Key Highlights
- Race engineers are the staff members most often in contact with drivers on track, discussing race incidents, car setup and strategy.
- The radio chatter between Hamilton and Adami came in for scrutiny during the British driver's disappointing 2025 season.
- Ahead of the start of preseason testing this month, the Italian team said Adami would work with its driver academy and oversee test runs in older F1 cars, without naming a replacement.
- The team "would like to thank Riccardo for his commitment and contribution to his trackside role and wishes him every success in his new position," Ferrari said in a statement which didn't mention Hamilton by name.
- "The appointment of the new race engineer for car #44 will be announced in due course." Seven-time world champion Hamilton denied any problems in his relationship with Adami, who previously worked with four-time champion Sebastian Vettel, though their radio chatter sometimes indicated frustration.
