Overview
- Ferrari confirmed Riccardo Adami will not serve as Lewis Hamilton's race engineer for the 2026 season.
- Adami becomes Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy manager and will run the TPC program using previous-generation cars.
- The team said Hamilton's new race engineer will be announced at a later date.
- The change follows Hamilton's challenging 2025 campaign without a Grand Prix podium and a sixth-place finish on 156 points.
- Multiple reports highlighted strained radio communication between Hamilton and Adami during 2025, though both publicly played down tensions.