Video: This was the premiere of the Aston Martin Valiant designed by Alonso

While Formula 1 takes a break, some of its biggest heroes have gathered this weekend on the legendary climb at the Goodwood Estate in Festival of Speed ​​2024and this Friday it was the turn of Fernando Alonso, who worked wonders for those present.

He did it while driving. valianta supercar with which the winged brand (do you know the origin of its logo? You can read it here) aims to revolutionize the market, a car that the driver himself helped to make and which, according to Aston Martin, This idea was born as an idea of ​​Fernando Alonso himself.who asked for such a car.

This is a new sports car, aimed at the circuit, but approved for road use. As you can see in the video, the Valiant used by Fernando Alonso was far from the model in the historic green Aston Martin, it was white, with a blue apron and a red line.

The Valiant is powered by a twin-turbo V12 engine producing up to 745 hp and a six-speed manual transmission. Its aerodynamics are based on the Valor, and for Aston Martin it would be like the 911 GT3 RS for Porsche.

Video: Alonso in Aston Martin Valiant at 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Fernando Alonso’s appearance was not the only event of the day, which on Friday left behind two long-awaited performances, on the one hand hypercar RB17the last masterpiece Adrian Newey inspired by Formula 1, and on the other Ford Raptor which Carlos Sainz or Nani Roma will use at the 2025 Dakar.

Other Formula One drivers who have been or will be at Goodwood this year include Alexander Albon, who drove the Williams FW08 on Thursday, which was driven by Logan Sargeant on Friday. On Sunday it will be the turn of Max Verstappen in the Red Bull RB16B from his first world championship, Sergio Perez in the Red Bull RB19, Yuki Tsunoda in the Honda RA272 and Daniel Ricciardo in the Red Bull RB7.