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Hamilton’s Race Engineer Moves to Driver Academy Role at Ferrari Amidst Performance Concerns
January 22,2026 – Ferrari has announced a meaningful shift in its Formula 1 personnel,moving Riccardo Adami,Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer for the 2025 season,to the position of manager of the Ferrari driver academy and their program for testing previous cars. The move follows a challenging first season for Hamilton at Ferrari, marked by underperformance relative to teammate Charles Leclerc and speculation regarding dialog difficulties between the seven-time world champion and Adami.
Ferrari’s official statement did not directly mention Hamilton, stating only that the appointment of a new race engineer for car number 44 will
