Fernando Alonso has been revealed as one of many privileged few to get pleasure from Aston Martin Valkyrie possession.
The double Method 1 world champion who at the moment drives for the Aston Martin F1 crew took supply of the hypercar on Wednesday in Monaco, after which he loved a while driving it across the principality.
Alonso’s Valkyrie includes a bespoke specification he helped develop with the Q by Aston Martin personalization division. The inspiration for the colour mixture got here from his F1 automobile, and Alonso additionally chosen some pink, blue, and Aston Martin’s Lime yellow for accent stripes for the underbody. A “CAUTION HOT” script additionally options on the rear.
Inside, Alonso selected black Alcantara for the trim, and on every of the headrests his brand is featured. As one other private contact, Alonso had a pink anodized aluminum accelerator pedal etched with the quantity 14, which is his present racing quantity. That was additionally the quantity he used when, on July 14, 1996, at age 14, he turned the karting world champion.
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Like all Valkyries, Alonso’s automobile is powered by a 6.5-liter V-12 paired with a mild-hybrid system that may present an electrical enhance. The mixed output for the automobile is 1,139 hp, or sufficient for 0-60 mph acceleration in below 2.5 seconds.
Manufacturing of the Valkyrie takes place at Aston Martin’s headquarters in Gaydon, U.Okay. A complete 150 common Valkyries are deliberate, plus 85 Valkyrie Spider convertibles and 40 track-only Valkyrie AMR Execs.
The Valkyrie is not the one limited-edition Aston Martin in Alonso’s assortment. In June he additionally took supply of a Valiant, a observe automobile he helped develop.
