Lewis Hamilton has made his demands perfectly clear as Ferrari appointment deadline nearsLewis Hamilton is getting a new race engineer at Ferrari after his first season with the Italian team didn't go according to planView 2 Images Lewis Hamilton will hope to put his initial Ferrari struggles behind him in 2026 (Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images)Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton will enter the 2026 Formula 1 season with a significant behind-the-scenes shake-up, providing all goes to plan. The seven-time world champion will have a different race engineer in his corner after an initial campaign with Riccardo Adami failed to deliver the desired results, but time is running out to get Adami's successor in place. ‌Hamilton's maiden Ferrari season saw him claim sixth place in the Drivers' Championship, trailing team-mate Charles Leclerc by more than 80 points and finishing over 250 points behind world champion Lando Norris. Regardless of the final choice, there's an increasing awareness of the requirements needed to establish the right chemistry with Hamilton. Still, despite the impending change, Hamilton isn't interested in pointing fingers and is keen to have everyone at Ferrari united in their goals.

Source: Daily Mirror January 29, 2026 13:41 UTC