P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Ferrari are still yet to announce who will replace Ricardo Adami as Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer.
David Coulthard finds Lewis Hamilton’s decision not to bring anyone from Mercedes to Ferrari “absolutely fascinating,” emphasizing the importance of the relationship between a driver and their race engineer in Formula 1. With the move to Ferrari, Hamilton had to adapt to a new team of engineers without any familiar faces from Mercedes, leading to challenges with his new race engineer Ricardo Adami in the 2025 season. The lack of chemistry between Hamilton and Adami ultimately resulted in the latter being moved away from the F1 team for the upcoming season. Despite the 2026 campaign starting soon, Hamilton is yet to confirm his new race engineer, leaving little time for them to establish a strong bond. Coulthard highlights the significance of the driver-engineer relationship, describing it as crucial for performance and strategy decisions on the track, perhaps even outweighing personal relationships in a racing team setting.
