McLaren has agreed a brand new contract with one in every of its high engineers after ending its lengthy wait to win the constructors’ championship final 12 months.
Peter Prodromou, its technical director for aerodynamics, has dedicated to the workforce in a multi-year deal, McLaren introduced immediately.
The 56-year-old initially joined the workforce out of college in 1991. He rose to the place of chief aerodynamicist, then moved to Pink Bull in 2007. After overseeing their rise to win 4 consecutive constructors’ championships, Prodromou returned to McLaren in 2015, and has remained ever since.
Group principal Andrea Stella positioned Prodromou in control of the aerodynamics division after changing James Key as technical director in March 2023. The workforce rebounded from a poor begin to the season to develop into one of many closest threats to Pink Bull within the second half of the 12 months.
They constructed on that progress final 12 months, ending Pink Bull’s domination of F1, and accomplished their turnaround below the administration of Zak Brown, who took cost in 2016. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri gained six races between them within the Mercedes-powered MCL38, and collectively they beat rivals Ferrari to the championship by 14 factors.
Stella praised Prodromou’s contribution to the workforce’s rise, saying he “has been a key architect of the workforce’s efficiency turnaround, on and off the monitor, securing the workforce’s ninth FIA Components 1 constructors’ championship in 2024.”
McLaren consolidated the modifications to its technical division early final 12 months with the arrival of Rob Marshall from Pink Bull as technical director for engineering and design. It additionally appointed David Sanchez, however parted methods with the previous Ferrari designer after simply three months. He’s now at Alpine.
One other hiring from Pink Bull, chief strategist Will Courtenay, is because of arrive at McLaren later this 12 months.
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