Peter Prodromou (; born 14 January 1969) is a Greek-Cypriot aerodynamicist and engineer. Currently, he is working as Technical Director (Aerodynamics) for the

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team.

Biography

Prodromou graduated

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with a degree in

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before joining McLaren's design office in 1991, later becoming the team's chief aerodynamicist. He left the team in 2006—alongside

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—for

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. Prodromou worked as Head of Aerodynamics for the team until his departure in 2014. In late 2014, he rejoined McLaren as Chief Engineer, following a contract dispute with Red Bull. In 2017, Prodromou became the team's chief technical officer, responsible for aerodynamics. In 2023, he replaced James Key, promoted to the new role of Technical Director (Aerodynamics). In February 2025, Prodromou's contract at McLaren was extended on a multi-year agreement.

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* https://www.mclaren.com/racing/team/peter-prodromou/ Living people 1969 births Alumni of Imperial College London Engineers from London English people of Cypriot descent English people of Greek Cypriot descent Formula One designers McLaren people {{F1-stub