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Daniel Moxon

Top Mercedes chief and Lewis Hamilton's former race engineer to defect to Red Bull

Red Bull have snatched another top engineer from their Mercedes rivals, according to reports.

They have been on an aggressive recruitment drive for a while now, having launched the own powertrains department to develop power units. The best engineering talent in the business has been identified to run it with many having already left Mercedes and Ferrari to join.

Technical director Ben Hodgkinson himself is a defector, having worked for Mercedes for 20 years overall including several of those with the F1 team. And, according to Autosport, Red Bull have landed their latest key asset in the form of Phil Prew.

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