Hamilton has an interim race engineer, McLaren rumor grows
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Ludo van Denderen is a motorsport journalist at GPblog, specializing in Formula 1 and international racing series.
Carlo Santi could be filling in as Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer during the test week in Spain, but a final appointment for the rest of the season is still pending.
For now, Ferrari is tight-lipped about who will become Hamilton’s permanent new race engineer.
Riccardo Adami's successor at the race engineer role is yet to be revealed - Foto: Race Pictures
Santi has past experience
For the time being, Carlo Santi could be holding the fort, this website understands. He is a highly experienced figure, who was Kimi Raikkonen’s race engineer in the past.
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But in Barcelona, it could also be that Bryan Bozzi, Charles Leclerc’s right-hand man, will work as a race engineer for both drivers. There would be only one car on track, so it is possible.
There are rumors that Ferrari wants to bring in a former McLaren employee as Hamilton's eventual race engineer.
With the season fast approaching, Ferrari is searching for a successor to Adami, who was recently promoted out of the role. The duo had a difficult season during Hamilton's debut year at the team. Initially, it seemed they would work together for a second campaign, but Adami was reassigned to another position after all last week.
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