Video: Alonso and Stroll – "secret agents" of Aston Martin

      Yesterday's London F1 75 Live show turned out to be really bright, but the teams understood their tasks differently and arranged their part of the program in different ways.

      Aston Martin was one of those who excelled even against this impressive background, and producer Brian Burke, who was responsible for the entire action, probably had a hand in it. The day before, Fernando Alonso had intrigued everyone by saying that they had prepared "some surprises" - and this was no exaggeration.

      It's easier for the Silverstone team, because the Aston Martin brand is strongly associated with the famous Bond in the mass consciousness – the whole world knows that James Bond, secret agent 007, has been preferring cars of this brand for the last 60 years (starting with the Goldfinger movie released in 1964).

      You can endlessly exploit the theme of the legendary movie hero, and if you need to make a great show, then you just can't do without it. And Aston Martin did their best, making a very entertaining video based on the episode of the boat chase along the Thames from the 1999 film "And the whole World Is Not Enough" (in the original, The World Is Not Enough).

      But instead of one 007 agent, who was played by Pierce Brosnan in that movie – it was the 19th episode of the official Bond movie - we saw two: 0014 and 0018. The names of these "artists" are also well known.

      Modern digital technologies allow for a lot, and the creators of the video used their capabilities to the fullest. The video, of course, was accompanied by the iconic musical theme that sounds in all films about the adventures of James Bond. It was composed by the British composer Monty Norman, but it became famous already in the arrangement of John Barry performed by his orchestra.

      After the 1962 film Doctor Know, where it was first performed, this theme was played in many variations, and yesterday we heard one of the more modern ones.

      In general, the Aston Martin team pleased not only its fans, but also the Bond fans, because when everything is done with real quality, it is always pleasant.

      The team's press service posted its part of yesterday's show on its YouTube channel, and the video in question starts at 19 seconds of screen time and continues until 1 minute 03 seconds, but it makes sense to watch the entire 8-minute episode. Chances are good that even those who have already seen it will enjoy it a second time.

      It is worth adding that the Aston Martin presentation was also accompanied by a performance by Nigerian singer Tems, winner of two Grammy Awards.