Lewis Hamilton was beaming with praise for new race engineer Carlo Santi, who he described as his “Italian Bono” after a much-improved start to the 2026 Formula 1 season.<br>Hamilton struck a title-winning partnership with Peter Bonnington during his 12 seasons at Mercedes, but that relationship ended when the seven-time world champion joined Ferrari in 2025.<br>The Briton joined forces with ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lewis-hamilton-has-found-his-italian-bono-at-ferrari-in-f1-2026/10826914/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>