Alonso receives his 'outstanding' £210,000+ festive gift in Monaco

15:04, 31 Dec

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byKada Sarkozi

Fernando Alonso was delivered quite a gift this Christmas by Aston Martin.

Alonso received his new car at the Aston Martin dealership in Monaco, as they shared on Instagram.

In the caption, they wrote: "A festive Christmas to remember for Fernando Alonso, as we just had the pleasure of delivering him his brand new Aston Martin DBX S! All the Aston Martin Monaco team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday Season!"

The two-time world champion also reacted to the post. He wrote: "Outstanding."

The Aston Martin DBX S is described as the 'absolute pinnacle of ultra-luxury SUV performance.'

It has 727 horsepower, can reach a top speed of 193 miles/hour, and goes from 0 to 200 km/h in just 11.4 seconds. The starting price of the car is £210,000 (€240,000).

Fernando Alonso in the F1 paddock - Photo: Race Pictures

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In 2026, Alonso will receive another Aston Martin car, one designed by Adrian Newey.

Looking ahead, the Spaniard is confident that the Silverstone-based team will succeed in Formula 1, but added that it might take some time to glue everything together properly.

He said: "The factory is completed. The wind tunnel is brand new and completed and we are using it. We have Adrian Newey, Andy Cowell, Enrico Cardile. I mean, we have great people and great talent in the factory. We just need to put everything in place.

"Facilities are new, people are just a few months into the system, [whether] it will be enough this few months or we need one full season to glue everything together, that's the thing, I don't know."

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