In 2021, Aston Martin returns to Le Mans with at least two factory cars. As they want to win, they build their racing car from the Valkyrie hyperport.
Exactly sixty years ago, Aston Martin was first in Le Mans for the first time.
So it's time to double, thought in Gaydon, and they announced that at least two factory racing cars will be launched in the 24-hour season.
The mission is entrusted to the Valkyrie hyperport, whose carbon fiber monocoque frame structure and F1-inspired aerodynamics are ready for racing, only the 6.5-liter V12 suction engine to be prepared for the harsh trials of the 24-hour race.
For the time being, it is not clear that the racing car will only receive a 1014 hp, 740 Nm, petrol engine at 10,000 rpm, or a complete hybrid drive developed by the Croatian Rimac, using a 162 hp electric motor.
In the autumn of 2017, the company introduced the Valkyrie AMR Pro racing car (above in the big picture and below), equipped with Le Mans specification racing tires and retrofit, but very hybrid. According to the simulations, its prototype was able to slow down to 3.5 gs and a speed of 3.3 gs, and its lap time was at F1 / LMP1 - so it could be that, almost two years ago (almost) Le Mans's throne claimant was ready?
(Source: vezess.hu / photo: pixabay.com)