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Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer Peter Bonnington has been promoted at Mercedes, ruling out a move to join his current driver at Ferrari next season. Bonnington and Hamilton have formed a formidable …
Peter Bonnington, Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer, has been promoted at Mercedes, which means he will not be moving to Ferrari alongside Hamilton next season. Bonnington has played a crucial role in Hamilton’s success at Mercedes, helping him win six drivers’ championships since 2013. Despite speculation about a potential move to Ferrari, Mercedes has now confirmed Bonnington’s promotion to head of race engineering. This move will allow Bonnington to continue working with Mercedes and also oversee race engineering for one of the team’s two drivers in 2025. As a result, Hamilton will have a new race engineer at Ferrari, where Carlos Sainz is currently working with Riccardo Adami. Mercedes is yet to announce who will replace Hamilton and partner George Russell in 2025, but it is rumored that 18-year-old Italian driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli is a strong candidate, given his impressive performances in Formula 2 and F1 testing appearances.
