It's easy to forget that Clarkson, Hammond and May often risk their lives when filming for The Grand Tour.
Clarkson, Hammond and May’s automotive adventures have been entertaining us for years in Top Gear and The Grand Tour, but it’s easy to forget that they often risk their lives for our pleasure. Out of the three presenters, Richard Hammond is the cat with nine lives having survived not one but two potentially fatal crashes. In 2006, he miraculously survived crashing a jet-powered dragster at 288 mph while filming for Top Gear, and history recently repeated itself when he lost control of a Rimac Concept One at a hill climb event for The Grand Tour.
“He'll be a terrible patient when he gets home and will drive me nuts (I’m terrified whenever he attempts to walk with his crutches) but honestly, I can’t wait to see him hug his dog and sit in the garden shouting for his glasses, laptop, phone or a cup of tea!” Suffice to say, he won’t be driving for the next few months, which is apparently causing chaos to The Grand Tour. Here’s hoping Hammond makes a swift recovery.