Lewis Hamilton’s new race engineer at Ferrari has been tipped by Italian media.
The id of the unconfirmed ally – who can be key to Hamilton’s 2025 hopes – is Riccardo Adami, in accordance with Gazzetta dello Sport.
Adami was beforehand the voice within the ear of Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz throughout their Ferrari days.
He’s a 51-year-old from Italy, and can be occupying one of the vital jobs in Hamilton’s new journey.
Ferrari haven’t but confirmed who can be Hamilton’s race engineer, with group principal Fred Vasseur opting to be coy when requested on the finish of final season.
However the essential place will seemingly be stuffed by Adami, whose work with Vettel and Sainz means he’s no stranger to aiding high-profile grand prix winners.
Hamilton’s exit from Mercedes after a legendary tenure meant he required a brand new race engineer as a result of Pete ‘Bono’ Bonnington is staying put.
Hamilton and Bonnington fashioned probably the most profitable driver and race engineer partnership in Method 1 historical past.
Bonnington is anticipated to be the race engineer for Kimi Antonelli, Hamilton’s alternative at Mercedes, this yr.
Acquainted faces for Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari
Hamilton formally joined Ferrari on January 1, 2025, kickstarting an intriguing contemporary chapter in F1 historical past.
He’s bidding to win a file eighth championship. He’s already F1’s most profitable driver and is now linking up with probably the most profitable ever group.
Hamilton will discover two faces at Maranello that he’ll recognise from Brackley.
Loic Serra was beforehand a Mercedes engineer however now has a key position overseeing Ferrari’s 2025 automobile.
Enrico Cardile’s exit from Ferrari to affix Aston Martin has given Serra better scope to evolve Ferrari’s newest challenger.
Jerome d’Ambrosio has additionally swapped Mercedes for Ferrari.
Notably the understudy at Mercedes when Toto Wolff missed a grand prix, d’Ambrosio has since grow to be Ferrari’s deputy group principal.
The ex-F1 driver can also be the top of Ferrari’s driver academy.
Hamilton will, in fact, know Ferrari group principal Fred Vasseur very properly.
Vasseur was among the many guiding voices throughout Hamilton’s progress in the direction of F1, they usually labored collectively in 2006.
