A $6 Part Caused The Aston Martin Valkyrie To Breakdown

One of the star cars at the2021 Goodwood Festival of Speedwas the awe-inspiringAston Martin Valkyrie. Aston Martin's race car for the road attracted a huge crowd at the event and we even got tohear its glorious V12 rev its lungs out.

Attendees also got to see the Valkyrie in action as it roared up the challenging Goodwood Hill Climb, but the hypercar's public debut didn't go according to plan. During its second run at the hill, the Valkyrie suffered a mechanical fault and broke down without warning, coming to a grinding halt on the track. Luckily, the hypercar was still able to move under its power and reverse off the track.

Speaking with Autosport, Aston Martin chairman Lawrence Stroll confirmed what happened. Apparently, a £5 ($6.89) part caused the $3.25 million Valkyrie to break down.

"There was some small electrical glitch, some £5 part between the low voltage battery and the high voltage battery that decided not to work for some reason at that moment," said Stroll. "We've never had that problem in testing. [We're] kind of happy it happened now, we hadn't seen it before, and it's something we get from an external source. So we understood it and repaired it immediately." Stroll also confirmed that customer deliveries for the Valkyrie are still on track for September.