Carlo Santi (born 15 February 1974) is an Italian Formula One engineer. He is currently the head of remote engineering for the Scuderia Ferrari, Formula One team. He is also serving as the interim race engineer for Lewis Hamilton.
Santi studied mechanical engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, specialising in vehicle engineering and dynamics. Following his graduation, he undertook a scholarship-supported project at the FIAT Research Centre in Turin, before working in the companies vehicle dynamics department. He joined Scuderia Ferrari as a vehicle modelling engineer working on the team's first driver in loop simulator project.
In 2016, Santi became performance engineer to Kimi Räikkönen, working closely with the Finn during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. For the 2018 season, Santi was promoted to RäikkönenâÂÂs race engineer as part of a wider engineering reshuffle at Ferrari. The pairing culminated in RäikkönenâÂÂs final Formula One victory at the 2018 United States Grand Prix.
From the 2019 season, Santi moved into a leadership role within FerrariâÂÂs âÂÂremote garageâÂÂ, providing live operational support from Maranello to race and performance engineers during Grand Prix weekends, while also contributing to longer-term performance development activities. In 2026, Santi was appointed interim race engineer to Lewis Hamilton following the reassignment of Riccardo Adami to oversee the Ferrari Driver Academy.