Cedric Michel-Grosjean, a recent Ferrari arrival from McLaren, is the in-house candidate lined up to take over Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer duties, though Ferrari has not confirmed when or if the swap will occur. Carlo Santi is on the pit wall for Hamilton for the first three races after Riccardo Adami moved to a different role over the winter. Some reports have pointed to a possible switch at the Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome, but the team has made no announcement.
Michel-Grosjean has begun integrating into Ferrari’s race-operations group. He has been studying how Hamilton and the pit wall share data, what level of detail the driver prefers, and how messages change when the pressure rises. The work is meant to smooth any transition if Ferrari executes a change. Building familiarity with Hamilton’s radio style and debrief rhythm is part of that process.
Santi stepped in after Adami’s winter move as Ferrari weighed a longer-term structure. The reshuffle has left the internal lineup unsettled. Ferrari has not presented Santi as the final answer for the season, and the team is still mapping roles to support Hamilton’s side of the garage. Michel-Grosjean’s candidacy reflects the team’s focus on an internal solution.
The timing remains open. Miami has been floated in some reports as a handover point, though Ferrari has given no firm signal. The team could act later in the season, or not make a change at all. For now, Santi continues to run race-by-race operations with Hamilton while Michel-Grosjean studies procedures and builds context.
The prospective change reflects Ferrari’s priority to forge a strong driver engineer partnership to build on a promising start to 2026.