34 GP RACING APRIL 2020
PRO^03 Engineering
unique, with an F1 engine. Weare in anever-changingworld,
so by the time it’srea dy youmight have to donatea testicle
to charityto drive it or simply be banned from drivingit
anywhere other than Mars. Who knows? But I’veplaced
orders because I believe inthe projects. I’mcurious. Iwant
to see what the jo urney islike to buysuch cars, tosee if it’s as
excitingand emotionallyengagingas it is for other people.”
Coulthard won’t have long to wait, at least for the
Valkyrie, since deliveries of the Norse god of hypercars
are due tobegin later this year. Sadly, racing plans fora
Le Mans version have now been frozen,following a recent
moving of the goalposts in endurance racing rules. But the
road car that was intended to“lap Silverstone as fast as an
F1 car”, according to Aston CEO Andy Palmer, has at least
been lapping the home of the British GP recently in theAlbonandVerstappen
chatwithregularValkyrie
chieftestdriver
ChrisGoodwinhands of Max Verstappen and
Alex Albon. The pair offered
some assistance to chief test
driver Chris Goodwin, who
said: “Both Max and Alex
were really positive about
the direction that we’re
currently taking and could
see the ingredients for an
exceptionally high-performing
car are already there, ready
to be unleashed.”
Lap times have not been
made public, and somehow
we suspect F1-matching
abilities are a bitof an exaggeration. But Palmer’s video
taken from his phone and released onsocial media at least
prove the V12 hits its intended aural marks. As Coulthard
says, the world is changing fast – but at least for now, thank
goodness, there’s still a placefor an engineering wonder like
the Aston Martin Valkyrie.“BY THE TIME IT’S
READY YOU MIGHT
HAVETO DONATE A
TESTICLETO CHARITY
TO DRIVE IT OR
SIMPLY BE BANNED
FROM DRIVING IT
ANYWHEREOTHER
THAN MARS.
WHO KNOWS?”
DAVID COULTHARD34 GP RACING APRIL 2020
PRO^03 Engineering
unique, with an F1 engine. Weare in anever-changingworld,
so by the time it’srea dy youmight have to donatea testicle
to charityto drive it or simply be banned from drivingit
anywhere other than Mars. Who knows? But I’veplaced
orders because I believe inthe projects. I’mcurious. Iwant
to see what the jo urney islike to buysuch cars, tosee if it’s as
excitingand emotionallyengagingas it is for other people.”
Coulthard won’t have long to wait, at least for the
Valkyrie, since deliveries of the Norse god of hypercars
are due tobegin later this year. Sadly, racing plans fora
Le Mans version have now been frozen,following a recent
moving of the goalposts in endurance racing rules. But the
road car that was intended to“lap Silverstone as fast as an
F1 car”, according to Aston CEO Andy Palmer, has at least
been lapping the home of the British GP recently in theAlbonandVerstappen
chatwithregularValkyrie
chieftestdriver
ChrisGoodwinhands of Max Verstappen and
Alex Albon. The pair offered
some assistance to chief test
driver Chris Goodwin, who
said: “Both Max and Alex
were really positive about
the direction that we’re
currently taking and could
see the ingredients for an
exceptionally high-performing
car are already there, ready
to be unleashed.”
Lap times have not been
made public, and somehow
we suspect F1-matching
abilities are a bitof an exaggeration. But Palmer’s video
taken from his phone and released onsocial media at least
prove the V12 hits its intended aural marks. As Coulthard
says, the world is changing fast – but at least for now, thank
goodness, there’s still a placefor an engineering wonder like
the Aston Martin Valkyrie.“BY THE TIME IT’S
READY YOU MIGHT
HAVETO DONATE A
TESTICLETO CHARITY
TO DRIVE IT OR
SIMPLY BE BANNED
FROM DRIVING IT
ANYWHEREOTHER
THAN MARS.
WHO KNOWS?”
DAVID COULTHARD