With a second United States Formula One Grand Prix being discussed among the sport’s hierarchy, and the championship in the midst of a summer break, Red Bull decided to make the most of this holiday by taking its 2011 world championship winning car on an American road trip.
In a new video, featuring race winner Daniel Ricciardo in the hot seat, the Red Bull RB7 F1 car is depicted driving across the US, starting with the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
Ricciardo says that he feels like Steve McQueen as he slides the car through the streets made famous in Bullitt, before making a ‘pitstop’ on San Francisco’s other crossing of the bay, the aptly-named Bay Bridge.
Monument Valley, Utah is the second destination for the film. A second stop and a pass on an RV owner and his dog leads to the next locale, Las Vegas, Nevada. Here we see a Formula One car with lights for the first time as Ricciardo darts along the Strip at night.
One encounter with Elvis and a piece of subtle product placement for team title sponsor Aston Martin later, and Ricciardo pulls up to hit the casinos, asking his team if he can start late the next day.
This is just the first 1,339 miles of a 4,187-mile trip. A video covering the second part of this nationwide adventure is expected to arrive soon.