McLaren, first day of school for Peter Prodromou

Exactly on the occasion of the biggest day back to school for the very young Italians who have picked up books and notebooks again, even in Formula 1 we don't sit back and watch. It really should be said: Peter Prodromou has returned to the fold. After being one of the cornerstones of the McLaren organization for fifteen years, the aerodynamic engineer, Adrian Newey's right-hand man at Red Bull, decided to return to Woking after his brief stint in Milton Keynes and yesterday he completed his first day at Mclaren, as confirmed on the official website of the English team. «It's very rewarding for me to come back to work here. I met new people and saw familiar faces again – underlined the new chief engineer – I saw first-hand the desire to win again as soon as possible, bringing this team back to the role it deserves, that is fight for the world championship. I can only say that I am determined to give my all to help McLaren open a new chapter."

For this welcome return, Eric Boullier also wanted to underline his satisfaction: «Peter has proven to be one of the engineers more capable and intelligent present today in Formula 1, and everyone at McLaren is convinced that it will guarantee a very important contribution to realizing the ambitious plans that the team has in the immediate future. On behalf of the entire team I welcome him to our Woking headquarters." Jonathan Neale, chief operating officer, is also enthusiastic about the latest purchase and sees his group of technicians increase Significantly, especially in terms of skills: «At McLaren we are experiencing a very delicate moment, an internal restructuring that has already started to provide the first results. We are trying to do my best work to help the Scuderia return to competing for an important goal. Peter's arrival is very significant precisely in this respect, demonstrating the commitment for the years to come", concluded Neale.

Eleonora Ottonello