I’ll let the cars do the talking: Tobias Moers on driving Aston Martin Car News

Aston management expects to turn a profit by 2025. After serial delays, production of the £ 2.2million Valkyrie is about to begin, although Moers has yet to meet. original inspiration for the car, Red Bull F1 designer Adrian Newey. It’s a little more embarrassing now, as Red Bull and Aston are rivals in F1, although Moers says the two sides are working together “in a good way”.

The plan is to craft 150 Road Valkyries and 25 Track-Only Editions, and Moers is showing all signs that he’ll be thrilled when the last of them reaches its owner. He has driven the car and loves it (“this is exactly the car you should buy if you want an active F1 for the road”), but he can’t forgive the many delays in a complex program. “There were a lot of excuses,” he said softly.

When we ask him if he would consider another F1-inspired car, there is a long pause. “I’ve done it twice now,” he says, alluding to previous unspecified battles with Mercedes’ Project One hypercar program. “I need a deep breath to think about this one …”

We are run out of time. Aston bosses usually say the James Bond question is the first one asked of them in interviews, but we’ve been talking for 45 minutes and haven’t faced it yet. So will the 007 association continue? “It’s an important legacy,” Moers said cautiously, “but it’s just one of the many things that make Aston Martin special.

Then, when he realizes that one might feel that response indicative of a lack of enthusiasm, he warms up. “Yes, I think the 007 association will continue.” Does he really love her? “Of course, it’s a great story, and a piece of our history that we should keep. Others tried to take it, but no one managed to push Aston back. “

How is Aston behaving?

Commentators say Aston Martin Lagonda performed considerably better than expected in the first quarter of the just-ended fiscal year, posting sales of £ 244million – of which 55% were DBX SUVs – compared to previous analysts’ estimates of £ 200million. Turnover increased by over 150%. “On our short and medium term goals, we remain more confident every day,” Lawrence Stroll told Bloomberg, describing the latest result as “very indicative of what is to come”. The AML share price, which fell rapidly from an issue level of £ 19 to less than £ 1 in 2018, has almost doubled in a year.