After his dramatic fireball crash at last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Grosjean was excluded from the last two races of the season due to his injuries and therefore did not receive a farewell race as Haas was canceled at the end of 2020.
To give Grosjean a degree, Wolff said Mercedes would run a test for the Frenchman to drive Lewis Hamilton’s W10, the 2019 championship title.
Grosjean was due to drive during the French GP weekend as well as a private test at the Circuit Paul Ricard at the end of June.
Due to various postponements and changes to the F1 calendar 2021 in combination with Grosjean’s existing IndyCar commitments, the test did not take place.
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After the Dutch Grand Prix, Wolff confirmed that the test will take place at some point.
“He will definitely do this test,” said Wolff. “We committed to it and it will happen, but I have no visibility.”
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Mercedes was hoping to run the test in September, but the final three IndyCar runs of the season will take place this month.
A Mercedes spokesman announced that it would be closer to 2022.
“We don’t have an appointment yet. September was a possibility but it is no longer so it could possibly turn into ’22, but it will definitely happen. “
Grosjean has had a solid rookie year at IndyCar, taking his first podium in Indianapolis in May.
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