Overview
- Ferrari confirmed Riccardo Adami has moved into the Driver Academy as Test Previous Cars Manager, ending his trackside role with Lewis Hamilton.
- Lewis Hamilton will work with a different race engineer this season, with Ferrari stating the new appointment for car #44 will be announced in due course.
- Reports indicate the successor is expected to be in place by the Barcelona private test from January 26–30, following Ferrari’s January 23 launch.
- The switch follows Hamilton’s difficult 2025 at Ferrari, featuring no grand prix podiums, sixth in the standings, and a 19–5 qualifying deficit to Charles Leclerc.
- Tense 2025 radio exchanges between Hamilton and Adami drew scrutiny, though both the driver and team publicly rejected claims of a dysfunctional relationship.