McLaren have poached a key member of the team behind Red Bull’s domination of Formula 1.

Red Bull’s head of aerodynamics Peter Prodromou, a leading lieutenant of their design chief Adrian Newey, will return to McLaren in time for 2015.

McLaren, for whom Prodromou worked under Newey from 2000-5, were tight-lipped but refused to deny the story.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said Prodromou would stay click here for more