Overview
- On Friday, June 5, Lewis Hamilton publicly likened Carlo Santi to his former Mercedes engineer Peter 'Bono' Bonnington and said the pairing has improved his work on the car.
- Ferrari replaced Riccardo Adami with Santi over the winter as part of a backroom reorganisation led by team boss Fred Vasseur, and the change is credited with better driver–engineer collaboration.
- Hamilton has translated the improved engineering relationship into results with podiums in China and Canada and now sits fourth in the standings, three points behind teammate Charles Leclerc.
- Santi is a calm, experienced Ferrari veteran who previously engineered Kimi Räikkönen, and Hamilton says that clearer, corner‑by‑corner technical feedback with Santi has sharpened car setup and lap performance.
- Because Santi will not attend every round, Ferrari has added engineers such as Cedric Michel‑Grosjean to support Hamilton, and the team’s next steps to lock in consistency will hinge on staff scheduling and continued car development.