Horner confirms former Mercedes engine boss will not come to Red Bull

In the run up to developing their own engines, Red Bull Racing have been shopping around for the best staff over the last month. In the process they have also taken on a number of key figures from their big rival, Mercedes. This led to a discussion on how many more staff Red Bull will take over from Mercedes.

According to Motorsport-Total Horner has explained that the rumours surrounding Cowell are not true and that he will not be signing with the team of Horner and Helmut Marko.

Red Bull Powertrains getting ready

Starting in 2022, Red Bull will have to develop its own engines when Honda exits the sport. The goal of Red Bull is to develop a new engine for 2025 as well. From then on new regulations will apply and Red Bull can make a leap in performance as its own engine manufacturer. They will do this by means of a new factory, with a lot of personnel. A number of important figures have been taken over from Mercedes for this purpose, but a transfer of Cowell is therefore unlikely.