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Russia's Putin drives Formula 1 car at 150 miles per hour

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tested his capacities as a Formula 1 pilot, driving a racing car for several hours at a speed of 240 km/ h (149 miles per... 07.11.2010, Sputnik International

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Russia's Putin drives Formula 1 car at 150 miles per hour

14:47 GMT 07.11.2010

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tested his capacities as a Formula 1 pilot, driving a racing car for several hours at a speed of 240 km/ h (149 miles per hour) on a special track in the Leningrad Region in Russia's northwest.

© RIA Novosti . Aleksei Druzhinin Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tested his capacities as a Formula 1 pilot, driving a racing car for several hours at a speed of 240 km/ h (149 miles per hour) on a special track in the Leningrad Region in Russia's northwest.

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© RIA Novosti . Aleksei Druzhinin Three racing cars - two vehicles for racing in the Formula's youth completions and one intended for the Formula 1 Grand Prix, were put on show in St. Petersburg on November 6 and 7.

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Three racing cars - two vehicles for racing in the Formula's youth completions and one intended for the Formula 1 Grand Prix, were put on show in St. Petersburg on November 6 and 7.

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The premier put on a helmet with Russia's national emblem and the word Russia inscribed on it, and also a Formula 1 outfit with his initials.

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Before getting into the car's cockpit, the premier received detailed instructions on how to drive the racing car.

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Technical experts gave instructions on how to drive the racing car.

© RIA Novosti . Aleksei Druzhinin The yellow color of the racing car was reminiscent of the Lada Kalina sport car that Putin had used to drive along the Chita-Khabarovsk Highway in the Russian Far East earlier this year.

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The yellow color of the racing car was reminiscent of the Lada Kalina sport car that Putin had used to drive along the Chita-Khabarovsk Highway in the Russian Far East earlier this year.

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As part of the presentation of the racing cars, Putin personally drove a racing car on a special track in the Leningrad Region.

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At one of the banking, the car swung, but the prime minister drove the car back to the track and continued the race.

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The experts calculated the maximum speed Putin might have reach.

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The premier drove a racing car for several hours at a speed of 240 km/h (149 miles per hour). “Not bad for a first time,” he said.

© RIA Novosti . Aleksei Druzhinin A month ago, Putin attended a ceremony of signing an agreement with Formula One in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi, under which Russia will stage a Grand Prix in the country between 2014 and 2020.

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A month ago, Putin attended a ceremony of signing an agreement with Formula One in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi, under which Russia will stage a Grand Prix in the country between 2014 and 2020.