The Latest Breaking News from Peter Prodromou

One word uttered by McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella nearly two years ago matters when considering his team’s announcement of a contract extension for its aerodynamics chief, Peter Prodromou.

One word uttered by McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella nearly two years ago matters when considering his team’s announcement of a contract extension for its aerodynamics chief, Peter Prodromou.

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Formerly Ferrari's chief of vehicle concept, Sanchez was initially hired by McLaren in March 2023, and finally re-joined his former team in January after completing his gardening leave period.

Sanchez joined McLaren from Ferrari in January among a series of hires to augment the team's engineering staff, but it became apparent that his duties as the technical director in charge of concept and performance were "not aligned" to those discussed previously. Team principal Andrea Stella will thus assume Sanchez's duties…

Stella took over last winter to replace Andreas Seidl, who departed to head up Audi's 2026 entry with Sauber.

In the past, McLaren operated a three-person structure with Tim Goss, Matt Morris and Peter Prodromou working alongside each other.

Erstwhile technical director James Key has departed McLaren, leaving a three-pronged new arrangement headed by three technical directors, namely Peter Prodromou (aerodynamics), Davide Sanchez (car concept and performance) and Neil Houldey (engineering and design).

It often happens in F1 that lacklustre performance from a new car triggers the departure of the senior technical figures that pulled it together.