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Verstappen understands why Merc staff are joining

Max Verstappen thinks that it's 'understandable' that Mercedes staff want to leave for a new challenge with Red Bull. As part of Red Bull Powertrains’ preparations to supply Red Bull and AlphaTauri from 2022, there has been something of a poaching mission going on. The target has been Mercedes, and so far six staff have publicly been confirmed for an upcoming move from Mercedes to the new Red Bull engine department. The highest-profile of them is Mercedes engine chief Ben Hodgkinson. Toto Wolff says that as many as 100 of his team have been approached with 15 choosing to make the switch, and Verstappen thinks it's understandable that some do. 'When a team has been so dominant for so...
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