first TV interview after almost being killed while filming for Top Gear bbc
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Most people are horribly impacted by brain injuries. Richard Hammond gains an improved memory and a love of celery.
@alexkantor82388 жыл бұрын
+Alex Kantor until he gets a massive brain infact and dies. Keep in mind his brains got a massive hit, and that will haunt him the moment he gets older. I wouldn't be shockt if he loses memory's later on in his life or get some other brain issue's.
@rj67828 жыл бұрын
+aa aa "infact"
@nutsackmania8 жыл бұрын
Andrew Mumford No need for english lessons, useless language.
@rj67828 жыл бұрын
+Alex Kantor Do you know that Richard DOESNT renember this very interview?
@sparrowlt8 жыл бұрын
lel
@ohaidare7 жыл бұрын
That crash was unforgettable. Unless you're Richard Hammond
@TheCrankyTechnician9 жыл бұрын
Face
@12sonny124 жыл бұрын
Bah doomp TSHHH!! I'll be here all week! Be sure to tip your waitress..
@euchrewacko2 жыл бұрын
Depends on how much heavy metal he was listening to at the time of the crash.
@jwalster94122 жыл бұрын
DAMN!
@Venislovas2 жыл бұрын
I think he would love this 🤣
@davidhansen6788 Жыл бұрын
I dont think Jeremy and James are even capable of crying, but lets be honest, they must have been shattered.
@vnv_jruza8 жыл бұрын
Jeremy was probably in a terrible way the weeks while Richard was in hospital.
@daniellecroy50617 жыл бұрын
They will have cried.
@chezowen86457 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Richard and his wife wrote a book about the accident called 'On the Edge' which talks about it, and Clarkson and May were really worried about him, Jeremy didn't want to leave the hospital.
@thesandwich53215 жыл бұрын
Jeremy incapable of crying? Oh boy the last episode of The Grand Tour has something to say to you
@mostlybrokenbritishcars32205 жыл бұрын
@@mostlybrokenbritishcars3220 Yeah, little did he know 3 years ago xD
@rizos1125 жыл бұрын
"Have you seen that film memento?" "Probably" Absolute class
@willherondale63675 жыл бұрын
In his book "Life on the edge" Richard said that getting back to being on Television that soon after he woke up was the biggest mistake of all. Because he doesn't remember the filming of the North Pole special, the fact that he even did that special that soon after waking up says a lot about his state of mind. He now says that he should have taken at least a year off to recover.
@RastaSaiyaman2 жыл бұрын
Yeah i think it didnt traumatize him at first but after the memory came back to him he said he thought he was going to die and accepted death right then and there
@austinsavage5962 Жыл бұрын
holy crap; he had messed up memory while dogsledding to the north pole
@thomasmcelroy5785 Жыл бұрын
@@austinsavage5962 it's amazing just how much trauma dissociation/repression can present like the person is in a chronic state of acute shock glad he had the team he did; iffy decisions and scary accidents got heavily mitigated by the precautions they regularly took as part of the show
@thomasmcelroy5785 Жыл бұрын
@@thomasmcelroy5785 i dont really think it was repressed i just think he hit his head really hard
@austinsavage5962 Жыл бұрын
@@austinsavage5962 Brain can repress traumatic memories without the brain's owner deciding to do so. The brain does it automatically on its own.
@saagabragi6938 Жыл бұрын
Scarily, he doesn't remember this interview, He was still I guess, in some form, concussed...
@Phantomdirt9 жыл бұрын
That sounds... unlikely, do you have any source mate?
@sjeska75729 жыл бұрын
Sjeska I do Mate, and I understand why it sounds unlikely, however if you watch the more recent interview of Richard Hammond on The Jonathan Ross show, he tells Jonathan how he has no recollection of the previous interview.
@Phantomdirt9 жыл бұрын
kzhead.info/sun/iJaToJR_cKiEo3k/bejne.html
@TheXalos9 жыл бұрын
Hammond said in his book "Life on the edge" that coming back to work so soon after the accident was a mistake and that he should have taken at least a year to fully recuperate. He mentions the North Pole special as something he simply cannot recall doing.
@RastaSaiyaman9 жыл бұрын
RastaSaiyaman It's so weird, he seems perfectly fine here but there were obviously still problems.
@rexana9 жыл бұрын
I found this from an article about his crash: "The Health & Safety Executive report on the accident stated that Hammond's "instantaneous reaction to the tyre blow out seems to have been that of a competent high performance car driver, namely to brake the car and to try to steer into the skid. Immediately afterwards he also seems to have followed his training and to have pulled back on the main parachute release lever, thus shutting down the jet engine and also closing the jet and afterburner fuel levers. The main parachute did not have time to deploy before the car ran off the runway." The report suggests that the accident may not have been recoverable even if the driver had reacted with no more delay than was humanly possible." He is truly a ballsy guy behind the wheel of a car and, to his credit, doesn't let his past crashes get in the way of him still racing.
@maldetete431 Жыл бұрын
@@VampireDrip ratio says otherwise
@tobyzooey Жыл бұрын
I still believe that the only reason Richard Hammond is still alive is because of his own skill and quick reaction time. That clip of the crash is a testament to Hammond's awesomeness.
@MisterCrowley2710 жыл бұрын
Wrong. It was his height. He would've been decapitated had he been a bit taller.
@hmccullough9210 жыл бұрын
Hassan Mccullough And the scary thing was, James May was supposta to do that segment. The James May that is taller than Hammond. He would have been killed.
@MadameKasumi10 жыл бұрын
What? Captain slow dying in a high speed crash? I doubt it.
@hmccullough9210 жыл бұрын
Hassan Mccullough He's not that slow at all. He's obviously a really good driver and was the one who did the speed test with the Veyron. Before Top Gear he was a car reviewer for a serious magazine who demands all their drivers to be skillful. James May is a proper driver and he'd smoke all of us. On the show they play their character a bit big, but he just don't want to go fast all the time. But sometimes he lets himself free and in those moments Hammond and Jeremy have to concentrate if they want to keep up with him. Do you remember the episode where they drive in Romania and James May lets himself completely free and Jeremy is just smiling and laughing in the car because May is sliding and pushing his car so hard that Jeremy is having problems keeping up?
@Aadibass9 жыл бұрын
Defensive driving skills are essential in order to safely manoeuvre supercars on public roads, which is why many supercar brands provide free training to new owners. Goes without saying that all of the three TG hosts will have been rigorously trained in defensive driving - if not for effectively reviewing their cars, then at very least for their own safety.
@runninginsept9 жыл бұрын
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Wichard Hammond!
@HRHooChicken8 жыл бұрын
Trying not to laugh
@OColpin7 жыл бұрын
Why don't I get notifications for likes on my comments :( I never knew this got over 100. I'm quite proud
@HRHooChicken7 жыл бұрын
you earned it, well done!
@madman79237 жыл бұрын
Wadies and Wentleman, Wichawd Wammond
@feistlaist71207 жыл бұрын
Feist Laist haha lol
@heatherroutledge49307 жыл бұрын
Only 3 months after a severe brain injury, and he's that lucid and articulate? Pretty remarkable.
@kakstin7 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Calhoun Even the Lord watches Top Gear.
@spookylemon49475 жыл бұрын
@@spookylemon4947 It was confirmed when he sent his son Jesus to a recording.
@scsutton12 жыл бұрын
@@scsutton1 Twice
@spookylemon49472 жыл бұрын
He can't remember any of this though
@pervenchemusic2 жыл бұрын
I had serieus brain injuri ,samen my hed open ,6 weeks ic ,now no aaffecyts
@yvonnemulder90382 жыл бұрын
You can tell he's not recovered emotionally. I had a traumatic brain injury and I can relate, especially with the anger management. It's a long fight but he's lucky to be alive to fight it.
@shaunald10 жыл бұрын
Not recovered emotionally - how do you reckon?
@DasObscure2 жыл бұрын
@@DasObscure you could tell a massive difference between him before and after both or his major crashes both on and off air
@xxx_epic_sniper_xxx2.0212 жыл бұрын
Why would you be angry?
@xploration14372 жыл бұрын
@@xploration1437 Our hormones are regulated by the brain, and play a huge part in our mood and our emotional response to any situation. It's really common for people who recover from a brain injury such as a trauma or a stroke to have some changes to their personality, whether that's anger, levels of happiness, sadness etc. The brain is literally responsible for everything that makes up someone's personality.
@googleuser25712 жыл бұрын
@@googleuser2571 No shit Shirlock. That’s the most vague answer ever.
@xploration14372 жыл бұрын
Hammond has recently reunited with The Vampire, the dragster that nearly took his life, via DRIVETRIBE. He still fears it, even though it'll technically never do land speed record runs anymore. Stills fires, tho.
@mindlessgonzo2 жыл бұрын
How come it wont do anymore runs, im just now researching this story?
@flaminggaming1432 жыл бұрын
It's probably not going to set any records, but they did say there was a chance it will do speed runs in the future.
@alexskywalker8882 жыл бұрын
@@flaminggaming143 the a out of damage caused to it, and since they chose to restore it means it'll never be in proper aerodynamic shape to get as fast as it did
@theimperialfistsspacemarin30502 жыл бұрын
@@theimperialfistsspacemarin3050 i need to remember restoring and repairing are different🤣🤣
@flaminggaming1432 жыл бұрын
@@flaminggaming143 yep😂
@theimperialfistsspacemarin30502 жыл бұрын
This guy has such a good sense of humor
@SeanKL1077 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately the other guy doesn't
@Klaproossje3 жыл бұрын
Richard Hammond was still very much broken here. His autobiography is fascinating and he admits he doesn’t remember this or the first series of Top Gear following the crash. He very much regrets doing this and coming back too soon.
@Rambo9700 Жыл бұрын
hearing about there pact to make the next word "anyways" brought a tear to my eye. the bond those 3 have after all those years of there show and all those years being a family is something i hope everyone experiences.
@adamchristiansen354810 жыл бұрын
Adam Christiansen me too
@v12mercedes-benz724 жыл бұрын
Hammond is a genuinely funny guy.
@zapface9410 жыл бұрын
i love wichard
@xChillOutHDx7 жыл бұрын
he's probably more funny off camera
@diogenes13512 жыл бұрын
Funnier than Jonothan Woss anyway.
@emlix12 жыл бұрын
Jeremy said Rich is the funniest out of them three
@nothajzl2 жыл бұрын
@@emlix1 Good one, flew over my head for a second.
@zenitsu1003 Жыл бұрын
What if we are all a figment of Richard Hammonds mind and we don't actually exist?!?
@tsherald9 жыл бұрын
That makes no sense it's the other way around.
@ghettomist15758 жыл бұрын
I’d be okay with that
@eddyindahouse81695 жыл бұрын
someone needs to stop giving him LSD
@justinvaughn22774 жыл бұрын
Nigga... that legitimately makes no fucking sense
@JJ20kil3r4 жыл бұрын
That would make no sense unless richard has the brain capacity to create 7 billion people he hasnt seen before, and the trillions if personal info around us such as a speck of dirt on the floor to the car we own and even our thoguhs interest and dreams
@thatonenigeriansformula3 жыл бұрын
Seriously old video, but I just found it. His description gave me chills. When I was 18 I was in a bad car crash, and it was literally "I stopped for gas and bought a Pepsi, and then it was 2 weeks later in the hospital".
@robmerrell17454 жыл бұрын
Richard Hammond: in completely fine, I’ve fully recovered Also Richard Hammond: I did an interview with him?
@thebananamelon50654 жыл бұрын
It's really awful to say but I'm glad that it was Richard in that car and not James. Apparently, he was meant to be the driver but was busy so Richard did it. I've heard a lot about how part of why he survived was because he was short enough that his head was in the car. If it was James, he could've died because he is taller. I love Richard and James so much and I'm glad that they are still alive and having fun.
@eleanorcooke7136 Жыл бұрын
@@chaoticneutral6288 unfortunately not. I remember reading it a good while ago but can't remember where.
@eleanorcooke7136 Жыл бұрын
@@chaoticneutral6288 I found this on the Top Gear Wiki: In September 2007 , a year after the accident, Andy Wilman revealed that James May was the original presenter intended for the ill-fated segment, but was delegated to Hammond following schedule conflicts. It stands to reason that a similar prospective accident would have resulted in May being decapitated, due to his taller height. However, it would also be unlikely that he would have gone for an extra run in the car, in which Hammond had the accident.
@eleanorcooke7136 Жыл бұрын
I can imagine his eulogy: Richard "Hamster" Hammond He went too fast. Rest in piece.
@Arcyn10 жыл бұрын
No. That'd be an ironic eulogy for James May's tombstone. Here lies James May He went too fast.
@Kinepho10 жыл бұрын
LOL. True. And Clarkson's: Here lies Jeremy Clarkson. The most dead man IN THE WORLD.
@Arcyn10 жыл бұрын
Riley Matchett Here lies Jennifer Clarkson.
@Moka_Akashiya8510 жыл бұрын
Riley Matchett here lies Jeremy Clarkson. he is now with a higher POWAAAH!!!
@trymetal9510 жыл бұрын
dissatisfiedgamer This has made my week. You sir are a cruel, hilarious genius!
@Mr.Korzack10 жыл бұрын
I love Hammond to bits (loved Brainiac when I was younger) and genuinely cried tears of joy when it was reported that he had come to and all was well.
@TakoyaKyono10 жыл бұрын
+PauseForGames I see you everywhere! First Squire's channel, now here!
@nickc.88148 жыл бұрын
Nick C. You'll find me everywhere if it involves a British personality in the video ;)
@TakoyaKyono8 жыл бұрын
Yes totally Total wipe out Brainiac And of course Top Gear And that is my childhood right there
@bradthelad81803 жыл бұрын
Oh god what did you do when he crashed the rimac 😂
@ozzy8443 жыл бұрын
@@ozzy844 The man is tougher than the Toyota Hilux. But at the same time thank Christ he was the *presenter* and not a *contestant* of Total Wipeout.
@horrorfanandy46472 жыл бұрын
Hammond is actually invincible. Seriously, I just cannot possibly imagine him dying.
@lord_scrubington5 жыл бұрын
I recently found out that Hammond's brain damage was worse than initially thought, like he was still having memory problems for a few years after, an example is that he has no memory of this interview at all
@thomasmason31223 жыл бұрын
or of the artic special.
@HesmiyuMC11 ай бұрын
I went into a coma after bacterial pneumonia and when I woke up I was allergic to pomegranate.
@ditzynic7 жыл бұрын
buggers
@wartem7 жыл бұрын
yup, gotta hate those damn pomegranates
@ditzynic7 жыл бұрын
dippy chick
@marycousins79597 жыл бұрын
dizzy in the dessert youre really pretty :)
@feistlaist71207 жыл бұрын
dizzy in the dessert omg woah
@caitlinkelly86097 жыл бұрын
'you wewe wacing a vewwy fast wocket caw is that wight?' 'i have a vewwy good fwiend in wome cawwed biggus dickus!'
@maksuree10 жыл бұрын
Great stuff.
@jamesroach88419 жыл бұрын
"I think they'd be really cross if I did anything wrong." Yeah like get in a RIMAC and do the exact same thing again...
@witchywoman20083 жыл бұрын
Sadly Jeremy Clarkson will no longer be a presenter on TopGear....Anyway the new Aston Martin.
@mediocre-motorcycle-modifi68189 жыл бұрын
They're still investigating. Hammond and May refused to film without him. He'll be back
@WickedSpade9 жыл бұрын
POOpStiNkPiE how wrong you were...
@10walke9 жыл бұрын
***** kinda late reply but the comment refferred to him being back on TopGear so... how right I was
@10walke8 жыл бұрын
+Mikael Pashnin Show name?
@thenewthrowawaylol43438 жыл бұрын
+Mikael Pashnin and a commercial for amazon featuring a small banner.
@N8R_Quizzie8 жыл бұрын
Here's the thing I doubt withe of the others could have survived. Hammond was in a much better shape than the other 2. James was originally supposed to do it. Thank god they are all fine.
@ghettomist15758 жыл бұрын
+GhettoMist I heard that if he was taller he would not had survived. It was a long time I read this though..
@TophPower8 жыл бұрын
james is also extremely slow so he probably wouldn't have crashed
@cvspvr3 жыл бұрын
@@cvspvr He wouldn’t have found the track to begin with.
@horrorfanandy46472 жыл бұрын
If all went well it would’ve been great to see May breaking a record
@klj23822 жыл бұрын
@@klj2382 YEEESSSS!!! I’VE WON A TOP GEAR EVENT!
@horrorfanandy46472 жыл бұрын
So heavy. Such a serious thing to happen and I love that he can crack some hilarious jokes about it.
@surfgurujeff7 жыл бұрын
it's weird how he and David Tennant seem so similar
@darth64667 жыл бұрын
round face and googling eyes
@doesntmatter99967 жыл бұрын
Clarkson did describe David Tennant as a good looking version of Richard Hammond.
@scsutton12 жыл бұрын
@@scsutton1 But Hammond is genuinely good looking too. Of course, not as handsome as Jeremy.
@AnnaMarianne2 жыл бұрын
@@AnnaMarianne What sort of a fetish do you need to have to think Clarkson is hot?
@saagabragi6938 Жыл бұрын
All the jokes he made I believe are a way of deflecting the truth, which is that all of this terrified him. If he answered the questions directly, I’m convinced the interview would have been far more emotional.
@fit_pharmd48302 жыл бұрын
exactly. he's totally selfless in spite of his ego and you really can tell that he wants nothing more than to entertain people and make them laugh. Every time he's asked what has changed about him he deflects sheer existential dread with a new love for celery.
@Julian-mj4tb2 жыл бұрын
He was still very much out of it here. He said he doesn't remember doing this interview, and you can see it here and there that he says things that are just not real.
@gaborszucs87178 жыл бұрын
+Gábor Szűcs Can you point out any of those things that aren't real? To me he seems clever, witty, and perfectly lucid. I'd guess his ability to form and hold long-term memories just took longer to heal than the rest of his brain.
@Xezlec8 жыл бұрын
Xezlec For example: He didn't remember all of the phonenumbers.
@gaborszucs87178 жыл бұрын
Gábor Szűcs he's absolutely fine in this interview, no need to look for something that isn't there
@vangledosh7 жыл бұрын
Tom He went back to the show like a year or two later and he himself said that he had absolutely no recollection of this or the 6th season of Top Gear and that he looked quite confused.
@gaborszucs87177 жыл бұрын
Gábor Szűcs He was fine at the time, that’s why he says he was mended. No one at the time knew that the time after the crash wouldn’t develop into long term memory.
@spookylemon49475 жыл бұрын
This has likely shown up in the comments section already, but Hammond actually did not remember this interview even happened due to his injuries. He said so on his second Jonathan Ross interview
@TheMausymaus9 жыл бұрын
"It's like that film Memento. Have you seen that film Memento?" "Probably." The brain is amazing. Maybe you can't remember things, but the wit is still right there.
@aluisious7 жыл бұрын
If you get the chance, read Hammonds autobiography, it`s really special and a brilliant read!
@stevelane19569 жыл бұрын
Oh dear... Dumb Britain
@10pennysweets9 жыл бұрын
10pennysweets fuck me you dont get much dumber than the US OF A right at the back of the queue when god was handing out brains . fucking fools
@jakelong4249 жыл бұрын
When the good Lord was teaching the correct use of a full stop in a sentence, certain people were not paying attention. Oh the irony! The irony!
@10pennysweets9 жыл бұрын
AAAH the grammer distraction technique. You Muppet.
@jakelong4249 жыл бұрын
10pennysweets Ironic indeed , more so, that you never rectified your own punctuation error !
@amygal10009 жыл бұрын
This was a great interview! If only from the neuroscience point of view, it was great to have an insight of what a person with a previous brain injury might have experienced while recovering and what changes they noticed if any. And of course Hammond, as usual, is witty and is just very entertaining to listen to! Glad that he's all ok!
@Spetsop11 жыл бұрын
He has three audio books that he has narrated. I just bought all three and can't wait to listen to them. He's such a gorgeous man--so sweet, and it's wonderful his family didn't lose him!
@rneustel2228 жыл бұрын
Oh this is wichard hammond, could have sworn it was richard hammond
@vangledosh7 жыл бұрын
Tom haha
@koenigseggccx41437 жыл бұрын
Because It Is Richard Hammond He's Trolling
@atomowka807 жыл бұрын
Tom wibbley wobbley jonathon woss
@kuntfart8517 жыл бұрын
Tom haha 😂 gotta love jonafan woss! (shame your a city fan though 😒😁)
@user-es2bz2fj2z7 жыл бұрын
"probably" Now that is sharp wit.
@subasurf3 жыл бұрын
"Do you still have all the memories as before?" How the heck would he know!!!
@Yoyo4lyf10 жыл бұрын
''injured at work? dont drive a jet car at 300mph'' hugh dennis joke mock the week
@jaggass8 жыл бұрын
when i was about 1 or 2 (when he was in leeds) i was staying in the same ward as hammond, apparently he once was walking round with the nurses yelling hi to everyone, including my parents
@benedictcalvert80753 жыл бұрын
Many people believe this man is alive through good luck, if he hadn’t immediately turned the extremely hi-flow fuel supply off when the tyre blew out he wouldn’t be! Good training and quick reactions kept him here ✌🏻
@daneconnelly443 жыл бұрын
and good luck
@lean4real_113 жыл бұрын
Exacly
@yvonnemulder90382 жыл бұрын
No handeld ,quick
@yvonnemulder90382 жыл бұрын
Absolute
@yvonnemulder90382 жыл бұрын
@@lean4real_11 preparation meets opportunity
@MarksTournaments Жыл бұрын
Wichard Hammond!
@GuggerHead10 жыл бұрын
The Commenter It's no pwoblem weally, The Commentew. Pwoceed.
@Jejking9 жыл бұрын
From Monty Python's The Life Of Brian: "....the highest wanking Woman...." No wonder Jonathan Woss talks so fast. It's to clip his impediment short.
@jamesroach88419 жыл бұрын
Were you aware that it was going wong Please no, dont let the chinese drive rocket cars
@levipartridge27909 жыл бұрын
Luke Bekker can u spell?
@Patrick-pi7ng6 жыл бұрын
@@Patrick-pi7ng You're a dummy 2 years ago and probably still.
@HansDester4 жыл бұрын
So very happy he survived and recovered. Just love him. (love all three of them, but I will admit to a favorite, and he's it.)
@MsDemonBunny11 жыл бұрын
I'll never get over how these mannerisms can casually insult each other so often, and yet everyone had a good laugh about it and moves on. That's a kind of thick-skinned self security that I wish many more people would wear on a daily basis, especially in America. Everyone's so damned insecure that the littlest things that people can say call their whole essence into question. It's quite perplexing, and frankly just plain infuriating to watch. I have no idea why I felt the need to use this much vocabulary...I'm American. I suppose the proper comment should have been: "LOL, these dudes talk pretty funny but if they called me a "bugga" I'd kick der ass." I enjoyed the video nevertheless.
@Xeroskia9 жыл бұрын
I agree! People tend to let things get to them quite a bit here in the U.S. It's insecurity mostly.
@thenight17329 жыл бұрын
Madman Lac Livid Yeah at least if their English, that's my experience. Don't know about the Scots and the Welsh.
@EJLSWE9 жыл бұрын
its called banter. its just when people bounce insults off each other you just take it on the chin
@Faloryn9 жыл бұрын
David MacMillan Yeah. Me and a bloke from Britain (who moved to the Netherlands to study here) always have a good conversation with lots of banter and "fucks" and people around us would get offended or just look at us as if we're crazy.
@Dunkingsonn9 жыл бұрын
***** aussies and english people have it, but thats about it, its unheard of in the hispanic world
@juanaltredo29749 жыл бұрын
I am watching this knowing there will be no more Top Gear....so sad. Those three men had such a relationship and friendship they could take the piss of each other and simply not offend....The sad thing is some people simply didn't get their sense of humour. I mean can you imagine the horror if Clarkson would've done what Richard just said they had an agreement would be said if any one of them croaked...'anyway...'? There would've been a public outcry from those who just didn't get it. From those of us enlightened ones, who did get it, well we would've been rolling on the ground holding onto our tummies... I loved the show and I loved all three stars of the show...RIP Top Gear. I will miss it. I am female and its the only car show I will and have ever watched! :(
@flower23648 жыл бұрын
u sure u wont watch the new 1
@koosvriendloos59318 жыл бұрын
+MrWisemasterful I would love that!
@elkehagen098 жыл бұрын
+Tilly Divine I'd be fine with him keeping his job, could care less about whether he keeps his job or not. I'd hit him back and sort it out properly
@ethanpunto92228 жыл бұрын
well surprise, grand tour
@mmm64812 жыл бұрын
Im so happy he is still here and can still do what he loves. I watch Grand Tour and Top Gear when i'm at my worst just because I know it makes me feel better. Richard Hammond is like a hero to me.
@Jauffre-innit2 жыл бұрын
I met Richard when he was the brainiac presenter, I have his autograph :D
@ZombieQueenKate9 жыл бұрын
+Kate Rainbow I miss that show. it was good fun and it didn't last with the replacement presenter for the reason that he isn't Richard Hammond.
@RastaSaiyaman8 жыл бұрын
I know him personally
@lucyzaraharryscudy96608 жыл бұрын
Lucy,Zara&Harry Scudy is he Nice?
@melinakira6 жыл бұрын
Awsome!
@Shebeast35 жыл бұрын
Lucy,Zara&Harry Scudy that’s lovely, bet he is a wonderful person 😊
@RichelleBremner4 жыл бұрын
Glasgow scale about comas? Could be worse. The Bristol scale measures the wetness or solidness of poop.
@doctorwhominecraft69187 жыл бұрын
Wish I could be as charming as Hammond. He's a serious class act.
@BananaStew10 жыл бұрын
I have gotten traumatic amnesia twice, first time in a car accident where the car ended up in four pieces and me standing up in the road looking at it calmly and the second the hospital did dumb stuff, but I remember being ordered not to drive for a certain period of time after coming home. I was DYING to drive again, it's like you think it's a necessary part of life even though it almost ended your life.
@lalaithan9 жыл бұрын
lalaithan Hearing about it, and looking it up beyond this video, I'm thinking I had it after a wreck where the farmer who came to help wondered where I had come from as he didn't think anyone could survive the crash. I didn't seek medical care, so I'll never know for sure, but I dealt with some strange time slips after the crash for a couple or three weeks. I was driving 4 days after. Knowing what I now know about the condition I'm thinking that was a dumb thing to do so soon, but I was awfully young and dumb when it happened.
@lesterclaypool19 жыл бұрын
lalaithan My father didn't get into a comma, but one time in a BMX competition he fell chin-first into the ground and only remembers filling a form with his information in hospital. Later people told him that he just got up from the fall, got inside an ambulance without any help and appeared to be completely fine and he doesn't remember any of that. Sometimes the brain gets crazy in high adrenaline situations!
@lourencoalmada13056 жыл бұрын
after watching the crash i believe the tyre got punctured
@jamalt17608 жыл бұрын
The rubber on the front right wheel poped off when he hit about 280, wich caused the car to steer violently to the right and then flip several times.
@user-qm4te9lb5l8 жыл бұрын
+Nuclear Guy looks like the rim of the wheel shreaded the tyre.
@rockacraig56538 жыл бұрын
Jamal t cwash*
@vangledosh7 жыл бұрын
what do you mean believe? thats what happened
@dfhdgnsdfbodfgi62777 жыл бұрын
I had a severe brain injury too, and when I recovered I could move each of my eyeballs independently
@Yoyo4lyf10 жыл бұрын
Been looking for this interview for ages, thanks for uploading. Richard is adorable, I was so glad he came through it ok.
@nattybking11 жыл бұрын
This show/set looks so late 90s!
@DozIT8 жыл бұрын
"It woz a howwible fing to wead abowt"
@SefiricAcid8 жыл бұрын
Saw Richard Hammond in Cheltenham with his kid, he's awesome
@FernEatsNoobs9 жыл бұрын
So glad Richard is okay again, I so enjoy to watch him on TopGear and I'm glad he is going back to join Jeramy and James on the show.
@123RolfDieter10 жыл бұрын
reminds me of a mini david tennant
@Designandrew10 жыл бұрын
0.0 Yes im not the only one :D
@smugmug99479 жыл бұрын
More than reminds me. From some angles they look like twins separated at birth.
@jamesroach88419 жыл бұрын
Soloman1001 Yeah I don't know why I wrote this..
@Designandrew7 жыл бұрын
Not Scottish
@TheoPates9954 жыл бұрын
I'm a massive fan of the Hamster and when he had hie "incident". I thought we'd lost him. The man is a walking miracle and I couldn'tbe happier. And GOD BLESS MINDY for supporting him through everything. Love to both of them and the whole family. Will meet you soon Rich, with a project scimitar GTC. Smallest cog
@dugwolfe71922 жыл бұрын
I just read that a year or so after this interview that Richard had no memory of every being on this show. It's scary to think of how a brain injury can affect our memory, I'm very happy that Richard has made a complete recovery and is living a happy life with his wife and two young children. A very nice and funny gentleman.
@peterjones46212 жыл бұрын
He does seem fairly normal, but in recent years he mentions not being right in the head for up to a year after the crash, even though he went back to work. Specifically the polar special..I remember him saying he was a bit off during the trip, and that he randomly cried when he was alone... I guess seeming normal doesnt neccesarily mean you are indeed fine. He ended up being extremely lucky..
@pauliewalnuts2402 жыл бұрын
Did anyone else say "awwwww" at 9:26? That is such a touching picture
@LondonBus10111 жыл бұрын
So glad he's okay!! Gotta be one of the most amazing men on earth, handsome, talented, what else could you want? ;D
@veronastrauss84109 жыл бұрын
Gonna go out on a limb and say you're a huge fan of Richard. LOL. :-P
@jasonmcleod89149 жыл бұрын
Jason McLeod Think the pp helps give that away a little, too :p
@mrscoles1009 жыл бұрын
tall
@10babiscar9 жыл бұрын
I know someone who looks just like him and is even the same height. And he's also only four years older than Richard.
@bellachance12069 жыл бұрын
Omg I need to meet him xDD
@veronastrauss84109 жыл бұрын
"Mista Wichad Hammond!" "Wacing a vewwy fast wocket car" Does this guy know how to pronounce the letter R?
@sourlemon839 жыл бұрын
he cant no he's made jokes about himself pronounce R in the past for it, its like a weird lisp thing
@Damn4got9 жыл бұрын
Speech impediments are a thing that exist
@MoogieSRO9 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Woss has never been able to pronounce R. Hes been on British TV for years. Not once.
@TheOrangeType9 жыл бұрын
Yup, that was what i was thinking
@AnimalzyCo9 жыл бұрын
"this guy"? this guy happens to be a vewwy funny man, it's Jonathan Woss
@MsGeorgeyboy9 жыл бұрын
well wadies and wentlemen I welcome you Wichard Wammond
@heatherroutledge49307 жыл бұрын
Heather Routledge hahaha
@koenigseggccx41437 жыл бұрын
I love how this dude is just so cool and witty about something that damn near killed him. The world needs his humor.
@CMDR_John_Crichton11 жыл бұрын
So happy he's alright. Really like Hammond not only on top gear but all of his other insightful programmes. Great guy.
@FrenchScopes10 жыл бұрын
My brother got hit by a drunk band driver n was in an induced coma for 3 months so this interview means a lot x
@sonnieM7 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing something years ago where he mentioned he still has serious struggles because of this.
@jeepmanxj9 жыл бұрын
thoroughly enjoyed this interview/banter. great stuff
@Jarok32 жыл бұрын
"vocket cah"
@RolandAshcroft7 жыл бұрын
RolandAshcroft HAHAHA
@koenigseggccx41437 жыл бұрын
If anyone is really interested in Richards crash, I would really recommend his book “On the edge” it’s brilliant!
@blu46893 жыл бұрын
Op het randje
@yvonnemulder90382 жыл бұрын
A fascinating situation about an individual that underwent trauma to the frontal lobe. Especially from their perspective!
@thehh51187 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I thought there was another interview but couldn't remember for definant and thought maybe they'ed just cut it out of this interview on you tube.
@Katmarie10011 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge fan of Top Gear. Yet, somehow, I wasn't aware of this accident until a few hours ago. This interview is frustrating, to say the least. The interviewer seems to have lost the art of *conversation*. He asks a question, and doesn't give Richard a full right of reply, before cutting him off, and cracking a gag. Given that Richard had survived a potentially fatal accident and, after four months, made himself available to talk about his experience, I would have thought that this git could have given more opportunity for Richard to articulate his thoughts and feelings, without so many rude interjections. Alas no. Jonathan, sometimes great television is not about you, it's about the guests, and knowing when to shut the hell up!!
@RettroKunk9 жыл бұрын
Very well put. Jonathan Ross is not only only an ass, his taste in music and decor, even at the level of variety shows, is the absolute worst I have ever seen. He's probably also a nightmare to work with. I hope his show has been canceled since this interview was done.
@jamesroach88419 жыл бұрын
i've noticed all British variety shows have this quicker English rhythm and cadence to their interviewing style.
@jctai1009 жыл бұрын
I didn't notice too many interruptions, although these shows are more relaxed and lighthearted than a serious interview. It's more of a conversation, rather than a presenter dryly asking questions and then nodding for the next twenty minutes. It felt to me like Jonathan wanted Richard to feel relaxed and was filling in any potentially awkward moments in order to keep it flowing smoothly.
@MoogieSRO9 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Ross show isnt a serious interview show... its a light hearted fun interview... and thats the way most british show works... but i do see your point
@parishsirius9 жыл бұрын
Apparently you have no idea how Jonathan Ross works. His show is about as serious as a fart.
@ningen19809 жыл бұрын
I love the skit that the brilliant Stewart Lee does about Top Gear . .utterly brilliant and truthful as you'll get . .
@chrisellis10897 жыл бұрын
I was hit by a car when I was walking home from school, when I was 13. It was doing 50 in a 30mph zone and the doctor at the hospital said "you're very lucky, 7 out of ten people die being hit at that speed". Well I had a mangled left arm (which the doctors eventually saved) and a horrendous head injury and it did change my personality. I had been a happy, healthy little girl and after that I trusted nothing. I refused to go to school for six months, my mother home schooled me. I just couldn't cross the road any more, something inside me kicked in and I just couldn't. And just like Richard Hammond, I don't remember the incident at all. I just remember being in hospital and my parents looking very, very scared.
@FishpondsLady3 ай бұрын
So many people don't know who Jonathan Ross is
@rossmclaren83258 жыл бұрын
+Helen Montgomery epic
@fireblade36558 жыл бұрын
Jonathon Woss*
@wildgorillaeatbanana8 жыл бұрын
*Jonathan Woss
@mrkesh81458 жыл бұрын
Lucky them
@sirpizo5557 жыл бұрын
Nice to see him back here doing the interview. Having seen the crash the man was very lucky to make a recovery. Terrible time for his family esp his wife who would have been torn between being with him in hospital and a mum to thier young family.
@CB-RADIO-UK7 жыл бұрын
he wrote a book about the experience, well his wife wrote the first bit about when he was unconscious and he wrote the last bit. i'm not usually one for biographies/autobiographies but it was a really interesting read :)
@traybake17 жыл бұрын
traybake1 what's it called? Might look it up.
@DaiLusional7 жыл бұрын
It's called 'On the Edge. my story'
@traybake17 жыл бұрын
12:04 "they'd be really cross if anything goes wrong." *smash cut to grand tour season 2
@clayheinzerling18524 жыл бұрын
Great to see him all OK, great presenter we couldn't do without him
@RonWylie-gk5lc5 жыл бұрын
"There was a sense of oh... bugger"
@therickman19904 жыл бұрын
Jeremy gave him the kiss of life and James used his mobile to create an electrical charge to start his heart pumping again
@buggsalonso26310 жыл бұрын
He is a nice man. I am so glad he is ok.
@LuLuBooBlogger10 жыл бұрын
Watching this today, without looking at the video upload date, I was sitting here wondering which crash it was
@cheungjackjackt020065 жыл бұрын
I love him so much and so glad he came through it so well ❤️
@clarehughes15435 жыл бұрын
The best part of this is that although it was awful and everyone was concerned for him, he's willing to laugh about it and take the piss. Fantastic! Perfectly British way to deal with it.
@Gndlf_TheOrange5 жыл бұрын
anger is definitely something that he has now
@daithidb8 жыл бұрын
Hm, he always was the one to start swearing first, I think it has just come a little bit more to the surface.
@robertwilloughby80504 жыл бұрын
And it's now "I'm angry - oh sod it, I can't be bothered being angry" rather than "I'm slightly pissed off, and I'm going to let my slightly pissed offness fester until I eventually forget about it." which is what he had before.
@robertwilloughby80504 жыл бұрын
This is a great interview just like watching an conversation.
@benodaboy5 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed that Richard's sense of humor is just as good as it was ever.
@HSMiyamoto4 жыл бұрын
I never knew that he suffered a brain injury. I've been through that myself, however for me it was more than two weeks later. It was more like almost two months.
@BigBlueGuy5 жыл бұрын
i refuse to believe this is what the quality of tv was like in 2012. We had 3d tvs and shit, and this is how it looks?
@iabaca Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I remeber the interview with Sterling Moss but again don't remember about that bit. But, I can definately remember that Hammond also discussed it with Johnathan Ross. I'm certain about that, just couldn't work out if it had been cut out of this on you tube or was a different interview with Johnathan Ross!
@Katmarie10011 жыл бұрын
I love how Elmer Fudd is interviewing him.
@wickednoreaster11 жыл бұрын
after reading the title I was wondering "Crash? Which one?"
@rohanpatil1473 Жыл бұрын
"Richard Hammond first TV interview after crash" Which one?
@ruhaanpremi23062 жыл бұрын
The dragster I think
@beans51712 жыл бұрын
My mother had traumatic amnesia when a car hit us( mother myself and my brother) in the station wagon and spun us round. My mother suffered a head flesh wound, and my brother and myself walked away from the accident, but my mother had no recollection of anything after impact. Her head healed fine.
@chrisdrummond88933 жыл бұрын
The way his wife just laughed through the tears you can tell she almost watched her husband die
Most people are horribly impacted by brain injuries. Richard Hammond gains an improved memory and a love of celery.
+Alex Kantor until he gets a massive brain infact and dies. Keep in mind his brains got a massive hit, and that will haunt him the moment he gets older. I wouldn't be shockt if he loses memory's later on in his life or get some other brain issue's.
+aa aa "infact"
Andrew Mumford No need for english lessons, useless language.
+Alex Kantor Do you know that Richard DOESNT renember this very interview?
lel
That crash was unforgettable. Unless you're Richard Hammond
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Bah doomp TSHHH!! I'll be here all week! Be sure to tip your waitress..
Depends on how much heavy metal he was listening to at the time of the crash.
DAMN!
I think he would love this 🤣
I dont think Jeremy and James are even capable of crying, but lets be honest, they must have been shattered.
Jeremy was probably in a terrible way the weeks while Richard was in hospital.
They will have cried.
Yeah, Richard and his wife wrote a book about the accident called 'On the Edge' which talks about it, and Clarkson and May were really worried about him, Jeremy didn't want to leave the hospital.
Jeremy incapable of crying? Oh boy the last episode of The Grand Tour has something to say to you
@@mostlybrokenbritishcars3220 Yeah, little did he know 3 years ago xD
"Have you seen that film memento?" "Probably" Absolute class
In his book "Life on the edge" Richard said that getting back to being on Television that soon after he woke up was the biggest mistake of all. Because he doesn't remember the filming of the North Pole special, the fact that he even did that special that soon after waking up says a lot about his state of mind. He now says that he should have taken at least a year off to recover.
Yeah i think it didnt traumatize him at first but after the memory came back to him he said he thought he was going to die and accepted death right then and there
holy crap; he had messed up memory while dogsledding to the north pole
@@austinsavage5962 it's amazing just how much trauma dissociation/repression can present like the person is in a chronic state of acute shock glad he had the team he did; iffy decisions and scary accidents got heavily mitigated by the precautions they regularly took as part of the show
@@thomasmcelroy5785 i dont really think it was repressed i just think he hit his head really hard
@@austinsavage5962 Brain can repress traumatic memories without the brain's owner deciding to do so. The brain does it automatically on its own.
Scarily, he doesn't remember this interview, He was still I guess, in some form, concussed...
That sounds... unlikely, do you have any source mate?
Sjeska I do Mate, and I understand why it sounds unlikely, however if you watch the more recent interview of Richard Hammond on The Jonathan Ross show, he tells Jonathan how he has no recollection of the previous interview.
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Hammond said in his book "Life on the edge" that coming back to work so soon after the accident was a mistake and that he should have taken at least a year to fully recuperate. He mentions the North Pole special as something he simply cannot recall doing.
RastaSaiyaman It's so weird, he seems perfectly fine here but there were obviously still problems.
I found this from an article about his crash: "The Health & Safety Executive report on the accident stated that Hammond's "instantaneous reaction to the tyre blow out seems to have been that of a competent high performance car driver, namely to brake the car and to try to steer into the skid. Immediately afterwards he also seems to have followed his training and to have pulled back on the main parachute release lever, thus shutting down the jet engine and also closing the jet and afterburner fuel levers. The main parachute did not have time to deploy before the car ran off the runway." The report suggests that the accident may not have been recoverable even if the driver had reacted with no more delay than was humanly possible." He is truly a ballsy guy behind the wheel of a car and, to his credit, doesn't let his past crashes get in the way of him still racing.
@@VampireDrip ratio says otherwise
I still believe that the only reason Richard Hammond is still alive is because of his own skill and quick reaction time. That clip of the crash is a testament to Hammond's awesomeness.
Wrong. It was his height. He would've been decapitated had he been a bit taller.
Hassan Mccullough And the scary thing was, James May was supposta to do that segment. The James May that is taller than Hammond. He would have been killed.
What? Captain slow dying in a high speed crash? I doubt it.
Hassan Mccullough He's not that slow at all. He's obviously a really good driver and was the one who did the speed test with the Veyron. Before Top Gear he was a car reviewer for a serious magazine who demands all their drivers to be skillful. James May is a proper driver and he'd smoke all of us. On the show they play their character a bit big, but he just don't want to go fast all the time. But sometimes he lets himself free and in those moments Hammond and Jeremy have to concentrate if they want to keep up with him. Do you remember the episode where they drive in Romania and James May lets himself completely free and Jeremy is just smiling and laughing in the car because May is sliding and pushing his car so hard that Jeremy is having problems keeping up?
Defensive driving skills are essential in order to safely manoeuvre supercars on public roads, which is why many supercar brands provide free training to new owners. Goes without saying that all of the three TG hosts will have been rigorously trained in defensive driving - if not for effectively reviewing their cars, then at very least for their own safety.
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Wichard Hammond!
Trying not to laugh
Why don't I get notifications for likes on my comments :( I never knew this got over 100. I'm quite proud
you earned it, well done!
Wadies and Wentleman, Wichawd Wammond
Feist Laist haha lol
Only 3 months after a severe brain injury, and he's that lucid and articulate? Pretty remarkable.
Jimmy Calhoun Even the Lord watches Top Gear.
@@spookylemon4947 It was confirmed when he sent his son Jesus to a recording.
@@scsutton1 Twice
He can't remember any of this though
I had serieus brain injuri ,samen my hed open ,6 weeks ic ,now no aaffecyts
You can tell he's not recovered emotionally. I had a traumatic brain injury and I can relate, especially with the anger management. It's a long fight but he's lucky to be alive to fight it.
Not recovered emotionally - how do you reckon?
@@DasObscure you could tell a massive difference between him before and after both or his major crashes both on and off air
Why would you be angry?
@@xploration1437 Our hormones are regulated by the brain, and play a huge part in our mood and our emotional response to any situation. It's really common for people who recover from a brain injury such as a trauma or a stroke to have some changes to their personality, whether that's anger, levels of happiness, sadness etc. The brain is literally responsible for everything that makes up someone's personality.
@@googleuser2571 No shit Shirlock. That’s the most vague answer ever.
Hammond has recently reunited with The Vampire, the dragster that nearly took his life, via DRIVETRIBE. He still fears it, even though it'll technically never do land speed record runs anymore. Stills fires, tho.
How come it wont do anymore runs, im just now researching this story?
It's probably not going to set any records, but they did say there was a chance it will do speed runs in the future.
@@flaminggaming143 the a out of damage caused to it, and since they chose to restore it means it'll never be in proper aerodynamic shape to get as fast as it did
@@theimperialfistsspacemarin3050 i need to remember restoring and repairing are different🤣🤣
@@flaminggaming143 yep😂
This guy has such a good sense of humor
Unfortunately the other guy doesn't
Richard Hammond was still very much broken here. His autobiography is fascinating and he admits he doesn’t remember this or the first series of Top Gear following the crash. He very much regrets doing this and coming back too soon.
hearing about there pact to make the next word "anyways" brought a tear to my eye. the bond those 3 have after all those years of there show and all those years being a family is something i hope everyone experiences.
Adam Christiansen me too
Hammond is a genuinely funny guy.
i love wichard
he's probably more funny off camera
Funnier than Jonothan Woss anyway.
Jeremy said Rich is the funniest out of them three
@@emlix1 Good one, flew over my head for a second.
What if we are all a figment of Richard Hammonds mind and we don't actually exist?!?
That makes no sense it's the other way around.
I’d be okay with that
someone needs to stop giving him LSD
Nigga... that legitimately makes no fucking sense
That would make no sense unless richard has the brain capacity to create 7 billion people he hasnt seen before, and the trillions if personal info around us such as a speck of dirt on the floor to the car we own and even our thoguhs interest and dreams
Seriously old video, but I just found it. His description gave me chills. When I was 18 I was in a bad car crash, and it was literally "I stopped for gas and bought a Pepsi, and then it was 2 weeks later in the hospital".
Richard Hammond: in completely fine, I’ve fully recovered Also Richard Hammond: I did an interview with him?
It's really awful to say but I'm glad that it was Richard in that car and not James. Apparently, he was meant to be the driver but was busy so Richard did it. I've heard a lot about how part of why he survived was because he was short enough that his head was in the car. If it was James, he could've died because he is taller. I love Richard and James so much and I'm glad that they are still alive and having fun.
@@chaoticneutral6288 unfortunately not. I remember reading it a good while ago but can't remember where.
@@chaoticneutral6288 I found this on the Top Gear Wiki: In September 2007 , a year after the accident, Andy Wilman revealed that James May was the original presenter intended for the ill-fated segment, but was delegated to Hammond following schedule conflicts. It stands to reason that a similar prospective accident would have resulted in May being decapitated, due to his taller height. However, it would also be unlikely that he would have gone for an extra run in the car, in which Hammond had the accident.
I can imagine his eulogy: Richard "Hamster" Hammond He went too fast. Rest in piece.
No. That'd be an ironic eulogy for James May's tombstone. Here lies James May He went too fast.
LOL. True. And Clarkson's: Here lies Jeremy Clarkson. The most dead man IN THE WORLD.
Riley Matchett Here lies Jennifer Clarkson.
Riley Matchett here lies Jeremy Clarkson. he is now with a higher POWAAAH!!!
dissatisfiedgamer This has made my week. You sir are a cruel, hilarious genius!
I love Hammond to bits (loved Brainiac when I was younger) and genuinely cried tears of joy when it was reported that he had come to and all was well.
+PauseForGames I see you everywhere! First Squire's channel, now here!
Nick C. You'll find me everywhere if it involves a British personality in the video ;)
Yes totally Total wipe out Brainiac And of course Top Gear And that is my childhood right there
Oh god what did you do when he crashed the rimac 😂
@@ozzy844 The man is tougher than the Toyota Hilux. But at the same time thank Christ he was the *presenter* and not a *contestant* of Total Wipeout.
Hammond is actually invincible. Seriously, I just cannot possibly imagine him dying.
I recently found out that Hammond's brain damage was worse than initially thought, like he was still having memory problems for a few years after, an example is that he has no memory of this interview at all
or of the artic special.
I went into a coma after bacterial pneumonia and when I woke up I was allergic to pomegranate.
buggers
yup, gotta hate those damn pomegranates
dippy chick
dizzy in the dessert youre really pretty :)
dizzy in the dessert omg woah
'you wewe wacing a vewwy fast wocket caw is that wight?' 'i have a vewwy good fwiend in wome cawwed biggus dickus!'
Great stuff.
"I think they'd be really cross if I did anything wrong." Yeah like get in a RIMAC and do the exact same thing again...
Sadly Jeremy Clarkson will no longer be a presenter on TopGear....Anyway the new Aston Martin.
They're still investigating. Hammond and May refused to film without him. He'll be back
POOpStiNkPiE how wrong you were...
***** kinda late reply but the comment refferred to him being back on TopGear so... how right I was
+Mikael Pashnin Show name?
+Mikael Pashnin and a commercial for amazon featuring a small banner.
Here's the thing I doubt withe of the others could have survived. Hammond was in a much better shape than the other 2. James was originally supposed to do it. Thank god they are all fine.
+GhettoMist I heard that if he was taller he would not had survived. It was a long time I read this though..
james is also extremely slow so he probably wouldn't have crashed
@@cvspvr He wouldn’t have found the track to begin with.
If all went well it would’ve been great to see May breaking a record
@@klj2382 YEEESSSS!!! I’VE WON A TOP GEAR EVENT!
So heavy. Such a serious thing to happen and I love that he can crack some hilarious jokes about it.
it's weird how he and David Tennant seem so similar
round face and googling eyes
Clarkson did describe David Tennant as a good looking version of Richard Hammond.
@@scsutton1 But Hammond is genuinely good looking too. Of course, not as handsome as Jeremy.
@@AnnaMarianne What sort of a fetish do you need to have to think Clarkson is hot?
All the jokes he made I believe are a way of deflecting the truth, which is that all of this terrified him. If he answered the questions directly, I’m convinced the interview would have been far more emotional.
exactly. he's totally selfless in spite of his ego and you really can tell that he wants nothing more than to entertain people and make them laugh. Every time he's asked what has changed about him he deflects sheer existential dread with a new love for celery.
He was still very much out of it here. He said he doesn't remember doing this interview, and you can see it here and there that he says things that are just not real.
+Gábor Szűcs Can you point out any of those things that aren't real? To me he seems clever, witty, and perfectly lucid. I'd guess his ability to form and hold long-term memories just took longer to heal than the rest of his brain.
Xezlec For example: He didn't remember all of the phonenumbers.
Gábor Szűcs he's absolutely fine in this interview, no need to look for something that isn't there
Tom He went back to the show like a year or two later and he himself said that he had absolutely no recollection of this or the 6th season of Top Gear and that he looked quite confused.
Gábor Szűcs He was fine at the time, that’s why he says he was mended. No one at the time knew that the time after the crash wouldn’t develop into long term memory.
This has likely shown up in the comments section already, but Hammond actually did not remember this interview even happened due to his injuries. He said so on his second Jonathan Ross interview
"It's like that film Memento. Have you seen that film Memento?" "Probably." The brain is amazing. Maybe you can't remember things, but the wit is still right there.
If you get the chance, read Hammonds autobiography, it`s really special and a brilliant read!
Oh dear... Dumb Britain
10pennysweets fuck me you dont get much dumber than the US OF A right at the back of the queue when god was handing out brains . fucking fools
When the good Lord was teaching the correct use of a full stop in a sentence, certain people were not paying attention. Oh the irony! The irony!
AAAH the grammer distraction technique. You Muppet.
10pennysweets Ironic indeed , more so, that you never rectified your own punctuation error !
This was a great interview! If only from the neuroscience point of view, it was great to have an insight of what a person with a previous brain injury might have experienced while recovering and what changes they noticed if any. And of course Hammond, as usual, is witty and is just very entertaining to listen to! Glad that he's all ok!
He has three audio books that he has narrated. I just bought all three and can't wait to listen to them. He's such a gorgeous man--so sweet, and it's wonderful his family didn't lose him!
Oh this is wichard hammond, could have sworn it was richard hammond
Tom haha
Because It Is Richard Hammond He's Trolling
Tom wibbley wobbley jonathon woss
Tom haha 😂 gotta love jonafan woss! (shame your a city fan though 😒😁)
"probably" Now that is sharp wit.
"Do you still have all the memories as before?" How the heck would he know!!!
''injured at work? dont drive a jet car at 300mph'' hugh dennis joke mock the week
when i was about 1 or 2 (when he was in leeds) i was staying in the same ward as hammond, apparently he once was walking round with the nurses yelling hi to everyone, including my parents
Many people believe this man is alive through good luck, if he hadn’t immediately turned the extremely hi-flow fuel supply off when the tyre blew out he wouldn’t be! Good training and quick reactions kept him here ✌🏻
and good luck
Exacly
No handeld ,quick
Absolute
@@lean4real_11 preparation meets opportunity
Wichard Hammond!
The Commenter It's no pwoblem weally, The Commentew. Pwoceed.
From Monty Python's The Life Of Brian: "....the highest wanking Woman...." No wonder Jonathan Woss talks so fast. It's to clip his impediment short.
Were you aware that it was going wong Please no, dont let the chinese drive rocket cars
Luke Bekker can u spell?
@@Patrick-pi7ng You're a dummy 2 years ago and probably still.
So very happy he survived and recovered. Just love him. (love all three of them, but I will admit to a favorite, and he's it.)
I'll never get over how these mannerisms can casually insult each other so often, and yet everyone had a good laugh about it and moves on. That's a kind of thick-skinned self security that I wish many more people would wear on a daily basis, especially in America. Everyone's so damned insecure that the littlest things that people can say call their whole essence into question. It's quite perplexing, and frankly just plain infuriating to watch. I have no idea why I felt the need to use this much vocabulary...I'm American. I suppose the proper comment should have been: "LOL, these dudes talk pretty funny but if they called me a "bugga" I'd kick der ass." I enjoyed the video nevertheless.
I agree! People tend to let things get to them quite a bit here in the U.S. It's insecurity mostly.
Madman Lac Livid Yeah at least if their English, that's my experience. Don't know about the Scots and the Welsh.
its called banter. its just when people bounce insults off each other you just take it on the chin
David MacMillan Yeah. Me and a bloke from Britain (who moved to the Netherlands to study here) always have a good conversation with lots of banter and "fucks" and people around us would get offended or just look at us as if we're crazy.
***** aussies and english people have it, but thats about it, its unheard of in the hispanic world
I am watching this knowing there will be no more Top Gear....so sad. Those three men had such a relationship and friendship they could take the piss of each other and simply not offend....The sad thing is some people simply didn't get their sense of humour. I mean can you imagine the horror if Clarkson would've done what Richard just said they had an agreement would be said if any one of them croaked...'anyway...'? There would've been a public outcry from those who just didn't get it. From those of us enlightened ones, who did get it, well we would've been rolling on the ground holding onto our tummies... I loved the show and I loved all three stars of the show...RIP Top Gear. I will miss it. I am female and its the only car show I will and have ever watched! :(
u sure u wont watch the new 1
+MrWisemasterful I would love that!
+Tilly Divine I'd be fine with him keeping his job, could care less about whether he keeps his job or not. I'd hit him back and sort it out properly
well surprise, grand tour
Im so happy he is still here and can still do what he loves. I watch Grand Tour and Top Gear when i'm at my worst just because I know it makes me feel better. Richard Hammond is like a hero to me.
I met Richard when he was the brainiac presenter, I have his autograph :D
+Kate Rainbow I miss that show. it was good fun and it didn't last with the replacement presenter for the reason that he isn't Richard Hammond.
I know him personally
Lucy,Zara&Harry Scudy is he Nice?
Awsome!
Lucy,Zara&Harry Scudy that’s lovely, bet he is a wonderful person 😊
Glasgow scale about comas? Could be worse. The Bristol scale measures the wetness or solidness of poop.
Wish I could be as charming as Hammond. He's a serious class act.
I have gotten traumatic amnesia twice, first time in a car accident where the car ended up in four pieces and me standing up in the road looking at it calmly and the second the hospital did dumb stuff, but I remember being ordered not to drive for a certain period of time after coming home. I was DYING to drive again, it's like you think it's a necessary part of life even though it almost ended your life.
lalaithan Hearing about it, and looking it up beyond this video, I'm thinking I had it after a wreck where the farmer who came to help wondered where I had come from as he didn't think anyone could survive the crash. I didn't seek medical care, so I'll never know for sure, but I dealt with some strange time slips after the crash for a couple or three weeks. I was driving 4 days after. Knowing what I now know about the condition I'm thinking that was a dumb thing to do so soon, but I was awfully young and dumb when it happened.
lalaithan My father didn't get into a comma, but one time in a BMX competition he fell chin-first into the ground and only remembers filling a form with his information in hospital. Later people told him that he just got up from the fall, got inside an ambulance without any help and appeared to be completely fine and he doesn't remember any of that. Sometimes the brain gets crazy in high adrenaline situations!
after watching the crash i believe the tyre got punctured
The rubber on the front right wheel poped off when he hit about 280, wich caused the car to steer violently to the right and then flip several times.
+Nuclear Guy looks like the rim of the wheel shreaded the tyre.
Jamal t cwash*
what do you mean believe? thats what happened
I had a severe brain injury too, and when I recovered I could move each of my eyeballs independently
Been looking for this interview for ages, thanks for uploading. Richard is adorable, I was so glad he came through it ok.
This show/set looks so late 90s!
"It woz a howwible fing to wead abowt"
Saw Richard Hammond in Cheltenham with his kid, he's awesome
So glad Richard is okay again, I so enjoy to watch him on TopGear and I'm glad he is going back to join Jeramy and James on the show.
reminds me of a mini david tennant
0.0 Yes im not the only one :D
More than reminds me. From some angles they look like twins separated at birth.
Soloman1001 Yeah I don't know why I wrote this..
Not Scottish
I'm a massive fan of the Hamster and when he had hie "incident". I thought we'd lost him. The man is a walking miracle and I couldn'tbe happier. And GOD BLESS MINDY for supporting him through everything. Love to both of them and the whole family. Will meet you soon Rich, with a project scimitar GTC. Smallest cog
I just read that a year or so after this interview that Richard had no memory of every being on this show. It's scary to think of how a brain injury can affect our memory, I'm very happy that Richard has made a complete recovery and is living a happy life with his wife and two young children. A very nice and funny gentleman.
He does seem fairly normal, but in recent years he mentions not being right in the head for up to a year after the crash, even though he went back to work. Specifically the polar special..I remember him saying he was a bit off during the trip, and that he randomly cried when he was alone... I guess seeming normal doesnt neccesarily mean you are indeed fine. He ended up being extremely lucky..
Did anyone else say "awwwww" at 9:26? That is such a touching picture
So glad he's okay!! Gotta be one of the most amazing men on earth, handsome, talented, what else could you want? ;D
Gonna go out on a limb and say you're a huge fan of Richard. LOL. :-P
Jason McLeod Think the pp helps give that away a little, too :p
tall
I know someone who looks just like him and is even the same height. And he's also only four years older than Richard.
Omg I need to meet him xDD
"Mista Wichad Hammond!" "Wacing a vewwy fast wocket car" Does this guy know how to pronounce the letter R?
he cant no he's made jokes about himself pronounce R in the past for it, its like a weird lisp thing
Speech impediments are a thing that exist
Jonathan Woss has never been able to pronounce R. Hes been on British TV for years. Not once.
Yup, that was what i was thinking
"this guy"? this guy happens to be a vewwy funny man, it's Jonathan Woss
well wadies and wentlemen I welcome you Wichard Wammond
Heather Routledge hahaha
I love how this dude is just so cool and witty about something that damn near killed him. The world needs his humor.
So happy he's alright. Really like Hammond not only on top gear but all of his other insightful programmes. Great guy.
My brother got hit by a drunk band driver n was in an induced coma for 3 months so this interview means a lot x
I remember seeing something years ago where he mentioned he still has serious struggles because of this.
thoroughly enjoyed this interview/banter. great stuff
"vocket cah"
RolandAshcroft HAHAHA
If anyone is really interested in Richards crash, I would really recommend his book “On the edge” it’s brilliant!
Op het randje
A fascinating situation about an individual that underwent trauma to the frontal lobe. Especially from their perspective!
Thanks! I thought there was another interview but couldn't remember for definant and thought maybe they'ed just cut it out of this interview on you tube.
I'm a huge fan of Top Gear. Yet, somehow, I wasn't aware of this accident until a few hours ago. This interview is frustrating, to say the least. The interviewer seems to have lost the art of *conversation*. He asks a question, and doesn't give Richard a full right of reply, before cutting him off, and cracking a gag. Given that Richard had survived a potentially fatal accident and, after four months, made himself available to talk about his experience, I would have thought that this git could have given more opportunity for Richard to articulate his thoughts and feelings, without so many rude interjections. Alas no. Jonathan, sometimes great television is not about you, it's about the guests, and knowing when to shut the hell up!!
Very well put. Jonathan Ross is not only only an ass, his taste in music and decor, even at the level of variety shows, is the absolute worst I have ever seen. He's probably also a nightmare to work with. I hope his show has been canceled since this interview was done.
i've noticed all British variety shows have this quicker English rhythm and cadence to their interviewing style.
I didn't notice too many interruptions, although these shows are more relaxed and lighthearted than a serious interview. It's more of a conversation, rather than a presenter dryly asking questions and then nodding for the next twenty minutes. It felt to me like Jonathan wanted Richard to feel relaxed and was filling in any potentially awkward moments in order to keep it flowing smoothly.
Jonathan Ross show isnt a serious interview show... its a light hearted fun interview... and thats the way most british show works... but i do see your point
Apparently you have no idea how Jonathan Ross works. His show is about as serious as a fart.
I love the skit that the brilliant Stewart Lee does about Top Gear . .utterly brilliant and truthful as you'll get . .
I was hit by a car when I was walking home from school, when I was 13. It was doing 50 in a 30mph zone and the doctor at the hospital said "you're very lucky, 7 out of ten people die being hit at that speed". Well I had a mangled left arm (which the doctors eventually saved) and a horrendous head injury and it did change my personality. I had been a happy, healthy little girl and after that I trusted nothing. I refused to go to school for six months, my mother home schooled me. I just couldn't cross the road any more, something inside me kicked in and I just couldn't. And just like Richard Hammond, I don't remember the incident at all. I just remember being in hospital and my parents looking very, very scared.
So many people don't know who Jonathan Ross is
+Helen Montgomery epic
Jonathon Woss*
*Jonathan Woss
Lucky them
Nice to see him back here doing the interview. Having seen the crash the man was very lucky to make a recovery. Terrible time for his family esp his wife who would have been torn between being with him in hospital and a mum to thier young family.
he wrote a book about the experience, well his wife wrote the first bit about when he was unconscious and he wrote the last bit. i'm not usually one for biographies/autobiographies but it was a really interesting read :)
traybake1 what's it called? Might look it up.
It's called 'On the Edge. my story'
12:04 "they'd be really cross if anything goes wrong." *smash cut to grand tour season 2
Great to see him all OK, great presenter we couldn't do without him
"There was a sense of oh... bugger"
Jeremy gave him the kiss of life and James used his mobile to create an electrical charge to start his heart pumping again
He is a nice man. I am so glad he is ok.
Watching this today, without looking at the video upload date, I was sitting here wondering which crash it was
I love him so much and so glad he came through it so well ❤️
The best part of this is that although it was awful and everyone was concerned for him, he's willing to laugh about it and take the piss. Fantastic! Perfectly British way to deal with it.
anger is definitely something that he has now
Hm, he always was the one to start swearing first, I think it has just come a little bit more to the surface.
And it's now "I'm angry - oh sod it, I can't be bothered being angry" rather than "I'm slightly pissed off, and I'm going to let my slightly pissed offness fester until I eventually forget about it." which is what he had before.
This is a great interview just like watching an conversation.
I'm amazed that Richard's sense of humor is just as good as it was ever.
I never knew that he suffered a brain injury. I've been through that myself, however for me it was more than two weeks later. It was more like almost two months.
i refuse to believe this is what the quality of tv was like in 2012. We had 3d tvs and shit, and this is how it looks?
Thanks, I remeber the interview with Sterling Moss but again don't remember about that bit. But, I can definately remember that Hammond also discussed it with Johnathan Ross. I'm certain about that, just couldn't work out if it had been cut out of this on you tube or was a different interview with Johnathan Ross!
I love how Elmer Fudd is interviewing him.
after reading the title I was wondering "Crash? Which one?"
"Richard Hammond first TV interview after crash" Which one?
The dragster I think
My mother had traumatic amnesia when a car hit us( mother myself and my brother) in the station wagon and spun us round. My mother suffered a head flesh wound, and my brother and myself walked away from the accident, but my mother had no recollection of anything after impact. Her head healed fine.
The way his wife just laughed through the tears you can tell she almost watched her husband die