I don't think he's another Maldonado (he didn't buy the seat!). At first you see him getting pushed back, which in my opinion looks a bit silly, but finding the reverse and putting a F1 car in reverse can be pretty hard I imagine.. especially when you consider this is first time in a F1 car and his first year in a formula car. And the 'crash' is what I think.. bad luck, it looks like one of his frontwheels gets lifted by the angle of the street (it's just a normal street, not a FLAT circuit). So he was unable to steer and crashed.
I think next year he will amaze all of us. We'll see.