"From today until August 14, not only a tram will be visible on the streets of Riga, but also an F1 car. The special tram will run on various routes, and this time the speed will be set by the tram!" said a post on RS's social media accounts.
The tram will not be picking up passengers as it clocks up low-speed laps of the city.
An accompanying video did indeed show a racing car being towed by an old tram as publicity for an event called 'Red Bull Showrun' which takes place ...