Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that rival team Red Bull approached 100 of their engineers at Brackley and Brixworth with offers designed to 'poach' key staff. Wolff said it was inevitable that Red Bull would try and recruit staff from Mercedes, as the team takes over the development of its power unit from Honda at the end of the season. "The project is a Mount Everest to climb," he told Sky Sports F1 in Barcelona on Friday afternoon. Read also: FP2: Hamilton and Bottas end Friday quickest in Barcelona "It's pretty obvious that if you want to set up an engine factory in the UK, there's only one [place to recruit staff] - and that's us. "I think they approached 100 people...
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