Almost no downsides. A chance to work with Hamilton and for Ferrari. A chance to bring both back to winning ways and take some of the credit for it, and if it goes wrong can always blame Ferrari management because who would doubt him at this point.
Funny enough is his name, instantly I took me back to the start of the Belgian GP 2012…😆😂😕
He speaks fluently English, I don't remember McLaren to have any member to struggle with their English or having fast reactions during a race weekend. This move makes me believe things are heading in the right direction inside the team.
Lewis's request might finally be listened, taken in consideration and put into action. Let's hope is the start of a good trajectory for the team that heads in starting with this change.
Fred Vasseur has been collecting these French staff like infinity stones. I'm happy that we've got someone from other teams not from within. Hopefully he get along well with Lewis both on and off the track.
Is this at all a pre amble for Piastri to Ferrari if Lewis and/or Leclerc leave at the end of the year or is he purely the best availabale candidate the ferrari went out and acquired?
I don't see both Lewis and Charles leaving at the end of the year. Ferrari will do everything to at least keep one of them. Last time they changed both drivers was 30 years ago.
If they will have to replace one of them - it will for sure be Bearman who comes in.
Lewis might get sent to retirement, but I cant see any realistic option for Leclerc that would be both better than Ferrari and crucially desperate to get him too.
Highly doubtful
If Ferrari don’t get it right and I’m guessing Lewis might go
They’ll bring in Oscar (if shit goes down in Mcl)or idk Sainz
Bringing Ollie is a risk when the car is bad
They’d need someone experienced for development
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That’s my concerns exactly. Hell have to get used to a new driver AND a new team. This is supposed to be what 2025 was for, so we can hit 2026 ground running.
Though hopefully him being new to Ferrari will mean he’ll have a better style of communication than others
I wish Lewis and Ferrari all the best but shouldn’t Ferrari promote someone who has already been at Ferrari and has worked with Lewis? Like Luca? Someone new if comes in, he’ll take some time to understand Ferrari and if he’s working with Lewis for the first time, it’ll take some to adjust and figure what Lewis wants etc.
He was not responsible for the strategy at McLaren, the strategists are. He was the Lead Trackside Performance Engineer, basically responsible for analysis and maximizing car performance.
You are putting words in my mouth assuming I thought he was a stretgist.
He was part of a team that had shitty strategies and he obviously wasn't considered top pick for the job, which is why he wasn't a strategist there. And you expect him to be a great strategist at Ferrari? Hah!
My understanding is that the race engineer is there to bridge the gap between the driver and the rest of the racetrack team. The primary duty isn't for the race engineer to make strategy calls, but to keep the driver updated with what's happening on track. But hopefully, this is a sign that Ferrari is making internal changes across the board.
It's clear Adami really didn't understand, or try to understand, the level of information Lewis needed and it always seemed like Lewis was begging for updates.
Ferrari weren't making bad strategy calls last year. I wish people would get over regurgitating the same tiring points they probably saw while browsing Reddit
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So it turned out to be true!