Here's The Moment Richard Hammond Lost Control Of A Rimac Concept One
Richard Hammond has thankfully escaped serious injury after being involved in a huge crash while driving a Rimac Concept One on Saturday.
He was taking part in the Hemberg Hill Climb in Switzerland, and a video showing the moment he lost control of the electric hypercar has since emerged.
It looks like the 47-year-old was carrying quite some speed toward a tight bend, before losing the back end under braking. The footage cuts just as the Rimac hits a barrier.
The Grand Tour released a statement confirming that Hammond had been airlifted to hospital following the crash, and had suffered a fractured knee, with no other injuries reported.
The statement said that he was “concious and talking, and climbed out of the car himself before the vehicle burst into flames”.
Speaking about the accident on Twitter, Hammond’s fellow Grand Tour presenter Jeremy Clarkson called it “the biggest crash I’ve ever seen,” adding, “thankfully, Richard seems to be mostly OK.”
Rimac has released a statement about the incident, saying:
Rimac Automobili can confirm that the Concept_One, tested by the crew of The Grand Tour against two other supercars in Switzerland this week, was involved in an accident. The filming in Switzerland was ongoing from June 5th and involved various tests – including a hill climb race on June 10th.
Following the accident, the driver – Richard Hammond - was assessed at a local hospital. The Grand Tour team assures he has not suffered any severe injuries.
The Croatian electric supercar builder repeated The Grand Tour’s statement, before signing off with “Rimac Automobili wishes Richard a quick recovery.”
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Oh god not again like him and the dragster, at least hes okay!
Hammond is basically indestructible. Three serious crashes and he still isn’t dead. Bravo, Hamster. Bravo.
Now the question is will Richard take responsibility or come up with some excuse about what was wrong with the car
He cant use the misfire excuse this time.
DO NOT PUT HIM IN A MUSTANG!
He owns several of them…. so does Clarkson actually
Lol smh
May Richard get healed soon.
It’s good to hear Hammond is okay but that’s always scary to hear. I won’t make a joke about this because a severe lack of safety isn’t something to joke about granted most cars we love as our dream cars are dangerous, but not many of them burst to flames.
I’m glad he was pulled out in time.
Hammond is the combination of a Saab, Volvo and a tank
And a Peel P50
Does that mean he’s not coming on then?
How much for the wheels?
Was that a part of trio challenge? -10 if you’re being killed, -5 if you have injury??