In recent weeks, various news reports have emerged about several Formula 1 engineers possibly moving from Red Bull to Scuderia Ferrari. These individuals would be of great importance and would provide a significant contribution to Maranello as Ferrari attempts to recover the gap to the Austrian side and return to challenging for race wins.
Christian Horner denied these rumors in a recent interview, but the issue may still be open due to the presence of sporting director Laurent Mekies, the “king” of this chessboard, as the French manager is still on the pit wall of the Italian side, despite being confirmed by AlphaTauri as the next team principal.
The question that arises is: if the technical director has to go to AlphaTauri, the sister team of the current world champions, why is he still working for the opponents? The negotiations may be more difficult than they seem.
Italian journalist and Formula 1 expert Roberto Chinchero provided an important clarification in a live broadcast on the Motorsport.it channel. “There have been contacts with a number of Red Bull engineers and not only. Many of them were junior figures, i.e. not managerial but still important, and two were senior. What was said here in Miami was that as in all companies, maybe someone has received a counterproposal due to the fear that they might leave the team, and that some of the names emerged in recent days will remain where they are. But someone else is coming to Maranello, otherwise there would be no tug-of-war over the gardening that also involves Laurent Mekies. There is something underneath, and it has even upset Red Bull. At least there, they can compete,” said the Italian journalist.
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At this point, the Motorsport editor-in-chief, Franco Nugnes, also intervened, adding: “It could be that Enrico Balbo received the counterproposal. But I say that in Maranello, a famous mysterious man from Red Bull is already working on the car that will arrive between Imola and Barcelona. Even Ferrari has not yet made any statements on the matter, but behind Mister X, there is someone else who is coming. Since when do you see the team director still working on the pit wall in opposition to the team where he should go? The fight is much more complex, and Red Bull is making a good impression in the media game. But from here to Imola, when a new Ferrari arrives, we will talk about it again.” – Franco Nugnes concluded.
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