{"id":10529,"date":"2025-02-11T19:22:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T19:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/f1-mclaren-extend-peter-prodromou-contract\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T19:22:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T19:22:47","slug":"f1-mclaren-extend-peter-prodromou-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/f1-mclaren-extend-peter-prodromou-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"F1: McLaren extend Peter Prodromou contract"},"content":{"rendered":"


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McLaren have extended the contract of their technical director aerodynamics Peter Prodromou, one of the key architects of the team’s revival over the past two seasons.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 56-year-old was appointed to his role in March 2023 as part of a major reshuffle of senior technical leaders under team principal Andrea Stella.<\/p>\n

McLaren did not reveal the length of Prodromou’s new contract but described it as “a multi-year extension”. <\/p>\n

The team used the same phrase when describing the new contract signed by Stella last summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prodromou had been sidelined under previous leadership structures but Stella identified his expertise as a key ingredient needed for success.<\/p>\n

The team started the 2023 season at the back of the grid, but ended last year as constructors’ champions,<\/a> the first time they had won the makes’ title since 1998.<\/p>\n

Stella said: “The cultural, organisational and technical leadership Peter has brought has been invaluable, and he has been a key architect of the team’s performance turnaround, on and off the track.<\/p>\n

“The journey we have been on together as a team, we could not have done without Peter, and we look forward to continuing our quest of fighting for further World Championships together.”<\/p>\n

Prodromou began his F1 career at McLaren in 1991 before joining Red Bull in 2006 to work alongside chief technical officer Adrian Newey.<\/p>\n

He was Newey’s chief designer at Red Bull through their four consecutive world championship doubles with Sebastian Vettel from 2010-14, before rejoining McLaren.<\/p>\n

Before Stella was appointed team principal in December 2022 by McLaren Racing chief executive officer Zak Brown, Prodromou had been moved onto side projects under former technical director James Key.<\/p>\n

But Stella removed Key and set up a new structure. Prodromou now works alongside three other engineers in leading the design of the McLaren car under Stella – chief designer Rob Marshall and technical directors of engineering Neil Houldey and performance Mark Temple.<\/p>\n

Marshall, who became Red Bull’s chief designer after Prodromou left, joined McLaren at the start of last year.<\/p>\n

Prodromou said: “It is an honour to be part of such a collaborative team and contributing to this strong upwards trajectory. Following last season’s success, I look forward to contributing further to our shared ambition of securing more World Championships.<\/p>\n

“I’m grateful to Zak and Andrea for their continued confidence in me as a technical director aerodynamics and also to all my colleagues in the team who have provided the highest class of support to me at a personal and professional level.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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