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Richard Hammond shared the “intimate” details of the 2006 high-speed crash that left him with serious injuries in the hope it would “connect” with people affected by brain injury.
Clarkson asked Hammond following his 370 km/h (230 mph) crash, "Are you now a mental?", which was followed by James May offering Richard Hammond a tissue "in case he dribbled". The BBC claimed the comments were meant as a joke, but also claimed they saw how the comments could cause offence to mentally disabled and brain-damaged viewers. [64]
Richard Hammond has opened up about how his injuries from his Top Gear car crash still affect his health today.. In 2016, Hammond was driving a jet-powered dragster at 319mph on the motoring show ...
In July 2011, Hammond presented a two-part natural science documentary Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet, focused on Earth geology and plate tectonics. [46] [47] In April 2012, Hammond hosted a BBC America programme titled Richard Hammond's Crash Course, [48] which was also shown in the UK from September 2012 [49] on BBC Two
First screened on BBC One in 2007, its first presenter was Richard Hammond.He agreed to front the show to thank the Yorkshire Air Ambulance crew which flew him to hospital in after his near-fatal jet engine powered car crash, while filming for Top Gear, at Elvington airfield near York, in September 2006.
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It was considered to be an equaliser for cars since, according to Richard Hammond, both 0–60 miles per hour (0–96.6 km/h) times and top speed are totally meaningless. [4] The track also incorporated a drag strip ; although this was not used for timed segments, it did feature in some challenges and other features on the show.
Richard Hammond has said he thinks a “well-controlled risk” is “excusable” for motoring shows like Top Gear. Hammond, 54, was addressing Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff ’s serious crash on ...