have introduced that may have a brand new race engineer this season with Riccardo Adami dropped from his position.
Italian engineer Adami, who was beforehand the race engineer for and , has moved to a brand new position inside the Driver Academy and the staff’s TPC (Testing of Earlier Vehicles) programme.
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Hamilton, 41, struggled to type a optimistic working relationship with Adami in his first season in purple, amid struggles on monitor which noticed the Briton for the primary time in 19 seasons.
Lewis Hamilton may have a brand new race engineer this season (Getty Photos)
The pair’s miscommunication usually performed out over staff radio and was evident from the when Hamilton misplaced his persistence and instructed Adami: “Depart me to it.”
A brand new race engineer can be introduced “sooner or later”, the staff say.
A assertion on Friday night learn: “Riccardo Adami has moved to a brand new position inside the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy as Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy and Take a look at Earlier Vehicles Supervisor, the place his intensive trackside expertise and experience contributes to the event of future expertise and to strengthening efficiency tradition throughout the programme.
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“Scuderia Ferrari HP wish to thank Riccardo for his dedication and contribution to his trackside position and desires him each success in his new place.
“The appointment of the brand new race engineer for automotive #44 can be introduced sooner or later.”
Hamilton endured the worst 12 months of his profession in his first season on the Scuderia, with a solitary dash race win in China the spotlight in an in any other case forgettable marketing campaign.
Riccardo Adami may have a brand new position in 2026 (PA Wire)
The 41-year-old completed sixth on this planet championship, whereas teammate Charles Leclerc completed 86 factors forward within the standings.
Hamilton’s relationship with Adami was in stark distinction to his shut bond with Peter Bonnington at Mercedes, whom he labored with for all six of his world championships with the Silver Arrows.
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Bonnington is now the race engineer for Hamilton’s substitute, Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli.
Ferrari launch their 2026 automotive subsequent Friday, 23 January, three days earlier than the primary pre-season check in Barcelona. The brand new season begins on 8 March with the Australian Grand Prix.
