Putin drives F1 car in latest 'manly pursuit'

Posted on 09/11/2010

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, who recently secured a deal for a Russian Grand Prix in 2014, has been let loose in a Renault F1 car in Russia.

Putin, who is famed for his action-packed lifestyle, drove a Renault demonstration car on what looked like a very cold and barren Russian airfield. He was joined by the team's majority owner Gerard Lopez, who this season secured a deal for Russian state-owned car company Lada to sponsor his team.

You'll have to make your own mind up as to whether Putin is better than current Russian driver Vitaly Petrov...