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Filip Cleeren

Red Bull poaches Mercedes F1 junior driver chief as Helmut Marko successor

Mercedes has confirmed the departure of young driver guru Gwen Lagrue, with the Frenchman officially joining Red Bull as junior programme director

As previously reported by Motorsport.com over the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, long-standing junior driver guru Lagrue is joining the Red Bull Formula 1 team in a similar role to the one he held at Mercedes. On Monday afternoon, Mercedes officially confirmed on its social media channels that Lagrue would be departing the Silver Arrows.

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