Hydroplaning car

"Sadiq Rahman, a 21 year-old student, was driving his wife, mother and sister in his BMW E60 5 Series sedan in England when the car hydroplaned out of control"


http://jalopnik.com/video-games-helped-this-bmw-driver-go-full-opposite-loc-1774913691

I'm watching this video and I see that he's driving faster than other cars. Why is it necessary to "make an epic save" when all you have to do is slow down in the first place instead of putting yourself, your passengers, and other cars at risk. So you get to your destination a minute later, but you get there in one piece.