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Lewis Hamilton’s NEW Ferrari F1 race engineer spotted at Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari has welcomed Lewis Hamilton’s new race engineer, Cedric Michel-Grosjean, who previously worked at McLaren before joining the team for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, ending his gardening leave.
Photos of Michel-Grosjean in Ferrari attire at Albert Park have been shared on social media, confirming his presence with the team in Melbourne and the end of his gardening leave.
Although Michel-Grosjean won’t be immediately taking over as Hamilton’s race engineer, interim engineer Carlo Santi will be filling in for now as they gradually integrate the new team member.
This change was necessitated by the departure of Riccardo Adami, with whom Hamilton had a strained relationship, evident from their catty radio exchanges during their one year together.
It remains to be seen how Michel-Grosjean and Hamilton will work together and if they will have better chemistry than Hamilton had with his previous engineer, given the new engineer’s limited experience in the role.
Michel-Grosjean’s recent role at McLaren involved working closely with Oscar Piastri as the lead trackside performance engineer, hinting at his capabilities in his new position with Ferrari.
