{"id":700404,"date":"2026-05-29T00:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T00:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/700404\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T00:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T00:06:14","slug":"f1-today-hamilton-delighted-with-new-race-engineer-brown-teases-mclaren-f1-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/700404\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Today | Hamilton delighted with new race engineer, Brown teases McLaren F1 engine"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Lewis Hamilton’s delight with his new race engineer after his P2 finish in Canada, to McLaren’s Zak Brown hinting at the Woking team’s possible future production of their own F1 engines, here are the main stories from today, May 28. <\/p>\n

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, has opened up on his relationship<\/a> with new race engineer Carlo Santi after his P2 finish Canadian GP.<\/p>\n

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Replacing Riccardo Adami as Hamilton’s race engineer, initially on an interim basis, Santi has proved to be a key reason, among several others<\/a>, why the Briton appears to be back to his best in 2026. Hamilton said to media, including GPblog: \u201cI chose a different set-up this weekend through just ciphering through the data, working really well with my engineer.<\/p>\n

“He\u2019s absolutely awesome and I\u2019m really loving working with him. And my number two did a fantastic job this weekend and helped me really pull more performance out of the car, getting into a much sweeter place.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I was able to attack all the corners finally. And as I said, there\u2019s a lot of changes that I\u2019ve had to ask for, and Fred’s been super supportive and again also moving mountains in order to make me comfortable. It\u2019s finally starting to show in my performance. So, thank you to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, McLaren boss Zak Brown has responded to F1’s potential move back to V8 engines by raising the possibility of the papaya team producing their own power units.<\/p>\n

President Mohammed Ben Sulayem raised eyebrows during the Miami GP weekend when he suggested the “V8 is coming” possibly as early as 2030 and even without the full approval of F1’s power unit manufacturers. During last weekend’s Canadian GP, F1 President Stefano Domenicali then threw his support behind the idea, telling L’Equipe he is “1000 percent in favour of the V8,” before describing lighter cars and simpler engines as “the pure essence of motor racing”.<\/p>\n

Responding to additional comments<\/a> made by FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem in Miami that claimed McLaren could begin producing their own power units upon a switch to V8s, Brown told Sports Business Journal, among others: “If you got an engine formula that was financially viable then, yeah, we would consider it and the technology.”<\/p>\n

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However, having won the last two Constructors’ and the 2025 Drivers’ title with Mercedes power, Brown added: \u201cThat being said, we couldn\u2019t be happier with Mercedes [High Performance Powertrains], so yeah, if something is presented to us that first financially makes sense, then we\u2019ll have a look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The American has also dismissed concerns that the current debate around F1’s 2026 generation of rules will at all dampen the sport’s popularity, telling SBJ: “No, because – so the racing is great, like if you didn\u2019t hear the drivers and were just watching on TV, the TV product is great. There\u2019s passing, five different leaders in Miami, passes for the lead, so I think the fans watching the race are going, \u2019That\u2019s a damn exciting race.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened is with any new technology. We already saw it in Miami. We\u2019ve seen the drivers are getting, A, more used it to and, B, the rules are getting more refined. We\u2019ll get them maybe not to a perfect place, but there\u2019s always been rule management, tyre management [and] now you have battery management.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s to an extreme that the majority of the drivers don\u2019t enjoy it \u2014 it\u2019s still racing. … So I think that will smooth itself out and I think everything in Formula 1<\/a> has a magnifying glass of 1,000 on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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