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Red Bull make key engine hire from Mercedes

Red Bull have hired Ben Hodgkinson from rivals Mercedes to be the technical director of their all-new engine division. Hodgkinson, who has worked for Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains in Brixworth for two decades and has most recently held the position of head of mechanical engineering at the multiple world champions, will join Red Bull once the terms of his current contract are fulfilled. In what they have described as the company's "single largest investment in F1" since launching their own team in 2005, Red Bull are creating their own engine department for the first time as they prepare to take over Honda's engine project when the Japanese firm leave F1 at the end of...
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