Integrated vehicle systems
For Valhalla, Newton identified the integration of active aerodynamics and integrated control systems as the work needed to harness the hybrid powertrain on road and track.
People
Simon Newton
Aston Martin Director of Vehicle Performance and Attributes
The record
Aston Martin vehicle-performance director credited in the register for the Valhalla and Valour programmes.
Newton is credited in the register for Aston Martin's Valhalla and Valour. Aston Martin's March 2025 Valhalla validation release identifies him as Director of Vehicle Performance and Attributes during final calibration of its steering, active aerodynamics, braking and dampers.
Aston Martin identified Newton as Director of Vehicle Performance in its July 2023 Valour announcement. He described the programme as combining the V12 with a manual transmission while using engineering to make its performance more exploitable and enjoyable.
Driver-led calibration
For Valour, Newton framed the manual-transmission V12 brief around making high performance exploitable and enjoyable.
The house
Credited through Aston Martin.
In the register
2 files carry this name
The files above are the register's own record of this name. The people index holds everyone the register credits.
In their words
“Tireless work has gone into the integration of active aerodynamics and integrated control systems.”
Simon Newton · Aston Martin Valhalla final validation release, 2025