Tom Cruise Drives A Red Bull F1 Car...

[Castrol Craig]

And, somewhat unsurprisingly, is rather quite quick...

http://t.co/oGK0Y9c

Wonder if Harry put on 'special tyres'?

[anonymous-user]

Certainly small enough to be an F1 driver!

[Truckosaurus]

Perhaps they give him a cushion to see over the wheel?

[Castrol Craig]

Funny how they sent DC over to teach him, I doubt Mr Cruise hires anyone that isn't a WDC!

[TheArchitect]

DC wasn't exactly slow in his time!

[StevieBee]

I seem to recall that he got a lot race car driving coaching for Days of Thunder and ended up being quite good and quick enough for some to suggest he may actually compete for real - plans quashed by the studio!

[S18DMW]

Wonder if John Bishop or Rowan Atkinson would be quicker than him then?

[Flying Toilet]

Was told about this last night.

Apparently the RBR lot were seriously impressed by his driving.

Look for him to have a few more goes in different parts of America.

[fatandwheezing]

Sod Cruise, how do I get DCs job(s)?

What a B*****D!

[belleair302]

If you fly as a pilot and on a regular basis driving a single seater, F1, GP2, Indycar etc is not so difficult so long as you can fit inside. It is all about small gentle adjustments, understanding the data being fed to you and allowing physics to control what you are doing.

Tom Cruise flies for fun and I am sure that there are some excellent undiscovered drivers out there. Surprised Scientology are not sponsors....they just don't give you wings!!

[DanS]

Castrol Craig said:

Funny how they sent DC over to teach him, I doubt Mr Cruise hires anyone that isn't a WDC!

WDC?

[bananaman1]

DanS said:

WDC?

World Drivers Champion

[Jasandjules]

bananaman1 said:

DanS said:

WDC?

World Drivers Champion

But DC was never WDC......??!?!?

[Streetrod]

belleair302 said:

If you fly as a pilot and on a regular basis driving a single seater, F1, GP2, Indycar etc is not so difficult so long as you can fit inside. It is all about small gentle adjustments, understanding the data being fed to you and allowing physics to control what you are doing.

Tom Cruise flies for fun and I am sure that there are some excellent undiscovered drivers out there. Surprised Scientology are not sponsors....they just don't give you wings!!

He does more than fly he owns a P51 Mustang the bd. I may not be a major fan of the guy but you have to respect he does have some skills

[Forbes82]

How do we know he was quite quick? Anyone got any laptimes? All it says is his top speed was a bit short of DC's, nothing about actual laptime. There isn't much skill in hitting a decent top speed in 25 attempts, but there is alot in getting it around the corners quickly.

Obviously the Red Bull website is going to say he was quick when its a Red Bull PR event, or have i missed the obvious and there is some actual laptimes about? Cruise was beaten on top gear by Rowan, and while Rowan is a good driver, he has never raced right at the sharp end of amatur historic racing - hes always been a mid grid man, so i am more than a little sceptical that Cruise was actually anywhere near a good time of a pro standard driver.

[retrorider]

S18DMW said:

Wonder if John Bishop or Rowan Atkinson would be quicker than him then?

Would John Bishops teeth fit in the car ?

[Great Dane]

DC with glasses - old age comes to us all

[bloberoo]

Wonder if he said "I feel the need for SPEED" ?? but relieved to get COULTHARD instead?.[ SPEED had only got P45 experience not P51]

[chuntington101]

Dubai said:

Certainly small enough to be an F1 driver!

I heard he still needed a booster cushion to see over the wheel! lol

[Shotgun Rider]

http://youtu.be/8Vmg9e785lo

Any excuse to post this, never fails to crack me up.

Edited by Shotgun Rider on Wednesday 24th August 22:07