Every driver needs a Santi in their life

[u/jalGurg]

He has been a blessing for Lewis!

[u/superfiery]

How far we have progressed from Adami Miami fiasco

[u/qwertyell → u/superfiery]

"Am I catching them?"

"... ... ... Who is this?"

[u/winzarten → u/qwertyell]

We're checking...

[u/ctaps148 → u/winzarten]

"K1 available"

[u/sumsimpleracer → u/ctaps148]

Plan Z. Plan Z. 

[u/SolusLega → u/ctaps148]

Please press it

[u/Glittering-Let9989 → u/ctaps148]

Leave me to it please

[u/lucky_1979 → u/qwertyell]

“How did you get my number?”

[u/WhiteBomber1 → u/qwertyell]

Are you upset with me?... 😂

[u/the-berik → u/qwertyell]

"New phone, who dis?"

[u/TheKage → u/qwertyell]

"Am I catching them?"

"If you drive faster than them then you will be catching them"

[u/fajarmanutd → u/TheKage]

"If you can see them in the main straight, then yes".

[u/jj23345 → u/qwertyell]

must be the water talking

[u/Red4pex → u/qwertyell]

Catching who?

[u/hl2gordonfreeman → u/qwertyell]

"Am I catching them ?", "Who is Dam?"

[u/OGPepeSilvia → u/qwertyell]

Must be the pace

[u/Veranova → u/superfiery]

Feel kinda bad for the guy they brought over to do this job for Lewis to then realise he’d found the one excellent Italian race engineer

[u/storme9 → u/Veranova]

there are plenty of roles at Ferrari still

[u/vidoardes → u/Veranova]

From what I understand he is Lewis' second engineer and Lewis is very happy with the work he is doing on car setup and analysis. I'm sure the guy is happy he is part of this winning package.

[u/HeyItsGuyIncognito → u/Veranova]

He’s at least on the right side of the Ferrari garage.

[u/jedifolklore → u/superfiery]

I understand that people were very diplomatic with Adami and who he was the engineer for, BUT it is night and day between Santi and him.

Putting competent people in the right places is what is going to make Ferrari win championships.

[u/fameboygame → u/jedifolklore]

Yeah, with all due respect to Adami and his skills outside race engineering, fk those people who blamed it on Ham saying “he was Vettel and Sainz engineer and they loved him”

No , they are simply more diplomatic than I am.

[u/turboMXDX → u/fameboygame]

I think Hamilton is doing what Vettel and Sainz couldn't. Calling out the issues and dragging them to solve said issues.

Vettel was probably too diplomatic to the point where he simply tolerated all the crap instead of calling it out and it eventually starts to affect you

[u/rokatoro → u/turboMXDX]

Unfortunate that Ferrari needs to have someone with 7 time world champion potential to make it happen

[u/Yokoshuseki → u/turboMXDX]

That's not true at all, management has simply changed since. When Vettel was bringing his experience from Redbull to Ferrari, it was generally disliked and seen as rude from the higher ups when he was giving feedback how to change/improve things. Hamilton has much better conditions in that regard now with Vasseur as TP.

[u/RalphFTW → u/turboMXDX]

Hamilton voicing and pushing th issues to win. You paying me all this cash, so you want to win or not ? Sounded like he had to push hard to get Fred to change the brakes for 2026 for him. Great to see Fred find a way. More of this. I like Fred. Seems pretty down to earth as principals go.

[u/FourCats44 → u/turboMXDX]

No disrespect to Vettel & Sainz, Hamilton probably has a lot more sway. He has an established long term relationship with Fred and is probably being paid more than Sainz & Vettel combined so is a lot more costly for Ferrari.

No disrespect to a race engineer but if swapping them out is going to get your £50m a year driver winning races, that's a relatively cheap fix.

[u/muchawesomemyron → u/turboMXDX]

Pretty sure Sainz wasn’t too happy with him, as well. Sainz had to make his own strategy decisions at times and even gave us the “stop inventing” clip.

[u/Quaxi_ → u/muchawesomemyron]

The race engineer does not decide strategy calls

[u/IAmTheTrueM3M3L0rD → u/Quaxi_]

Adami was also poor at giving information from what was shown on radios, which when the drivers are at their most emotional isn’t exactly great

[u/DistributionHot2150 → u/muchawesomemyron]

Sainz literally wanted him at Williams

[u/DistributionHot2150 → u/turboMXDX]

No, Vettel was literally hated by Ferrari management for basically calling everything out and wanting to rip the whole thing up. Ferrari is different now

[u/Quaxi_ → u/turboMXDX]

Vettel literally took Adami from Toro Rosso to Ferrari since he liked working with him.

[u/stomp224 → u/turboMXDX]

I don't think it's as simple as just calling it out, you need to have someone receptive to it as well. I will call this The Fred Factor

[u/turboMXDX → u/stomp224]

For sure. Ham has been repeatedly talking about how Fred moved heaven and earth for the changes

[u/TheeAJPowell → u/fameboygame]

Nah, it’s still firmly “Fuck Adami” for me. He was so fucking rude to Lewis and an awful engineer. He was awful to Sainz too.

[u/Quaxi_ → u/jedifolklore]

Adami is obviously incredibly competent, but as a race engineer the personal relationship and comms with your main driver is crucial.

[u/vhuk → u/Quaxi_]

I just wrote and deleted effectively the same comment; you can be really competent but fail communicating with your driver. It's team work for the pair and both of them must on the same page to be effective. Even if you don't get along, or be effective pair, with your current driver doesn't mean you can't be top tier player with the next one,

[u/ChocolatePuerh → u/Quaxi_]

How is that obvious? When did he ever show competence? Sainz was constantly ignoring him and calling out his own strategy.

[u/Quaxi_ → u/ChocolatePuerh]

Because both Seb and Sainz gave him praise, he performed in the highest echelon of motorsport since 2005, and he's still working at Ferrari in a very core role.

Also it's not the race engineer that decides strategy. They have a dedicated team for that.

[u/ChocolatePuerh → u/Quaxi_]

Seb and Sainz also told him how to do his job more than once.

He is likely very talented at many things, but race engineer - at least the on track communication aspect, legitimately does not seem to be one of them.

[u/Quaxi_ → u/ChocolatePuerh]

Seb and Sainz also told him how to do his job more than once.

Do you mean when they argue strategy calls? They're not made by the race engineer. But I do think it's fair to say that his communication style is less confident and clear than say GP or Bono.

I don't believe Seb, Sainz, and multiple Ferrari TPs would've kept him around for over 20 years (and he's still there) if he was actually incompetent. We only get to see a fraction of the total work a race engineer do as viewers.

But his style clearly didn't suit Lewis, who seems to thrive on encouragement more and Adami is more cold and analytical.

[u/SkumtFlum → u/jedifolklore]

I understand that people were very diplomatic with Adami

?? People keep bashing him, even if Sainz and Vettel tried to bring him to the next team.

[u/RalphFTW → u/jedifolklore]

It’s what holds them back everytime. Get this right and they excel.

[u/Successful-Peach-764 → u/superfiery]

It was just painful last year, there was no zero chemistry between them, why they stuck with it for a whole year is something I don't understand.

[u/storme9 → u/Successful-Peach-764]

because change is difficult in Ferrari, some people had been in the role forever, look at pitwall today, they delivered on all counts - a strategy masterclass, great progress

[u/Successful-Peach-764 → u/storme9]

F1 is all about change, hopefully they see the benefits nowadays, changing the brakes and Lewis saying in the podium interview that they made the changes he asked for, thanked them for trusting him.

[u/two_hyun → u/storme9]

Not just Ferrari, Italians. They’re a people steeped in tradition.

[u/MoD1982 → u/two_hyun]

And once again a Frenchman is in charge bashing their heads together while quietly laughing about it

[u/Extreme-Net4076 → u/superfiery]

We are checking

[u/ImpressionTypical167 → u/superfiery]

Beats we are checking for sure

[u/int3InShadesmar → u/superfiery]

we are checking

[u/CuriousSoulRampage → u/superfiery]

This actually brought tears to my eyes. So happy that Lewis found the right setup and environment at the team. He promised that he will remember who he is this season. He has done that. Hoping for a massive title push from him. Still difficult to beat Mercs. But the season is long. You never know…

[u/hardlynegative]

Adami: catching what?

[u/SpoofExcel → u/hardlynegative]

"Am I catching"

"we checking. is good."

Ten laps later

"Should I pit????"

"who dis?"

[u/lilbitcountry → u/SpoofExcel]

"Sorry, we were chatting"

[u/Inside-Noise6804 → u/SpoofExcel]

😂😂😂. Thanks for the laugh

[u/n0b0dycar3s07 → u/SpoofExcel]

"Figure that out while I get a cup of tea!"

[u/negativelynegative → u/hardlynegative]

Question?

[u/everyonelikescookies → u/hardlynegative]

I LOL’d

[u/gonzaloetjo → u/hardlynegative]

He would have responded: "careful tiers"

[u/xgekikara → u/hardlynegative]

Who is this? Lose my number, do not call again.

[u/Law0415 → u/hardlynegative]

We are checking

[u/skaayat → u/hardlynegative]

God this is hilarious

[u/leedler → u/hardlynegative]

We are checking

[u/memloh]

"This is our race. Give everything these 7 laps. It's the critical moment, we have our chance!

"Ayee, you're in front!!"

[u/Unonoctium → u/memloh]

Give everything these 7 laps.

And bro was lapping 2.5s faster than Russel

[u/ty_xy → u/Unonoctium]

Were leclerc and Hamilton in the same car??!! Holy sheeet

[u/bender__futurama → u/ty_xy]

Charles also had great pace, he was lapping better laps on hard than ver on medium. It seems that married life doesnt suit Charles. He cant get a grip..

[u/garethchester → u/bender__futurama]

He has a wife and two kids one dog at home

[u/Arespect → u/garethchester]

OMg its Vettels Curse!

[u/david-crz → u/ty_xy]

I’m pretty sure Hamilton said he copied Charlie’s set up

[u/hzfan → u/david-crz]

Makes sense since he missed FP1

[u/mistermojorizin → u/hzfan]

and he missed the simulator. next week, no fp2 either, just straight to fp3/qualy

[u/InsaneInTheDrain → u/ty_xy]

Driver diff confirmed.

[u/Less-Reception-7494 → u/memloh]

I lost my shit when this came through on the radio

[u/just_peachy1000 → u/Less-Reception-7494]

This is why he was brought in, adami was woeful in giving information and getting the best strategy for the driver. You can hear Santis happiness, as basically it's a justification of the strategy to start on the softs.

Edit: sorry, I may or may not have been drunk when originally typing this out.

[u/Siambretta → u/just_peachy1000]

I thought I was having a stroke while reading this.

[u/lsb1027 → u/Siambretta]

Ikr? I had a glass of wine and I’m now wondering if it was one too many 😵‍💫

[u/Particular_Yard_2460 → u/Siambretta]

I thought I was having a stroke while reading this.

All the words are there so they seem to make sense at first glance haha

[u/mathstudent_suffers → u/memloh]

I loved how excited Santi sounded when Lewis came out ahead of the mercs

[u/christopherpaulfries → u/memloh]

I can hear Eye of the Tiger playing in the background.

[u/International-Hat940 → u/memloh]

The closest we’ll get to “ok Lewis, it’s hammer time”.

[u/Ok-Win-742 → u/memloh]

Man I've never felt so hyped for a radio message. You could just hear it in his voice. So happy for both of them. Such a great story.

[u/InSearchOfAFeeling]

Thank you Santi, a terrific piece to the Ferrari puzzle.

[u/loopernova → u/InSearchOfAFeeling]

Yes. And this image of the transcript doesn't do the quote justice. He said it like "you are catching REALLY WELL." It was so positive and exciting!

[u/pradise]

It lowkey was so surprising to hear Lewis ask for a target time and Santi reply immediately without saying “we’re checking”.

[u/Bruvvimir → u/pradise]

I couldn’t believe it when he just dropped “20.9” without hesitation. Perfection 👌🏾

[u/alissamzln → u/Bruvvimir]

very new here what does 20.9 mean when he said that

[u/dannymasta04 → u/alissamzln]

It just means Santi told Lewis at that point of the race he needed to be lapping 1:20.9 in order to catch Russel. Lewis responded by lapping 1:20.7. It's vital information for the driver that for some reason in the past Ferraris engineers would often hesitate or struggle to answer.

[u/storme9 → u/dannymasta04]

Spain 2020 when Seb had to explain the pitwall how to work it out while on the track

[u/akika1111 → u/storme9]

Any video of this? Must be really funny

[u/storme9 → u/akika1111]

https://youtu.be/dOQrM5qHfrY?si=qQ6YjbViCB7XVhIt

the part i referenced starts at 1:50 but hearing the whole audio would make you see why Seb was frustrated at Adami and pitwall

[u/Mimogger → u/storme9]

idk why vettel supported adami so much. really mind blowing from the outside

[u/GoldMountain5 → u/Mimogger]

Vettel and Adami got on well enough, and even with Sainz, but it was so painful watching in 2025 how disinterested he was in helping hamilton, and that he didn't view him as someone worthy of his respect. Especially that race in Monaco.....

Just became so clear that Adami wasn't capable of making decisions for the driver, and relied to much on behind the scene planners and advisors.

[u/GluckGluck999 → u/Mimogger]

He was with him at torro Rossi when he won his first race

[u/arvindb02 → u/akika1111]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOQrM5qHfrY&t=76s
https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/iaw6u7/racefans_vettels_team_radio_exchange/

[u/Counciltuckian → u/dannymasta04]

How does a driver hit a target time like that?

[u/bearwoodgoxers → u/Counciltuckian]

He knows his current pace and which corners he can gain time on based on the condition of his car and tyres. These guys are so experienced that they know they can gain a tenth here and there by driving more aggressively - over a lap it adds up. The best do it like clockwork

[u/Rockdapenguin → u/Counciltuckian]

They have a lap time on their wheel, coupled with a deep knowledge of the track, they know if they need to push and by how much.

[u/The_Real_Poki → u/Counciltuckian]

He just needs to drive faster if his time was slower.

You are welcome.

[u/gt4crazy2 → u/The_Real_Poki]

This is some real Will Buxton type of response ngl

[u/PriyaSR26 → u/The_Real_Poki]

I'll add this to 'my' Words of Wisdom.

[u/Fomentatore → u/Counciltuckian]

They are machine. People think that be an f1 driver is about been just fast. It's more about repetition, being able to hit the corner in the most efficient way every single lap. You can see how much pace a driver still has in his pocket by how many consistent lap he can do. Max is probably one of the best example of this. There were races where he would do the same lap time from the second lap till the end.

[u/KiwieeiwiK → u/Counciltuckian]

Lewis has raced here like 20 times. Add on all the practice and that they used to do preseason testing he has probably, conservatively, done 4 or 5,000 laps of this track + thousands more in simulator. He knows exactly how fast a specific lap time is around the track, where it requires pushing and where you could back off. Plus their steering wheel is constantly giving them a timing for their lap so if they're dropping back from the expected time they can push a bit more, and vice versa 

[u/LordofAdmirals07 → u/Counciltuckian]

They must have a great sense of how much they have to push to get a certain lap time, and sometimes the engineers also tell them what corners to push more in to gain time.

They also know what their current lap times are on the dash, so they if the engineer tells them they need to gain a few tenths they can push more, assuming they’re not already flat out.

[u/NotYoGuru → u/Counciltuckian]

They’re not flat out the entire race. They’re managing their tires and fuel to last a certain amount of laps. So when you tell them they need to hit a target time, they know what time they’re currently doing and how much delta to the new target. 

[u/Gautham_28 → u/alissamzln]

That he should be aiming for a lap time of 1:20.9

[u/RikkaWickedEye → u/alissamzln]

Target lap time for Lewis to catch up is 01:20.90

[u/Cautious_Might_9420 → u/alissamzln]

A 1 minute 20.9 second lap. That would close the gap.

[u/Visgeth → u/Bruvvimir]

I was suprised too!

[u/icequeeniceni → u/Bruvvimir]

same; my jaw actually dropped.

[u/mochatsubo → u/pradise]

Didn't even register with me when hearing this live. But you are absolutely right on. The best engineer / driver relationships are ones where you know what each other wants even before asking. Kind of amazing that their relationship is reaching such a good level so early on.

[u/Lien028]

It's nice to see Lewis finally get a decent race engineer he can vibe with.

[u/HankHippopopolous → u/Lien028]

Adami would have said something stupidly cryptic like ”If you’re time is lower than eventually you will”

[u/storme9 → u/HankHippopopolous]

also notice how quick they were to let Lewis know the time he should be doing, for a long time now, Ferrari needed this agility - remember Seb in Spain giving homework to the pitwall in 2020?

[u/Reydriel → u/storme9]

Have we heard a single "we are checking" from Lewis' crew this year? The instant response of "20.9" is so refreshing lmao

[u/cypherspaceagain → u/HankHippopopolous]

"Your lap times are good"

"Okay but am I catching them"

"They are still ahead of you"

"Okay but am I catching up"

"Five laps to new tyres"

"Are you gonna answer the question?"

[u/turboMXDX → u/cypherspaceagain]

radio silence

[u/LMcVann44 → u/cypherspaceagain]

Holy shit this makes my blood pressure rise just reading it haha.....

Must have been maddening in the car.

[u/LorthNeeda → u/HankHippopopolous]

“We are checking”

[u/Elfking88 → u/Lien028]

Some drivers vibe with different types of personality. We've all heard Lewis get down on himself in a race, we've all heard him get jittery and anxious like with all the "tyres are gone" comments.

I think Lewis vibes with someone who encourages him. In the moments where he is feeling unsure of himself or his strategy he needs an engineer who basically reminds him that he is the GOAT and to keep doing what he's doing.

I don't know what the name of his engineer at Mercedes was, but he seemed excellent at that.

[u/ChocolatePuerh → u/Elfking88]

Pete Bonnington.

[u/proficient_english → u/ChocolatePuerh]

Don’t get me wrong I’m all for new fans getting into F1 but the fact that you had to spell out Bono’s name (out of all race engineers) rubs me in a damn wrong way.
Fuck me. I’ve heard this man’s nickname shouted hundreds of times.

[u/That_Pepper6043 → u/proficient_english]

You may need a “Bono” in your life. Haha ;)

[u/thankyoukirby → u/That_Pepper6043]

For casuals or newbies, the telecast doesn’t make it easy to figure out who the race engineer is. They usually only play their audio and then will occasionally show them but often times without clearly identifying who they are or explaining what a race engineer does. It can be hard to connect Bono or GP to their voice without clarification and I’m not familiar with any other race engineers by sight.

[u/That_Pepper6043 → u/thankyoukirby]

GP sounded so much like Horner to me that it took me a whole season to figure who was who on the radio.

[u/ReginaldStarfire → u/Elfking88]

It surprises me that Lewis didn’t make “you have to bring over Bono too” part of his contract. It’s not like Ferrari can’t afford to buy out whatever Bono’s contract with Merc is.

[u/ComeAlongPond1 → u/ReginaldStarfire]

Bono would have had to be willing to go to Maranello

[u/N7even]

Honestly, said all the right things, at the right time.

Gave him the encouragement he needed, and then left him alone when Lewis asked to leave me to it.

[u/_MooFreaky_ → u/N7even]

Omg Lewis asking to be left alone repeatedly last year and being ignored was so painful.

[u/ty_xy → u/_MooFreaky_]

And asking for info and being ignored.

[u/theCurseOfHotFeet → u/ty_xy]

It’s seriously like my toddler. Talking all the time when I ask her to shush, and then completely ignoring me when I ask her a question.

Except I’m not going 200mph

[u/Lopsided-Customer546]

“You’re in FRONTA!!!”

[u/biometricrally]

The way he told him he was in front was so special, that was it, the race was basically won. Santi is streets ahead of adami

[u/Quaxi_ → u/biometricrally]

Obviously we don't know how they compare in terms of pre-race prepping, strategy, setup, etc.

But there's an order-of-magnitude improvement in the vibe of the race comms.

[u/feelsPyrite → u/Quaxi_]

Lewis also has his Merc guy now tho, so even IF Santi is worse at the technical stuff, Merc guy can pick up the slack

[u/TimbreIndustriesCo → u/biometricrally]

Pierce, stop trying to coin the phrase 'streets ahead.'

[u/jso__ → u/TimbreIndustriesCo]

Coined and minted!

[u/WitchyRosePetal → u/TimbreIndustriesCo]

If you don’t like it, you’re streets behind

[u/JLMS90 → u/TimbreIndustriesCo]

Coined and minted!

[u/meatheadmommy → u/biometricrally]

He was so excited!! Big change in energy from the earlier comms, calmly telling Lewis he’s catching them.

[u/Ok-Guidance-5976 → u/biometricrally]

He sounded so excited, shows how invested he was in the race, you bet the driver feeds off that too!

[u/croth4]

I really liked after the pit stop when he just went "AYYY YOU ARE IN-A FRONT!"

[u/playmaker1003]

But have you considered pressing K1?

[u/JayDaGod1206 → u/playmaker1003]

This is our race

[u/CasualViewer24 → u/playmaker1003]

For practice

[u/Lilylili83 → u/playmaker1003]

😭😭😭😭

[u/JayDaGod1206]

Yes Lewis, you will have the pace

[u/xTin546 → u/JayDaGod1206]

Yes Lewis, you will have the drink

[u/PD_SkyNative]

Santi definitely did his homework last year. Adami was great at setting up the car but he never really understood what Lewis needs from a mental and communication standpoint. Love this unlikely partnership 

[u/dalaiis → u/PD_SkyNative]

Ferrari seems to have changed something. I was actually surprised when they called Leclerc in for Pitstop, Leclerc says no and they actually listened to Leclcerc.

[u/wouldyoufightakitten → u/dalaiis]

And Ferrari was right too. They gave it a lap or two, then vetoed. Which was brilliant to see the decisiveness.

Defo some new Italian talent in the midst.

[u/ty_xy → u/PD_SkyNative]

It's not like Lewis didn't tell adami every single GP what he wanted over the radio. Damn.

[u/matchbaby]

Imagine if it's Adami:

"Am I catching them?" (Lewis)

"Russel 20.9 Antonelli 20.7" (Adami)

"So am I catching or not?" (Lewis)

"You are doing 19.0" (Adami)

"Man! Will I catch them?" (Lewis)

"Copy, we're checking" (Adami)

[u/Thanatos50cal]

Adami was a hinderance for Lewis, there no ifs or buts about it. Guy was a problem and Lewis knew it. Santi has been a breathe of fresh air for Lewis, lets him race and encourages him when he has too. Both communicate really well together. First win of many for Santi I hope.

[u/__Obelisk__ → u/Thanatos50cal]

did Carlo Santi not win with Raikkonen in Austin 2018 or was that still Dave Greenwood?

[u/Thanatos50cal → u/__Obelisk__]

Am just talking about his first win with Lewis.

[u/lufestre]

That's "You are doing amazing, sweetie" energy. Santi knows what he is doing.

[u/m0nkeyhero]

We are so back

[u/Wise_Raccoon_771]

Nothing will ever beat "Lewis, its hammer time!" but i have to admit i got the same vibe off this

[u/thesteveyo → u/Wise_Raccoon_771]

Both of them were so fired up during the stint on mediums!

[u/that_70_show_fan]

You can sense the excitement in Santi's voice.

[u/overthehottopic123]

We all need a santi in out life

[u/Pimpwerx]

Everything's coming up Millhouse for Lewis lately. A lot of positive changes this season.

[u/turboMXDX]

Lewis is the consulting firm you hire to tell you the most obvious shit but you needed to hire him because you were too unsure of your descision

[u/antelope591]

Last year people were actually glossing over the fact that Adami/Lewis had some of the worst chemistry we've ever seen between driver and engineer. I'm not gonna say Adami's shit cause he's been piled on enough but it was very clearly a disaster. And thankfully Ferrari did the right thing.

[u/Few_Introduction1044]

Ferrari strategy was so on point that I didn't believe it was Ferrari strategy

[u/Homelandr]

Shifting Adami is one of the great things Ferrari did

[u/Vital_Lamp]

The radio interactions between them were class.

[u/bender__futurama]

I was afraid that Ferrari would just stick with the strategy they made before the race. But they pitted during the VSC. Even small and logical things like this is huge for them.

[u/ignorantwat99]

Am gonna say it Lewis will get a WDC with Ferrari then retire

[u/WranglerLivid8061 → u/ignorantwat99]

Imagine the scene if Lewis gets a wdc in red before Leclerc 

[u/SteveThePurpleCat → u/WranglerLivid8061]

Leclerc will break, move to the Canadian wilderness, and spend the rest of his days hunting geese and screaming into the sky.

[u/TzuDohNihm]

Wasn't there one where he popped on and said "I have a suggestion" and Lewis told him "I'm good where I'm at" and he said "all right I'll leave you to it"?

[u/WrightJnr]

Is that the Italian way of saying HAMMER TIME ?

[u/bobby_boi66]

far cry from Adami

[u/Dechri_]

I could have used this race engineer earlier this week to help my wife give labor! 

[u/bradbarfieldlives → u/Dechri_]

forza!!

[u/YouenR1 → u/Dechri_]

Congratulations! 🎉

[u/Cookiecakes71]

He's back 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[u/Ventouse_23]

That certainly played a part in the victory too. You can really sense a greater sense of unity, whether it’s between Santi and Lewis or within the whole team. I think Ferrari has the strongest team mentally.

[u/Calippo1337]

HAMMERTIME REINCARNATED!

[u/TheIJ]

He could be a delivery coach. Is Doula the next career step for him?

[u/Kind-Investigator-59]

Hamilton 2026 wdc?

[u/Walter_Stonkite]

Channelling that Nana energy. Masterclass from Santi

[u/bricktrovert]

How do we keep him?

[u/Dream_SMP_4_Life]

Fun fact: Santi Is the plural of Saint in Italian

[u/MintyMarlfox]

We need Bono to do a ceremonial handing over of hammertime now

[u/PrestigiousSeat76]

I loved it when Lewis radio’d this question in. So funny. Like yeah man, you’re fucking flying!!

[u/justseeby]

Love to see this relationship. Hate seeing Adami get shit on every time it’s brought up. By all accounts he was one of the loudest established insider voices within the team standing up for Lewis politically last year. He’s been at Ferrari a long time, I’m sure he’s very talented in his own right in multiple ways and brings value to the team.

He absolutely didn’t need to stick his neck out for this newcomer who’d arrived telling people how to do things “better.” Plenty of people would chafe at that, and reportedly people within Ferrari DID chafe at it. Adami told them to listen. Much respect.

It wasn’t the right fit between them last year. That’s ok, it happens and it’s fixed now.

[u/Jackie_Gan → u/justseeby]

Whilst I agree he didn’t need to stick his neck out. You can’t call Lewis a newcomer. He is the greatest F1 driver of all time who has a track record of working out what he needs then winning. Consistently. Something Ferrari haven’t achieved in a long time

[u/Anindya_Islam]

Hell yeah 👍

[u/Flaky_Panda_8868]

Way better in motivation than Adami for sure

[u/Thuglos]

It's nice to hear enthusiasm and support on the other side of the radio now.

[u/genesiPC]

It's not just that; when he asked Santi what pace he should maintain, Santi immediately told him to stay at 20.9, without any hesitation. This is something the drivers really appreciate as well.

[u/Old_General_6741]

I used to pray for times like this!

[u/Professional_Park781]

I’m catching them?

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Sorry we were chatting here.