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Lewis Hamilton will start the 2026 Formula 1 season with a new race engineer at Ferrari after Riccardo Adami was reassigned to another job within the Scuderia organisation.
On Friday, Ferrari announced that Adami would no longer serve as Hamilton’s race engineer in 2026 after being assigned fresh duties within the F1 team’s setup, working with its young driver academy and private testing program.
Lewis Hamilton struggled through his most difficult F1 season in 2025, but there were reasons behind the results. After 12 years with Mercedes, Hamilton had to get used to life at Ferrari, while Charles Leclerc,
LEWIS HAMILTON’S race engineer at Ferrari has left his role as part of a shake up at the team. The Italian team announced they are to replace Riccardo Adami as Hamilton’s race engineer for the
Lewis Hamilton endured a disappointing first campaign with Ferrari as he failed to claim a grand prix podium for the first time in his F1 career; watch every round of the 2026 F1 season live on Sky Sports F1,
Ferrari has announced Lewis Hamilton will have a new race engineer in 2026, following his first season with the team in partnership with Riccardo Adami.
As both a former Ferrari team principal and the current chief executive of Formula 1, Stefano Domenicali has a vested interest in the Scuderia finding some success
Chinese racer Zhou Guanyu was one of two reserve drivers for Ferrari in the 2025 season, alongside Antonio Giovinazzi. Both drivers had previous experience in Formula One for the same team, with Zhou having raced for Sauber between 2022 and 2024, having replaced Giovinazzi at the start of his tenure.
Cadillac has run its 2026 F1 car for the first time during a shakedown at the Silverstone circuit, with Sergio Perez behind the wheel.
Lewis Hamilton's race engineer from the 2025 Formula 1 season has been moved to a new role at Ferrari. Riccardo Adami will take over as manager of the Ferrari driver academy and their programme for testing previous cars.
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