Something tells me by the smirk on his face that his driving abilities weren't the reason for his F as much as the plethora of bodies strewn behind them across Mute City.
I can just imagine captain falcon saying what he did in this style : You got, 'puts on his helmet' an F, Zero. and then it just cut's to captain falcon's car racing across mute city and you just hear "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" Dun dun nuh.