Fuel the Passion Weekly Roundup
The Fuel the Passion Weekly Roundup is your regular digest of Aston Martin news, ownership insights, Formula One and GT racing updates, heritage stories, share price watch and a handpicked Aston Martin for sale from around the UK. Published each week, it brings together the most important developments from Aston Martin Lagonda, motorsport, historic models, events and the enthusiast community.
✦ NEW VIDEO OUT NOW - The People Who Built the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish | 25 Years ✦
✦ NEW VIDEO OUT NOW - The People Who Built the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish | 25 Years ✦
Issue 39 - Fuel the Passion (FTP) Weekly Roundup
Fernando Alonso turns Aston Martin’s recent F1 progress into points at Zandvoort, Honda rebuilds for the future, the hardcore Vantage raises fresh questions around the RS badge, and Harry Metcalfe reaches a familiar conclusion on the DB12 S. We also follow the latest creditor dispute, revisit Aston Martin heritage, look ahead to a busy FTP filming weekend and celebrate the release of our long-awaited film, The People Who Built the Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, featuring Steve Waddingham and the people whose memories bring Newport Pagnell’s Vanquish story to life.
Issue 38 - Fuel the Passion (FTP) Weekly Roundup
Issue 38 follows Valkyrie’s latest Silverstone development work, a significant new investor in Aston Martin’s Formula One project and the first competitive test of Honda’s revised power unit. We also revisit Valen, examine possible new Vanquish and Vantage derivatives, assess Monterey’s auction results and go behind the scenes with Blackthorn Racing at Goodwood.
Issue 36 - Fuel the Passion (FTP) Weekly Roundup
Issue 36 is packed with Aston Martin stories, from Q by Aston Martin’s beautiful new Heritage Edition collection and more progress for Valkyrie and Vantage in motorsport, to the latest developments surrounding Aston Martin Lagonda’s finances. We also explore electric classics, Bertone’s return, a rare Vanquish Zagato heading to Monterey, plenty of heritage and community stories, plus another very special FTP Car of the Week waiting to be discovered.
Issue 35 - Fuel the Passion (FTP) Weekly Roundup
Aston Martin’s half-year results reveal stronger revenue, improved margins and growing Valhalla deliveries, but debt and financing costs remain a major concern. In Issue 35, we explain the figures in clear language, publish our new VH-era DBS Buyers Guide, revisit the first-generation Vanquish and bring together the latest Aston Martin news, motorsport and ownership stories.
Issue 29 - Fuel the Passion (FTP) Weekly Roundup
This week’s FTP Weekly Roundup looks at a complex but fascinating Aston Martin week: Valkyrie progress at Le Mans, a possible Hypercar development path, a difficult Formula 1 weekend in Barcelona, Adrian Hallmark’s vision for fewer models and more variants, and a strong Vanquish 25th Anniversary theme as Fuel the Passion’s own AMOC and AMHT collaboration films go live.
Issue 19 - Fuel the Passion (FTP) Weekly Roundup
This week’s Aston Martin story feels broad and revealing: seven Vantage GT3s race at Paul Ricard, Blackthorn’s busy programme continues to build, Valhalla and Vanquish keep the road-car momentum strong, and AML’s share price shows a modest recovery without yet silencing the wider questions.
Issue 15 - Fuel the Passion (FTP) Weekly Roundup
From Formula One challenges in Shanghai to the remarkable story of the Valkyrie hypercar programme, this week’s Fuel the Passion Roundup explores the latest developments across the Aston Martin world. We also look at the growing momentum behind Blackthorn Racing, rising fuel prices affecting enthusiasts, Aston Martin’s latest share price movement, and feature a stunning Vanquish S Red Arrows Edition as our Car of the Week.
Issue 10 - Fuel the Passion (FTP) Weekly Roundup
From the first meaningful signals around Aston Martin’s 2026 Formula One programme to the announcement of Nicki Thiim joining Comtoyou Racing’s DTM Vantage GT3 effort, this week showed the marque operating across very different arenas at once.
Alongside ambition and momentum, there were more sobering developments too, with workforce consultations about job redundancies, serving as a reminder that behind the cars, competition and partnerships sit real people facing real uncertainty.
This week’s roundup reflects that balance; progress and pressure, heritage and hard reality, all part of Aston Martin’s complex present.
Put the kettle on and take your time with this one.
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