Caterham steals McLaren’s chief aerodynamicist

Autosport reports that Team Lotus has boosted its technical strength with the signing of McLaren's chief aerodynamicist John Iley for next year.

Iley, who has previously worked alongside Team Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne at Jordan and Renault, has spent the most recent part of his career at Ferrari and McLaren.

Although the news has not yet been made official, sources have confirmed that Iley is currently on gardening leave from McLaren in light of his Team Lotus deal.