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.”
Comments
You want to bet that tomorrow the press will destroy Rimac ? The tg trio are not the gods of cars…. Only May is a person with a very big culture of cars … I know that driving is a risk … Even at 5 km/h but for me it’s an injustice that three men can have so much influence on great cars just because people think they’re heroes … Everyone on carthrottle loves they … But not me. You wanna criticize me ? You’re welcome… But my opinion remains the same boy ;)
Does that mean he’s not coming on then?
Are his teeth okay?
What is with him and accidents? Is he secretly a stuntman?
I hate it when my computer crashes
Right, this seems like insurance fraud?
…if the ‘Hamster was actually filming an advertisement commercial for the new Rimac Concept One electric sports car…i think he just got fired! … again!
So it’s confirmed
He can’t drive in a straight line or go around corners :)
“I always crash. It’s always me”
He does not have luck when it comes to driving fast