Overview
- Ferrari confirmed Riccardo Adami has moved off the role, but the team has not announced Lewis Hamilton’s permanent race engineer for 2026.
- During the Barcelona shakedown, Charles Leclerc’s engineer Bryan Bozzi oversaw running for both drivers as Hamilton worked without a named long‑term engineer.
- Sky F1’s Karun Chandhok called the situation “alarm bells,” arguing the driver‑engineer bond should have been built over winter through simulator work and TPC running.
- Media reports link McLaren’s Cedric‑Michel Grosjean to the job, with commentators noting he has not previously served as an F1 race engineer and that any appointment remains unconfirmed.
- A Yahoo Sports report, citing Italian media, says Ferrari has selected Grosjean and could use an interim such as Carlo Santi while gardening‑leave terms with McLaren are resolved, a claim not yet validated by the team.