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Ferrari want to lure a former McLaren senior figure to work with Lewis Hamilton, it has been claimed.
Ferrari is reportedly considering a former senior McLaren figure to become Lewis Hamilton’s next F1 race engineer. The seven-time world champion will have a new race engineer for the upcoming 2026 season, as Ferrari announced Riccardo Adami’s move within the team’s Academy. Charles Leclerc’s race engineer, Bryan Bozzi, worked with both Leclerc and Hamilton during Ferrari’s recent shakedowns, and is expected to continue during the Barcelona shakedown. The search for Hamilton’s new race engineer is in progress, with speculation suggesting McLaren as the source of the new hire. Cedric-Michel Grosjean, a former lead trackside performance engineer at McLaren, is a possible candidate, while Luca Diella, Hamilton’s current performance engineer, is also being considered. The change in race engineer puts added pressure on Hamilton, as noted by Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft, who believes finding the right match is crucial for success.
