Just weeks after the Milton Keynes-based team announced that it had hired Mercedes engineering manager Ben Hodgkinson as its new technical director, it was confirmed that more employees are moving from the German automaker to Red Bull.
Mercedes production manager Steve Blewett becomes Red Bull’s production manager.
Omid Mostaghimi, head of Mercedes’s F1 electronics team, will become Red Bull’s head of powertrains, electronics and ERS.
Pip Clode, head of Mercedes’ F1 engine concept team, will become Red Bull’s ERS head of mechanical design.
Anton Mayo, a head of the Mercedes engineering team, will be head of ICE powertrain design, while Steve Brodie, Mercedes F1 track and final inspection manager, will be Red Bull’s ICE operations group leader.
The team has also announced that it will soon appoint a new Mechanical Development Manager, whose name will be announced in the coming weeks.
Christian Horner, Team Principal and CEO of Red Bull, said: “Red Bull’s mission to bring all aspects of its Formula 1 operations to the company through Red Bull Powertrains is an extremely exciting but also extremely demanding undertaking, and we are know that success will only be achieved by bringing in the best and brightest talent, providing them with the right tools, and creating the right environment in which to thrive.
“Today’s important leadership team appointments demonstrate our strong commitment to these goals and we certainly benefit from having our campus in the UK, where we have access to a wide variety of engineering talent.
“Working with our new Technical Director, Ben Hodgkinson, and alongside key Honda Racing Development personnel, each of the senior executives announced today brings a wealth of experience, expertise and innovation to the Red Bull Powertrains program, providing us with the best possible technical platform for the future. “
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Red Bull is building a state-of-the-art engine facility for its new project on the Milton Keynes campus.
While it will take over the Honda engines starting next year, it was clear that it would be working on a new power unit for 2025 when new regulations are due to come into effect.
Red Bull’s capture of key Mercedes employees won’t be ideal for the German automaker, but its F1 team boss Toto Wolff recently said he wasn’t worried about having to raise wages to fend off the enticed staff.
“We’re going to lose some, we’re going to win some,” he said. “But in the end I believe in the Mercedes philosophy and I believe that we are a really good employer.
“It’s a place where there is a lot of pressure, but it is also a lot of fun. We can be proud of that and we have to rely on it.
“There will always be a back and forth. But let’s put it this way, I understand where Christian is from, he wants to build a structure and sometimes you have to write a big check there. But that’s okay.”
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