Lewis Hamilton will have a new race engineer for his second season at Ferrari, the team has confirmed.
Ricardo Adami, who served as race engineer for the seven-times world champion throughout 2025, has moved to a new role within the team.
“Scuderia Ferrari HP announces that Riccardo Adami has moved to a new role within the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy as Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy and Test[ing of] Previous Cars manager, where his extensive trackside experience and Formula 1 expertise [will] contribute to the development of future talent and to strengthening performance culture across the program,” the team said in a statement.
“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 number 44 will be announced in due course.”
Before working with Hamilton, Adami had been the race engineer for other Ferrari drivers including Carlos Sainz Jnr and Sebastian Vettel. However the communications between Hamilton and Adami were fraught at times and even by the end of the season there still appeared to be room for improvement.
Hamilton’s and Adami’s notable radio exchanges during 2025
- “I’m learning the car as we go”: Full radio from Hamilton’s difficult Ferrari debut
- Did F1’s radio editing create a false narrative Hamilton was disobeying Ferrari?
- “I’d really like info where I’m slow”: Hamilton’s struggles with his car at Suzuka
- “Don’t give me too much now”: Hamilton’s search for speed at Ferrari continues
- “Are the others struggling?” How Hamilton ended up half a minute behind Leclerc in Jeddah
- “Have I been dead slow the whole race?” Full radio from Hamilton’s frustrating Monaco GP
- “The worst it’s ever been”: Hamilton’s front wing headaches during Spanish GP
- Ferrari told Hamilton damage from marmot cost him 20 points of downforce
- “I’m down to try”: How Hamilton changed his mind about crucial Spa pit stop
- “How’d I lose so much ground?” Full radio from Hamilton’s point-less Hungary slog
- Ferrari warned Hamilton not to cut corners – he claimed it was force majeure
- “I was ahead of Charles”: Hamilton repeatedly asked Ferrari about turn one penalties
- Did Hamilton delay Piastri by ignoring Ferrari’s instruction not to un-lap himself?
- “Didn’t realise I had Alonso behind me”: Hamilton’s costly turn 14 error in Las Vegas
- “Stop telling me I’m racing people”: Familiar frustrations on Hamilton’s radio in last race of 2025
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Hamilton’s final radio exchange with Adami
Hamilton and Adami exchanged the following messages after taking eighth place in the final race of the season in Yas Marina.
| Chequered flag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adami | That’s a P8. Was a pretty good job out there. Well done and pick up please. Very good comeback and charge button on. Okay, you are in it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | Been a long season, guys. Grazie a tutti. Thank you for your kindness. I’m grateful for all your hard work. I’ll always fight for you guys, always. Grazie. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | Did you get that message? The one time you don’t reply… | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adami | [Laughs] … yeah, we are talking. Thank you very much was awesome working with you. And grazie mille. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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