Two-time F1 world champion Fernando Alonso gets the keys to his £2.5million Aston Martin Valkyrie

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Two-time F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso has taken delivery of his one-of-a-kind Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar.

Videos circulating on social media show the £2.5million, 1,139bhp ultra-exclusive vehicle – of which only 150 are being made - being driven through the streets of Monaco.

Just the cost of running one of these incredibly expensive motors requires an F1-driver's salary; it is reported to cost around £350,000 in maintenance fees every three years.

F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin Valkyrie costs around £2.5m

Two-time F1 champion Alonso pictured competing in the Italian Grand Prix in Monza last weekend in his number 14 car 

Alonso's Valkyrie takes inspiration from his Aston Martin F1 AMR24 race car, with the same Satin Aston Martin Racing Green and bespoke contrasting AMR Satin Lime Graphics, emphasising the aerodynamic highlights of the hypercar

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Alonso presented the V12 engine Valkyrie - designed with the team at Q by Aston Martin – to much fanfare, driving it away from the Monte Carlo Bay hotel.

'It’s hard to put into words how much I have been looking forward to this day', Alonso said before taking the car for its very first spin.

'To sit at the wheel of my own Valkyrie; one that I have worked on designing so closely with the team at Q by Aston Martin is certainly a day to remember. Valkyrie truly is an F1 car for the road, with so much of the knowledge and technology taken from all the experience Aston Martin has on track.'

 Alonso, who is reportedly worth almost £200m, joked that he was 'surprised' to learn ‘there’s zero discount’ even though he’s a team driver

Throwing a potential spanner in the works, clips have been circulating on social media which appear to show Alonso's Valkyrie on the back of a tow truck after seemingly breaking down. 

Several media outlets have also reported that the hypercar encountered a mechanical failure 'just an hour after it was delivered'.

The footage has shown Aston Martin technicians working on the car with one team member looking at a laptop before it was loaded onto the flatbed truck.

However Aston Martin has refuted these reports according to Tobias Gruner, a journalist from Auto Motor und Sport.

'When we asked, Aston Martin assured us that the arrival and departure on the truck was planned and not the result of a breakdown,' Gruner clarified.

'The car was transported to another location at the request of the new owner,' he said.

'It’s hard to put into words how much I have been looking forward to this day', Alonso said, upon taking delivery of his Valkyrie

While any Valkyrie is a car spotter’s dream, Alonso’s is a one-of-a-kind collaboration and therefore garners even more attention.

His Valkyrie - designed by Red Bull ace Adrian Newey back when Aston sponsored Red Bull - takes inspiration from his Aston Martin F1 AMR24 race car, with the same Satin Aston Martin Racing Green and bespoke contrasting AMR Satin Lime Graphics, emphasising the aerodynamic highlights of the hypercar.

As well as exposed carbon fibre on the roof, engine cover, and lower aero, there’s also a titanium Aston Martin Wings badge on the nose and a bespoke ’CAUTION HOT’ graphic on the rear. It even has Alonso’s ‘14’ racing number.

With a hybrid 6.15-litre V12 that can manage 0 to 60mph in under 2.5 seconds, the Valkyrie is a much-anticipated moment when F1 aerodynamics and performance comes to the road.

Each Valkyrie is hand-built, taking over 2000 man hours to create, can do 0 to 60mph in 2.5 seconds and reportedly costs £350,000 in maintenance costs every three years

Aston Martin HQ in Gaydon, which recently unveiled the new Vanquish and makes all Aston Martin sportscars, built the Valkyrie by hand. It took over 2000 man hours.

The hypercar is known to be very sensitive, with the owner’s manual reportedly showing the transmission needs rebuilding every 31,000 miles and Bloomberg totting up maintenance costs to £350,000 every three years.

It’s a good thing then that Alonso is reportedly worth almost £200m, especially as he’s joked that he was 'surprised' to learn ‘there’s zero discount’ even though he’s a team driver.