---
title: "Aston Martin Preparing McLaren P1 Rival for 2021"
description: "The British luxury automaker is reportedly developing a machine in a similar vein to the McLaren P1 and Ferrari LaFerrari. Internally known as 'the brother of the Valkyrie' and due out around 2021, the upcoming hyper-Aston is being co-developed with Red Bull F1."
date: "2018-03-13"
modified: "2018-03-13"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/19200/aston-martin-preparing-mclaren-p1-rival-for-2021"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "andy palmer"
  - "Aston Martin"
  - "Hypercars"
  - "Supercar"
---

# Aston Martin Preparing McLaren P1 Rival for 2021

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In addition to the Formula 1-inspired [Valkyrie](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/19120/aston-martin-valkyrie-amr-pro-generates-more-than-its-own-weight-in-downforce>), Aston Martin is cooking up yet another mid-engined hypercar.

According to a report by [*Autocar*](<https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/aston-martin-produce-mid-engined-mclaren-p1-rival>), the British luxury automaker is currently developing a machine in a similar vein to the McLaren P1 and Ferrari LaFerrari. Internally known as "the brother of the Valkyrie" and due out around 2021, the upcoming hyper-Aston is being co-developed with Red Bull F1 and the aerodynamics wizard that is Adrian Newey.

Aston CEO Andy Palmer confirmed the project's existence telling *Autocar*, "It’s correct - we have more than one mid-engined project underway - more than two, if you count the Valkyrie," referencing the company's [Ferrari 488 rival](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/11145/aston-martins-mid-engined-ferrari-488-rival-coming-in-2020>) scheduled for 2020. "This new project will draw on all the know-how we’ve taken from the Valkyrie, as well as some of its visual identity and engineering capability, and bring it to a new sector of the market."

Set to release a good eight years after the McLaren P1 first came on the scene, Aston's next hypercar will apparently handily outpace the hybrid Macca. In fact, Aston tells *Autocar* it even plans to beat the [McLaren Senna](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/18328/mclaren-reveals-new-information-about-the-senna-hypercar-ahead-of-geneva>). Like the super-exclusive cars it aims to emulate, "the brother of the Valkyrie" will almost certainly be produced in the triple digits and carry a seven-figure price tag.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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