The 56-year-old lost control of the £650,000 ($1.05 million) vehicle, which has a top speed of 368km/h, before smashing into a tree and then a lampost, the Daily Mirror reported.
from this;
to this;
mini looked a safer bet
www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/5399401/Rowan-Atkinson-lucky-to-be-alive
...must have still been buzzing after breaking the top gear track record, admittedly in a more "reasonable" car...
www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/mr-bean-rips-around-top-gear-track/story-e6frg30c-1226097778120
Unless of course he was coming back from the hardware store: 
