Red Bull invited Tom Cruise to take a break from production of his new movie Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, to pilot the Red Bull Racing F1 car through Southern California’s 2.5-mile (4km) Willow Springs circuit.
 
He reached a top speed of 181 mph (291 km/h) – just 4 mph off the top speed of his instructor and 13-time Grand Prix winner, David Coulthard.