Thread: Richard Hammond in fiery crash

Originally Posted by Ausfree

I don't think the owner of the two million dollar plus car would be very impressed with the Hampsters driving ability.

The Stig crashed something expensive as well. It happens.

Originally Posted by d2dave

He needs to quit whilst he is ahead.
He had a serious one 11 years that put him in a coma for two weeks.

I wonder what Nikki Lauda would say to that.

given the speeds they regularly do, a crash occasionally is to be expected.

Probably a good idea that he gives it away now before he kills himself in the near future- look how bad his approach angle is to that corner.

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Originally Posted by Andy130

Probably a good idea that he gives it away now before he kills himself in the near future- look how bad his approach angle is to that corner.

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Pretty obvious from the full screen vid that the rear end was light and had no grip. At speeds like that few people can recover a rear end lift off.

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Poor aerodynamics may be a part of it. Downforce at speed can be important.

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Mercedes Benz aren't novices. The makers of the car Hammond was driving could be.

I'm not defending Hammond, but I watched as Ayrton Senna hit the wall, I watched Lauda crash, and then Schumacher fell off his skis. These three are the greatest drivers I have ever seen, along with Henri Toivonen, who died in a group B accident.

One thing though: it is a credit to the guys who built this car that Hammond is alive at all.

Originally Posted by johntins

I'm not defending Hammond, but I watched as Ayrton Senna hit the wall, I watched Lauda crash, and then Schumacher fell off his skis. These three are the greatest drivers I have ever seen, along with Henri Toivonen, who died in a group B accident.

One thing though: it is a credit to the guys who built this car that Hammond is alive at all.

Thats kind of my point John - even the best drivers have accidents. I like the Hamster and I wouldn't like to see him kill himself. By the look of that footage he was not driving well, and its not the first bad accident he's had.

Definitely the rear end appears light under brakes, but I do think that he was too fast into that corner and got himself into a terrible position - I'd have thought he should be much further to the right of the road to approach a hard left corner like that.

Originally Posted by Andy130

Thats kind of my point John - even the best drivers have accidents. I like the Hamster and I wouldn't like to see him kill himself. By the look of that footage he was not driving well, and its not the first bad accident he's had.

Definitely the rear end appears light under brakes, but I do think that he was too fast into that corner and got himself into a terrible position - I'd have thought he should be much further to the right of the road to approach a hard left corner like that.

Yes, he didn't apex all that well, did he? I'd like to see more footage of the 15 or so seconds prior to what we have seen. The car looked unsettled to me. Was that Hammond, or was it the car?

The other bad accident, the BIG one, was clearly a tyre failure. I doubt God could have saved that one.