Red Bull is targeting “best talent” as it boosts the F1 engine division

Red Bull is targeting the “best talent” in Formula 1 to join its ambitious engine project. Work on his new state-of-the-art factory in Milton Keynes began this week.

The team has laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new facility that will form the heart of the Red Bull Powertrains division.

As Red Bull stepped up its efforts ahead of next year’s takeover of the Honda engine project, Powertrain Team Principal and CEO Christian Horner has shown that it is holding back neither investment nor effort to ensure it turns out to be a success.

Since Red Bull has been known for making one of the best chassis over the years, he would like the team to develop a similar reputation with their engine.

Key to the Red Bull chassis advancement was the lure of tech boss Adrian Newey, and Horner says landing top talent on the engine front is also an important part of his plan.

“We will use exactly the same philosophy that we used on the chassis side,” said Horner in an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com.

“Just like with the chassis, we want to ensure that we attract the right and the best talent.

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Red Bull is building a new bespoke engine factory as part of its Milton Keynes facility. A few days ago, work began on redesigning the current site and facilities and building a new functional structure.

Horner felt it was important that Red Bull had its engine factory as close as possible to its chassis operations, which, alongside Ferrari, will place it as the only company with such geographic proximity between its vehicle / engine operations.

“Ultimately, F1 is still a team sport,” he added. “It’s a popular sport. And that is one of the main reasons we have our on-site facility on the Milton Keynes campus. This is to ensure that there is this seamless integration between the power unit and the chassis.”

While Red Bull begins its project by taking over the Honda engine and will keep some of the Japanese maker’s current products, its longer-term focus is on producing a new power unit for 2025 regulations.

Horner said Red Bull, who controls both the chassis and engine, would take the team to the next level.

“It’s incredibly exciting,” he said. “Obviously, when the engine was frozen, it was important to make sure it was actually an intermediate time. But for the new engine, whenever that comes, we are obviously building a structure, possibly in 2025.

“We’re going to inherit some great people and talent from Honda, but we’re absolutely committed to getting the right people into the right roles in an efficient manner that fully integrates with the chassis side of the business.”