Before reaching the Formula 1 as a team, Aston Martin became known worldwide for manufacturing top-level cars, especially the sports cars that are icons of the racing championships. Grand Touring. Since last year he joined Fernando Alonsowhose experience, charisma and personality give the English manufacturer an extra, both in its team in the Maximum and in its street cars to the point of getting involved in a limited edition of 38 exclusive copies with details that the Spanish pilot requested.
The two-time world champion of 2005/2006 commissioned Aston Martin the manufacturing of the brand new Valianta super sports car that is a lighter and more extreme version, inspired by the racing cars of the spectacular Aston Martin Valor.
Driven by a motor V12 Twin-Turbo 5.2 liters and 745 horsepowermated to a manual transmission 6 speeds Custom-made, Valiant continues the brand’s long tradition of developing highly collectible special edition models, with a production run of just 38 units, all fully allocated before the first. Deliveries at the end of 2024.
Valiant will make its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (July 11-14), and his first client, Fernando, will put him through his paces on the Friday of the event on the iconic Hill Climb course, just days after competing in the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.
“Valour was a spectacular celebration of Aston Martin’s 110th anniversary and prompted me to create a more extreme version, inspired by a racing car, focused on the track while also offering exciting driving on the road,” said Fernando.
“The Valiant is born from my passion for driving at the limit, and I have enjoyed working closely with the Q by Aston Martin team on both the design and technical specifications,” added the 42-year-old.
“More power. More downforce. Less weight. Welcome to Valiant, an extreme collaboration between the Aston Martin team and myself,” he added.
“The Valiant is a modern masterpiece”said Marco Mattiacci, Aston Martin global brand and commercial director. “A Q creation by Aston Martin, inspired by a racing legend and conceived using the latest F1-inspired technology, exotic materials and obsessive weight reduction,” he added.
It is a present for the Spanish idol who this year has not yet been able to get on the podium, something he did eight times in 2023, a season in which he finished fourth in the World Drivers’ Championship. In the current year, the Asturian’s best result was fifth place in Saudi Arabia and marches in the ninth position of the contest.
Nano and the entire British squad are already installed in the Red Bull Ringwhere this weekend the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix. On the stage located in Spielberg, Alonso will try to improve its performance with the AMR 24, the single-seater that it uses this year Aston Martin.
