richard hammond crash

Tefal · 11 Jun 2017 at 10:29

Purgatory said:
Hope the Hamster is fine and all crying about the car.... Geeze really who cares about the car it's just materials that can be remade and is insured probably for more than it is even worth(first world problems it seems before a human life becomes a priority ).

Get well soon Hamster

hes alive and well humans heal cars dont

Tefal · 11 Jun 2017 at 10:29

danoliver1 said:
There not professionals either.

its their job, by definition they are professional fancy fast car drivers.

Scooby-DoobyDoo · 11 Jun 2017 at 10:46

I'm glad the license payer doesn't pay his insurance premiums now!

HoneyBadger · 11 Jun 2017 at 11:02

jon86 · 11 Jun 2017 at 13:30

Scooby-DoobyDoo said:
I'm glad the license payer doesn't pay his insurance premiums now!

Many license payers likely do pay towards his insurance premiums.

danoliver1 · 11 Jun 2017 at 13:48

Tefal said:
its their job, by definition they are professional fancy fast car drivers.

So professional he wraps it round a tree. :rolleyes:

adolf hamster · 11 Jun 2017 at 13:52

danoliver1 said:
So professional he wraps it round a tree.

so every racing driver who crashed their car at some point in their lives isn't a professional?

great logic that :rolleyes:

benjii · 11 Jun 2017 at 14:01

It strikes me that it was the wheels locking up that sealed his fate. Therefore, unless there was some sort of mechanical/technical error with the car, he was going too fast and hit the brakes too hard while turning.

Freefaller · 11 Jun 2017 at 14:03

danoliver1 said:
So professional he wraps it round a tree.

danoliver1 · 11 Jun 2017 at 14:15

adolf hamster said:
so every racing driver who crashed their car at some point in their lives isn't a professional?

great logic that

It goes the other way too, how many times do you need to nearly kill yourself before you say "you know what Iam not very good at this"? He should leave driving fast to the Stig because next time he might not be so lucky.

adolf hamster · 11 Jun 2017 at 14:22

danoliver1 said:
It goes the other way too, how many times do you need to nearly kill yourself before you say "you know what Iam not very good at this"?

that's a decision that's extremely personal to each person, and it's not for you to say when that point is, would you suggest Niki lauda should never have got back into f1? despite that decision making him one of the great people of the sport?

Diddums · 11 Jun 2017 at 15:07

danoliver1 said:
So professional he wraps it round a tree.

You're not actually that stupid are you? Please tell me you're not. I have very little faith in humanity as it is, the last thing I need is to find out I'm sharing my planet with people that stupid.

Diddums · 11 Jun 2017 at 15:18

ChroniC · 11 Jun 2017 at 16:24

killem said:
When James May filmed at my work place I was suprised that just setting up the shot he reversed the car up a steep metal ramp with limited clearence either side rather than get one of us to do it. They all have years of experience driving these exotic cars and in the last series of The Grand Tour they sent Hammond to learn how to drift at the Michelin test center so I would say they know how to handle these cars better than the average person on here.

Average yes, to blast £2m worth of car around tight circuits. No!

adolf hamster · 11 Jun 2017 at 16:26

ChroniC said:
Average yes, to blast £2m worth of car around tight circuits. No!

dude who own's the £2m supercar disagrees with you

asim18 · 11 Jun 2017 at 17:53

There seems to be a bit of confusion as to what Hammond's true profession is.

adolf hamster said:
so every racing driver who crashed their car at some point in their lives isn't a professional?

great logic that

Hammond is NOT a professional racing driver though.

Freefaller said:
They're.

I'd argue that they are paid to drive... ergo, professional?

They're not simply paid to drive. Racing drivers and taxi drivers are paid to drive. This trio is paid to present. They are presenters. Not drivers.

If the notion of them being "professional drivers" was true, then they would have to be able to continue their "profession" and be able to make money with all the cameras switched off. This is impossible which is why they are professional presenters, not professional drivers. Driving is not their profession.

By some people's logic: a woman is a professional driver if she makes money from make-up tutorials whilst driving. LOL

Or Daniel Craig is suddenly a professional driver just because he's sat in an Aston Martin while making money.

Diddums · 11 Jun 2017 at 18:07

Of course they're paid to drive. You think they'd be in their jobs if their licences were taken away?

They might not be racing drivers, and the driving element might only be a part of their job but they're paid to do it.

Glaucus · 11 Jun 2017 at 18:09

don't forget how much driving coaching they've had over the years or that they have entered races. They are far from normal uneducated drivers.

still good job he wasnt to badly injured, wonder how much they will show on the GT.
Bet his wife is mad as hell.

Kelt · 11 Jun 2017 at 18:27

Glaucus said:
don't forget how much driving coaching they've had over the years or that they have entered races. They are far from normal uneducated drivers.

still good job he wasnt to badly injured, wonder how much they will show on the GT.
Bet his wife is mad as hell.

Yep, bet she was counting the insurance already.

Freefaller · 11 Jun 2017 at 18:30

asim18 said:
There seems to be a bit of confusion as to what Hammond's true profession is.

Hammond is NOT a professional racing driver though.

They're not simply paid to drive. Racing drivers and taxi drivers are paid to drive. This trio is paid to present. They are presenters. Not drivers.

If the notion of them being "professional drivers" was true, then they would have to be able to continue their "profession" and be able to make money with all the cameras switched off. This is impossible which is why they are professional presenters, not professional drivers. Driving is not their profession.

By some people's logic: a woman is a professional driver if she makes money from make-up tutorials whilst driving. LOL

Or Daniel Craig is suddenly a professional driver just because he's sat in an Aston Martin while making money.

He still has had a lot of tuition and drives high performance cars for a living. Sure his profession is reporter but he's far more expert at driving - perhaps car reporter professional would be better. It's still directly linked.