Red Bull Sign One Of Mercedes’ Bosses For Their Engine Plant

Ben Hodgkinson has left his role as the head of engineering at Mercedes to take charge of Red Bull Powertrains.

Red Bull are preparing this new plant in Milton Keynes as they look to fill Honda’s void when they leave F1 at the end of this season, with Hodgkinson at the helm of their new in-house engine department.

“I’m extremely excited to be joining Red Bull Powertrains as technical director,” Hodgkinson said.

“It was not easy to make the decision to leave HPP after almost 20 years, but the opportunity to take on such a far-reaching and important project is a great honour.

“Red Bull is a serious player in Formula 1 and have been our biggest rival in the hybrid era, so I’m looking forward to seeing what we can achieve together in this new phase of the company’s journey.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner said that the recruitment of Hodkginson was a crucial step for the company.

“When Red Bull announced the creation of Red Bull Powertrains it was also announcing a new phase of the company’s ambition in Formula 1 – to bring every aspect of car design in-house and to put our destiny in our own hands,” he said.

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“The ultimate expression of that is the development of a Red Bull power unit to meet the next generation of Formula 1 engine regulations.

“Ben’s appointment signals our long-term intent and we will support him and his team with every available resource required in order to succeed.”