Motor racing-Red Bull hire Mercedes engine expert for own F1 project


Formula One F1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - April 18, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the race REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

LONDON (Reuters) - Red Bull have hired Ben Hodgkinson from Formula One rivals Mercedes as technical director of their own engine company, the team said on Friday.

Hodgkinson is head of mechanical engineering at Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP), the company whose engines have dominated Formula One since the start of the V6 turbo hybrid era in 2014.

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