Riding with F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel in the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge

AUSTIN, Texas—Outside Austin, there is a highway that passes in front of the Circuit of Americas—the host venue for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix—where the speed limit is 85 mph (137 kph). That is the highest posted speed limit in North America, according to The Globe and Mail's Peter Cheney. On Wednesday, though, I didn't even have to leave downtown Austin to experience those speeds. In the shadow of the Texas State Capitol, I took a spin with Infiniti Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel in Infiniti's new Q50 Eau Rouge concept car. Vettel and his teammate, Daniel Ricciardo, took turns racing up and down Congress Avenue, alternating between the 2011 championship-winning RB7 and the Q50 Eau Rouge. Four city bloc...

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