Peter was appointed as Technical Director, Aerodynamics in March 2023 as part of Andrea Stella's F1 Technical Executive Team. He has more than 30 years of experience in F1 and is responsible for our entire aerodynamics function. 

Peter originally joined McLaren as part of our design office in 1991, as an Aeronautical Engineering graduate from Imperial College. He then worked his way up to become a key member of the Formula 1 team’s leadership structure, operating as Chief Aerodynamicist and Adrian Newey’s number two.

Widely recognised as one of the finest aerodynamicists within Formula 1, he followed Newey to Red Bull in 2006, where he won four Formula 1 World Championship titles. However, he retained a deep affiliation with McLaren and returned in 2014 as Chief Engineer.

In 2020, he took on a further advisory role with the Aerodynamics department, before in 2023, his climb up the McLaren ladder continued, as he became Technical Director, Aerodynamics. His role is one of three specialised Technical Director positions that were created as part of an organisational restructure in March 2023, reporting to Team Principal, Andrea Stella.