Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar

TYRES

• Compound: Medium (race stint compound)
• Front pressure: 27.8 PSI cold
• Rear pressure: 27.2 PSI cold
• Tyre blankets: not modelled in LMU, so no blanket temp. Expect hot pressures of about 30.5 PSI front / 30.0 PSI rear after 4-5 laps.

ELECTRONICS

• TC level: 3 (scale 1–10)
• ABS level: 2 (scale 1–10)
• Engine braking / brake magic: 4 (scale 1–10)
• ERS deploy: Race map, 5 (scale 1–10)
• Brake bias (in-cockpit start): 56.5% front, adjust ±0.5% through the stint

SUSPENSION

• // FRONT
• Ride Height: 38 mm
• Wheel Rate FL / FR: 195,000 N/m / 195,000 N/m
• ARB: 42,000 N/m
• Brake Torque Multiplier: 100%
• Brake Bias: 56.5%
• // REAR
• Ride Height: 62 mm
• Wheel Rate RL / RR: 165,000 N/m / 165,000 N/m
• ARB: 31,000 N/m
• Diff Preload: 85 Nm
• Diff Coast: 0.4
• Diff Power: 0.3

DAMPERS

AERO

• Front wing: 6 clicks
• Rear wing: 8 clicks
• Downforce level: medium-high (Bahrain mixes heavy braking with slow exits, so favour rear stability over top speed)
• Brake ducts: front 3 / rear 2 (open one click each if brake temps exceed 750°C in traffic)

KEY SETUP NOTE

• Bahrain's traction zones (T1 exit, T4 exit, T10 exit, T14 exit) punish a Valkyrie that snaps on power, so run the lowest diff power lock (0.3) that still allows rotation. Counter the resulting understeer with the 42,000 N/m front ARB and the 23 mm rake. This keeps rear tyre temperatures in check over a 30+ lap stint, whereas a locked diff would overheat the rears by lap 12.

TRACK GUIDE

• Turn 1 (heavy braking from about 300 km/h): brake late, but release smoothly and trail to the apex with the front ARB loaded. Aggressive trail-braking here sets up the rotation for the T2 exit.
• Turns 4 and 10 (hairpin-style traction zones): brake late, rotate hard, then wait for the car to straighten before going to full throttle. Early throttle at 3 TC sends the rear wide and costs time down the following straight.
• Kerbs at T7/T8 and T13: use the inside kerbs aggressively, but avoid the high raised sections. Run the slow-speed damper stiffness as set and don't over-slide across them, which kills rear tyres.
• ERS management: deploy fully on the T10 to T11 straight and the main straight. Harvest under braking at T1, T4 and T10, and manage state of charge so you never arrive at T1 on empty.
• Lap time is won in the T1 braking zone and the T10 to T14 sector. Lap time is lost by overdriving the rears out of slow corners, which causes thermal degradation after 15+ laps.