Richard Hammond: Top Gear star speaks out on insurance worries after near-fatal crashes
express.co.ukThe Grand Tour presenter Richard Hammond, 50, has revealed he tends to hesitate when quizzed on whether he has had any recent accidents by car insurance companies.The car enthusiast admitted his “CV does not read well” after he was involved in two near-death crashes.Back in 2006, while hosting Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and James May, Richard had a 288mph crash in a jet-powered car when one of its tyres failed, which caused him to roll several times.The star suffered a “significant brain injury” as a result and the ninth series of the BBC show was postponed to allow him time to recover from the shock accident.11 years later in 2017, Richard was airlifted to hospital after he lost control of a £2million Rimac Concept One supercar in.
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