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[05omegav6]

Amazed an electric car made it that far 

What? From the edge of St Petersburg to the middle

[Gaffers]

Amazed an electric car made it that far 

What? From the edge of St Petersburg to the middle

Yeah and with the lights on too!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Will watch on BBC2 at seven tonight.

[EMD]

Amazed an electric car made it that far 

What? From the edge of St Petersburg to the middle

Yeah 

[TheBoy]

I always thought it was a cold place, clearly not

Seems TG have struggled to find original ideas again. Still, harmless, mildly amusing entertainment

[Varche]

There has been some talk of Marussia F1 being bought by Ferrari or even by BBC for Top Gear. Drivers would be the Stig and the old Stig

Here is what F1 might look like if run by Top Gear

"Jeremy Clarkson would be the Bernie Ecclestone figure, the authoritative alpha male in charge of the sport; outspoken, loved by many, loathed by some, he would call the shots.
James May would be Race Director Charlie Whiting, the man committed to safety (with his reputation for caution as ‘Captain Slow’) and making sure that things ran sensibly and to schedule.
Richard Hammond would be the bloke who gave the towels out after the race.

There would be no qualifying in the race cars. Drivers would take their turns to get a grid slot by doing a lap in a ‘reasonably priced car’.

Negotiations for a future Argentinian Grand Prix would halt straight away.

The FIA race conferences would change format. The drivers would come and talk on the Top Gear settee with good-looking women carefully positioned behind the drivers to be picked up in each camera shot.

The pace car would no longer be a Mercedes SLS AMG – instead, The Stig would drive a series of the World’s best supercars, such as the Bugatti Veyron or a Lamborghini Murcielago (though Monaco might be a challenge for some of them at speed).

There would be no Mexican Grand Prix – (type ‘Richard Hammond Mexico’ into YouTube if you need to find out why)

One of the highlights of each programme would be a ‘head to head’ interview – The Stig talking to Kimi Raikkonen.

The Top Gear Team would complete challenges, such as hilarious alterations to existing F1 circuits. For example, Silverstone is close to Milton Keynes, home of the roundabout, and they would introduce a roundabout for the British GP.  The German GP would have a ‘jump’ just like the old Nurburgring, and the Abu Dhabi GP would get a water-splash.

There would be no Indian Grand Prix (type ‘Jeremy Clarkson India’ into You Tube if you need to find out why)

Instead of stop-go penalties, teams would need to come in and tow a caravan for a lap. Or spend a couple of minutes buffing up the chromework on an Austin Allegro.

"

[AndyRoid]

Amazed an electric car made it that far 

What? From the edge of St Petersburg to the middle

Yeah and with the lights on too!

I was wondering how far it would go as well, but they don't seem to have the same amount of congestion that we do.
Funny how getting aboard a high powered motorcycle doesn't phase me in the slightest, yet the thought of getting in to one of them definitely up's the ante in the "fear for personal safety" stakes.
I'm sure there are plenty of places you wouldn't want to go when over there, but it certainly seemed like a nice place to visit.