JUNE 6, 2012

Vettel to drive New Jersey

Sebastian Vettel will head straight from Montreal to New Jersey, where he will drive the circuit ahead of the projected 2013 Grand Prix of America.

Sebastian Vettel will head straight from Montreal to New Jersey, where he will drive the circuit ahead of the projected 2013 Grand Prix of America.

F1 commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone recently cast doubt on the race after revealing that the organisers had missed contracted deadlines.

The world champion's presence, meanwhile, will put the event back in the public eye. Vettel is an Infiniti brand ambassador and will drive the all-new street circuit in an Infiniti IPL G coupe road car.

The track demonstration will take place at 14.30 next Monday, immediately after a press conference with featuring Vettel, race promoter Leo Hindery, and Keith St. Clair, Infiniti's US marketing and communications director.