to be fair he did beat an aeroplane to italy and if he didnt do that speed there im sure he would have been up around there at some point in the trip! not much opportunity to drive the worlds fastest production car, so im sure him bein the person he is, wouldnt have been shy driving it!
check out another episode when they push it to its max speed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovNkwiHJCIA