Red Bull Powertrains has announced the appointment of Mercedes AMG HPP's Head of Engineering, Ben Hodgkinson as its Technical Director. As Technical Director, Hodgkinson will join Red Bull Powertrains in a key leadership role heading up all technical aspects with a key focus on developing Red Bull's inaugural power unit, to comply with the new Formula One regulations currently planned for 2025. In the early stages of his career, Hodgkinson spent several years developing race engines for the World Rally Championship and designing turbo charged Le Mans engines before joining Ilmor Racing engines, now known as Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. After two decades with the business, he...
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