Story byMotorsport photoAlex HarringtonMon, February 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM UTC·2 min readFerrari team principal Fred Vasseur has played down the impending change of Lewis Hamilton's race engineer, insisting that such a switch isn't of massive effect to the driver. This comes after it was confirmed that Riccardo Adami would be replaced a few races into the season, something that Hamilton admitted would be "detrimental". In his second year at Maranello, the seven-time champion will have to adapt to yet another change after arriving at the Italian squad from Mercedes. With Adami now due to be assigned to another role, Carlo Santi has been brought in to replace him temporarily. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"It's only going to be a few races, so early on into the season, it's going to all be switching up again and I'll have to learn to work with someone new," Hamilton told the media.
