Does the Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH’s road car heritage provide it with an advantage or disadvantage in WEC competition?

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Angad · Accepted Answer

It's definitely an advantage. They have already done tons of development on the road car. That’s a head start on aero and chassis design.

Charu · Answer

No way, it's keeping them back. A road car based design will never be able to be as optimized for racing as a purpose built prototype.

Ravi · Answer

The road car linkage is mostly for marketing. The race car, I bet, has very little in common with the street Valkyrie under the skin.

Piyush · Answer

Spare parts and repairs are worrying me. In a race environment, exotic road car bits are not ideal for quick fixes.

Saket · Answer

The cool factor is being forgotten here. Another generic prototype will not get fans excited like a race car that looks like a road car.

Richa · Answer

It's a double-edged sword. The tech is advanced for a road car but it also restricts their freedom to play with race specific solutions.

Rana · Answer

I think it's smart long-term. Both programs will benefit over time from the tech transfer between road and race cars.

Monika · Answer

It’s a huge risk to be real. If it works, it could revolutionise top level motorsport for manufacturers. Exciting times!