Lewis Hamilton Restructures His Technical Team at Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton has made a significant change in his technical team after parting ways with his race engineer, Riccardo Adami, following a season marked by tension at Ferrari. The Ferrari team has reported that Adami has been reassigned to another role within the organization. The relationship between Hamilton and Adami came under scrutiny during the past year, especially due to several tense radio exchanges. For the new season, which will begin in Australia on March 8, Hamilton will have a new race engineer.Ferrari HP thanks Riccardo for his commitment and contribution in his role on the track and wishes him the greatest success in his new position. The appointment of the new race engineer for car #44 (Hamilton) will be announced in due course. Hamilton achieved six of his seven world titles with Peter Bonnington by his side at Mercedes. However, Bonnington could not be persuaded to join Hamilton at Ferrari in his first season. In their first race together in Australia, Hamilton asked Adami to “leave me alone” in the rain, and then accused his team of “taking a tea break” while deliberating over whether to let Charles Leclerc pass in the Miami Grand Prix in May. Adami worked with Sebastian Vettel, first at Toro Rosso, before following the four-time world champion to Ferrari. Adami was Carlos Sainz’s race engineer before Hamilton replaced the Spaniard at Ferrari.Scuderia Ferrari HP announces that Riccardo Adami has been reassigned to a new role within the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy as Manager of the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy and Previous Test Cars, where his extensive track experience and Formula One expertise contribute to the development of future talent and the strengthening of the performance culture throughout the program.
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Lewis Hamilton on 2026 after a tough F1 season at Ferrari: It’s time to change
In his debut season in red, Hamilton was outqualified by Leclerc 19 times in 24 appearances. Hamilton finished the season without a single podium for the first time in his career and finished 86 points behind his teammate in the championship. The first pre-season test, which takes place behind closed doors at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, begins on January 26th.
