Here's The Moment Richard Hammond Lost Control Of A Rimac Concept One

Scary footage shows the moment Hammond lost control of a Rimac Concept One while filming for The Grand Tour, resulting in a huge crash which thankfully didn't cause him serious injury

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.”

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Comments

Matthew Henderson

Some say, Hammond said “Aaaah no, not again…” during the crash.

06/11/2017 - 09:25 |
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Anonymous

So does that mean he aint commimg to the show?

06/11/2017 - 13:48 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

you’re late bro. hahahaha…
does that mean he’s not coming on then?

06/12/2017 - 02:45 |
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Dr.Speed

We pray for Richard

06/11/2017 - 13:52 |
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Tesla 1

Probably him after fracturing his leg.😂

Jokes aside,glad he’s okay!

06/11/2017 - 13:59 |
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Alex 50

This article got his age wrong. Richard Hammond is 38.

06/11/2017 - 16:56 |
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Ewan23 (The Scottish guy)

How does this have 650 upvotes lol didn’t think there was that many people active on here

06/11/2017 - 17:16 |
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JDMESTMOUSE

Clarkson-He crashed because the car is electric
May-Oh what a big cockup

06/11/2017 - 18:18 |
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JDMESTMOUSE

In my second life I want to be a hamster

06/11/2017 - 18:22 |
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thatMcLarenguy

As Hammond once said “Has he stopped screaming yet”

06/11/2017 - 18:37 |
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