Scuderia Ferrari Team principal Mattia Binotto says that Red Bull Racing are making too much of a song and dance about recruiting engine staff from Mercedes.
The new Red Bull Powertrains operation, which is taking over Honda’s intellectual property to become an in-house engine shop at Milton Keynes from next season, has attracted at least 15 staff from the Mercedes base 30 miles away in Brixworth.
Red Bull have announced the names and titles for some of their new employees, headed by Ben Hodgkinson who will become the technical director of the Powertrains project.
However, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says it is no big deal to be attracting staff from rival manufacturers, citing how the Scuderia have been doing similar and keeping it on the downlow.
“Over the last three years, more than 30 engineers have been hired from other teams,” said Mattia Binotto, quoted by Corriere della Sera.
“Red Bull is announcing it like a purchasing campaign – we are doing it without making it known.” – he concluded.
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