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An early favourite to be Lewis Hamilton’s next Ferrari race engineer has emerged.
The frontrunner to become Lewis Hamilton’s new Ferrari race engineer is Luca Diella, who currently serves as Hamilton’s performance engineer, as reported by Italian outfit La Gazzetta dello Sport. Ferrari announced that Riccardo Adami, who engineered Hamilton in 2025, would be moved into a new role. Ferrari confirmed that the new race engineer for car number 44 will be announced in due course. Diella previously worked with Hamilton at Mercedes and joined Ferrari last year. Hamilton’s disappointing first season at Ferrari led to changes in the engineering team, with communication issues being a key factor. Hamilton hinted at shaking up his team ahead of the 2026 season to optimize teamwork and performance. Ferrari will unveil their 2026 challenger, the SF-26, on Friday 23 January.
