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Horner says more than 600 people now work on Red Bull’s F1 power unit

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Horner contrasts today’s workforce with the near-empty building he recalls from five years earlier, when at most one person there had worked on an engine.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

More than 600 people now work on Red Bull’s own Formula 1 power unit, Christian Horner says. He contrasted that operation with the scene five years earlier: a near-empty building where bubble wrap was being packed and at most one person had previously worked on an engine.

The former Red Bull team principal said he was proud of the power unit’s performance and believes the work of the people behind it is underestimated.

Horner said the engine is regarded as Formula 1’s most powerful in its first year, and pointed to podiums and other positive results.

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