Watch Fernando Alonso rag the new Aston Valhalla around Monaco

An empty track, no blue flags to worry about… there’s every chance this ends up being Fernando Alonso’s most enjoyable lap of Monaco this weekend.

As well as still clocking on for F1 duty at the ripe old age of 43, the two-time champ also has another job at Aston as the principal development driver for the new Valhalla.

Y’know, the 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8-engined, 1,064bhp and 811lb ft plug-in hybrid that just so happens to be Aston’s first ever mid-engined supercar? Yeah that.

Well, that is due to reach customers in the second half of the year, so it’s only right that the chief test dude has one last go to make sure that all those horsies – both flat plane crank- and e-generated – are in good working order.

Looks like all’s well. In the video above, Fernando can be seen giving it the beans around the streets of Monte Carlo, without once having to bemoan a dodgy strategy or the presence of a Sauber that hasn’t pitted yet.

“Having followed this project closely for the past 18 months and working alongside the development team, unveiling Valhalla’s dynamic capability to the world at the Monaco Grand Prix weekend is a fantastic moment for both myself and the brand,” said Fernando. “Taking Aston Martin’s unmatched luxury credentials and added cutting-edge F1 inspired technology and class-leading performance, I can confirm Valhalla is a true supercar both on road and on track.

“Outside of the outright power and dynamics, it delivers on all of the raw feelings and emotions you look for when behind the wheel of a car like Valhalla.”

And Aston CEO Adrian Hallmark added: “The extreme performance and unprecedented dynamic bandwidth that distinguishes Valhalla from its rivals presented many new opportunities to both the engineering and design teams throughout its development.

“To witness the culmination of the tireless work from all teams involved, showcased on an iconic F1 circuit like Monaco and driven by an icon like Fernando is a significant moment in Aston Martin’s rich history of both road cars and racing.”