Ferrari make statement on engineer after Lewis Hamilton sack decision

Ferrari have announced a change of role for Lewis Hamilton's race engineer, Riccardo Adami, ahead of the 2026 Formula One season. The 52-year-old was the main advisor to the British driver during the race weekends throughout his maiden campaign with 'The Prancing Horse', but there were plenty of struggles.

Upon the announcement of a change of role for Adami, Ferrari's statement reads: "Riccardo Adami has moved to a new role within the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy as Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy and Test Previous Cars Manager, where his extensive trackside experience and F1 expertise contributes to the development of future talent and to strengthening performance culture across the programme.

"Scuderia Ferrari HP would like to thank Riccardo for his commitment and contribution to his trackside role and wishes him every success in his new position. The appointment of the new race engineer for car #44 will be announced in due course."

Previous speculation surrounded a possible sacking for Adami, after some tense moments between himself and Hamilton over the course of the season. Much of that played out over the team radio between the pair, with plenty of awkward exchanges as the seven-time world champion settled into life with a new team.

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