Can anyone drive an Aston Martin Valkyrie?

Well, no, because if you’re tall or wide you simply won’t fit into the snug little Formula 1-inspired cockpit.

But, say you’re short and slight enough to squeeze in, could Joe Public drive the Valkyrie?

We’re not talking about tickling it along at idle either, but properly uncorking the 6.5-litre V12, mashing the ERS button for an extra 143bhp of e-boost, and chasing the big speeds where the full 1000kg of downforce is produced.

To answer such a question, Top Gear put its Editor-in-Chief, Jack Rix, into an Aston Martin Valkyrie, once Contributing Editor Jethro Bovingdon had shown him what it could really do…

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