Fernando Alonso has been revealed as one of many privileged few to take pleasure in Aston Martin Valkyrie possession.
The double Formulation 1 world champion who presently drives for the Aston Martin F1 workforce 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 automotive, and Alonso additionally chosen some purple, 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 emblem is featured. As one other private contact, Alonso had a purple 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 automotive is powered by a 6.5-liter V-12 paired with a mild-hybrid system that may present an electrical increase. The mixed output for the automotive is 1,139 hp, or sufficient for 0-60 mph acceleration in beneath 2.5 seconds.
Manufacturing of the Valkyrie takes place at Aston Martin’s headquarters in Gaydon, U.Ok. A complete 150 common Valkyries are deliberate, plus 85 Valkyrie Spider convertibles and 40 track-only Valkyrie AMR Professionals.
The Valkyrie is not the one limited-edition Aston Martin in Alonso’s assortment. In June he additionally took supply of a Valiant, a monitor automotive he helped develop.
