P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Lewis Hamilton’s long-term Ferrari F1 race engineer seems to have been confirmed.
Lewis Hamilton has indicated that he has found his long-term race engineer at Ferrari, likening Carlo Santi to Mercedes’ Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington. Hamilton had a successful 12-season partnership with Bono at Mercedes, winning six drivers’ championships together. Despite not bonding with his previous race engineer at Ferrari, Hamilton has developed a strong working relationship with Santi, praising his calm and experienced approach. Santi, who previously worked with Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari, is now Hamilton’s race engineer and has helped him secure two podium finishes in the current season. It has been reported that Santi’s position is no longer interim, indicating a stable and positive change in Hamilton’s race engineer lineup.
