With Honda retired, Red Bull will build the same engine for next season. And Mercedes is the absolute king of Formula 1, and team boss Christian Horner must have thought too. After “head of mechanical engineering” Ben Hodgkinson was seized from Mercedes, Red Bull was kidnapped this week A handful of technicians away from the big competitor.
Partly because the Japanese are known to be often loyal to their employer, and a large number of employees will have to relocate to the factory in Milton Keynes, Red Bull Racing is looking a little further. “It is very clear. If you want to start your own engine plant in the UK, you have to look at the people close to you and they will come to us automatically,” said Wolff Motorsport.com.
“We have about 900 employees and if more than 15 of them take over, that’s pretty normal. But they’re mainly looking for employees who work in production, not development. I think they want to build their own business. But I respect the project, like they’re going to climb Mount Everest. I’m looking forward to a duel with Red Bull Engines. How many of its employees has Red Bull contacted? “I think they got close to about 100 people, and they brought maybe 15 people.”
