Sebastian Vettel puts Infiniti road cars through their paces

Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel started his Chinese Grand Prix weekend in style today by test driving two high performance Infiniti cars around a test track in Shanghai.

Fresh from his dominant win in last weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, the 23 year-old Red Bull Racing driver took to the wheel of a 5.0-litre V8 Infiniti FX50 followed by a 3.7-lite V6 Infiniti G37 and amazed onlookers by lapping the circuit at high speed and demonstrating the true handling capabilities of these luxury road cars.

After the driving session, Sebastian visited an Infiniti Center in Shanghai where he met fans and senior Infiniti executives, plus toured the showroom to take a closer look at the full Infiniti range.

Commenting on his experience, Sebastian Vettel said: “It was great fun to drive these Infiniti cars today. I was impressed; they have good handling and plenty of power – which is always a good mix – it was fun out on the track. I have been driving an FX50 myself recently, they’re nice cars and it’s great that more dealerships are opening in China.”

From the 2011 season, Infiniti is a major partner of the Red Bull Racing team and features prominently on the race-winning RB7 driven by Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.