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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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