Internet explodes after Mercedes staff switch to Red Bull again

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11:44, 06 May 2021

The internet exploded after the announcement of the five new names that Red Bull added to its staff today. After Ben Hodgkinson had already been recruited by Mercedes, the five new staff members are also from Mercedes.

Adam Cooper

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Red Bull has announced five key appointments for its new powertrain division, all of them headhunted from Mercedes HPP, just down the road. Someone in Milton Keynes has been busy on LinkedIn 😀

9:19 AM · May 6, 2021

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Tobi Grüner 🏁

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Red Bull has recruited five more high profile engineers for their engine programme. All of them have worked at Mercedes AMG HPP before. #AMuS

9:06 AM · May 6, 2021

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Karun Chandhok

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Wow!

Adam Cooper

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Red Bull has announced five key appointments for its new powertrain division, all of them headhunted from Mercedes HPP, just down the road. Someone in Milton Keynes has been busy on LinkedIn 😀

9:22 AM · May 6, 2021

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Luke Smith

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Five key hires for Red Bull Powertrains - all five come from Mercedes 👀

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Red Bull Powertrains is pleased to announce the expansion of its senior leadership team 💪👇

9:08 AM · May 6, 2021

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Gianluca D'Alessandro

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Red Bull ha annunciato nuovi arrivi per il suo dipartimento tecnico del progetto Powertrains. L'aspetto più interessante è che tutti coloro che sono stati annunciati fino ad ora (in maniera ufficiale) hanno lavorato per Mercedes HPP in precedenza #F1

9:11 AM · May 6, 2021

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Matthew Somerfield

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Welcome to a new game of Mercedes raid...

9:09 AM · May 6, 2021

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Chris Medland

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Five senior leadership appointments by Red Bull Powertrains, and like Ben Hodgkinson all five come from Mercedes... #F1

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Red Bull Powertrains is pleased to announce the expansion of its senior leadership team 💪👇

9:30 AM · May 6, 2021

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Erik van Haren

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Vijf nieuwe aanwinsten voor het motorenteam van Red Bull Racing. Allemaal met een verleden bij Mercedes...

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Red Bull Powertrains is pleased to announce the expansion of its senior leadership team 💪👇

9:25 AM · May 6, 2021

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