The four-time world champion will only take to the track for the first time on Thursday.
This means that after 2026, the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix will be held in 2028, 2030 and 2032.