Richard Hammond Drives His Daughter’s £1,500 Project Car!

[@rusaccord]

Feels like an old Top Gear segment. Only thing missing is "back to the studio" and the ensuing roasting. Highly enjoyable.

[@oz3393]

100%

[@goodperspon007]

Iam sure they had back up ready for emergency road and air ambulance for Hammond besides the track 😄

[@sonyviva308]

The only thing is different is the editors and camera crews. I wonder what are they gonna do now after Grand Tour ends.

[@Jolle187]

@@sonyviva308a lot of the old top gear crew came with the four to amazon and the grand tour and when the grand tour shifted into only being specials clarksons farm took off and many of the same people work on that as well now.

[@markduggan3451]

It should have finished with Izzie standing there saying something like, "Who said that you could drive it?"

[@tonyford2734]

Izzy's done an amazing job with this car and it's wonderful to see her getting involved in the car scene. She's a star in the making. You must be super proud of her

[@nevhath]

When you've got a rich Daddy to fund it...!!

[@jakehelfrich185]

@@nevhathit doesn’t matter! He could be funding anything else for her! Instead she chose to be involved in autosports! Let him be proud of her, and let her enjoy learning to love cars like the rest of us!

[@evinh111]

​@@nevhathYou can't buy passion, and Izzy has clearly got a passion for this. Nor can you buy talent, and she's got that too. No doubt that her father's influence and money has gotten her this opportunity, but it's still up to her to take it and make it, and Izzy has absolutely done that 👏

[@lolagagginw812lol7]

@@nevhath Izzy's definately got passion for this project, no need to be so bitter about it! :)

[@dwaynne_way]

Watching Hammond drive this and the Smallest Cogs MG on the show and the smile it put on his face was awesome. One happy hamster, you can tell he’s enjoying himself.

[@lolagagginw812lol7]

Considering it is his daughter's first project car, definately should proud them as well. :)

[@NAPAUKI]

It's finally here! 🙌 What a journey this has been! 💙💛

[@Vemppu_Lutku]

unfortunate name if translated to finnish you fellas have.. nice cars!

[@lukeguilfoyle2425]

@@Vemppu_Lutkugo on tell us, what’s it mean in Finnish 😂

[@Vemppu_Lutku]

@@lukeguilfoyle2425 bellybutton

[@MasterFlores35]

Might start shopping at my local napa after these last few vids lol cheers from across the pond

[@remyllebeau77]

@@Vemppu_Lutku Could be a lot worse. That isn't bad at all. :D

[@mrharry8466]

I would like to take this opportunity to say THANKYOU to the TRIO for the DECADES of entertainment. In the hope he/they may get this message from all who love them.

[@Da.Onus.Burger.618]

Agreed…they will be missed! 🥹

[@mrharry8466]

@@Da.Onus.Burger.618 I & mamy millions have watched Jeremy since 1988. Since the TRIO got together I have loved every moment. It's the first time I've felt a sense of loss from soneone famous. I'm no "FAN" of anyone but I suppose I am when it comes to Jeremy, Hammond & May. I hope they know what they truly mean to millions of us. All the very best to all "Car Fans" & may there sense of friendship and enjoyment live on and inspire.

[@t1ratlooker]

I’ll say this: watching Hammond smile like this when he drives a car he really likes is that same smile and drive that got me exited for cars when he started on TG all those years ago. He is such a fantastic guy and inspirational man. He’s always been a true Petrolhead ❤❤

[@Vito.H]

This feels like a segment from The Grand Tour back when they had the tent, absolutely love it. Richard is the greatest ❤. We may have lost The Grand Tour but at least we still have Drivetribe for the Trio.

[@diogors6]

Needless to say, the Anglesey circuit has one of the most beautiful backgrounds. That's amazing!

[@Da.Onus.Burger.618]

Well done Izzy! Looking forward to more of your videos! Thank you, Hamster, for all of the great memories!

[@stephenwright3539]

You must be so proud of your daughter Richard she has built a craking race car well done Izzy Hammond

[@RICHARD10195]

@@simonburkeisableI don’t think he is at all 😂

[@BlatantBurnerAccount]

dudes confused. He thinks she built it 😂

[@RICHARD10195]

@@BlatantBurnerAccount the same way I built my house after I put the door numbers on once the builders had done

[@gavinwilkinson3722]

You actually think she genuinely built any of it?

[@gavinmurray3378]

Sharing a racetrack with one of the BTCC's most exciting talents in his fully fledged Touring Car - that must have been awesome! Love these videos!

[@1969Risky]

Richard after all these years still acts like an 8 year old kid behind the wheel. His smile says it all but most of all, he'll give Izzy the confidence to drive the hell out of that Mini. I can't wait to see Izzy & Richard take this out racing. This has been an excellent series.

[@lisarodgersholloway9189]

I hope Izzy drives this very soon...I have enjoyed watching her soooooo much...ADORABLE...cute as a bugs ear...

[@marksmith4218]

I am... Glad to see Hammond Snr (AKA The Hamster) driving the vehicle and enjoying it so much! Proud of Izzy getting into the space with her own style. Delighted for Max to launch himself as a YT legit legend. Thankful that Richard is putting the time and effort into turning Drive Tribe into the vehicle for the next iteration of TG &GT Happy to have such great content. Thanks to all of you involved! X

[@dabreal82]

Hammond always looks like a kid when he puts of a helmet😂

[@Dave1507]

...or when they show old stuff of him in a mini...

[@-derekb]

"this is a £1500 mini"...... erm no remember, it WAS a £1500 mini 😂 and looking resplendent might I add ❤

[@keithstapleton7805]

It was never a £1500 Mini!

[@lexusuk7901]

Indeed. Previous video was "Installing £25,000 of mods..." :D

[@BlatantBurnerAccount]

anyone paying even £1.50 for a mini needs their head checken. BMW junk litteraly a guaranteed reliability disaster. Mini & bmw owners payed for my outboards😂

[@adampalmer6491]

@@BlatantBurnerAccountif you don’t service it and look after it yeah, also go to Lohen not the Stealership

[@BlatantBurnerAccount]

@@adampalmer6491 remind me again.. how does a service redesign the engineering flaws of an engine? before we go any further just remind me how a service redesigns a Vanos system and bottom end journals to actually last? I need that bit clarified cheers.

[@nsx_montana]

You give a newly transformed street car into a race car, to the most crash prone presenter out there😬 Bold, very bold

[@ro63rto]

He's probably nearer Izzy's height than the other test drivers 😊 so seat won't have to be changed too much.

[@dwaynne_way]

Yes he was the most accident prone but I believe he was one of the most talented drivers on Top Gear/Grand Tour.

[@anttirytkonen11]

Somehow it felt like Clarkson said it to my ear when I read that. 😆

[@JWNRW59]

😂

[@henkoosterhof5947]

@nsx_montana i think he knew very well how the home front would react if this went wrong. This is not a presentator driving a car for the show but a dad driving his daughters one.

[@allunthomas8022]

Absolutely love this video and the format. IT IS NOT a £1500 car though is it? It has had £25000+ spent on it, so would be interesting to see the Lap time of a standard R53 £1500 Mini Cooper S JCW compared to this now rather expensive track day car.

[@jamesricketts6186]

I love it. Thank you. Have fun with that car Izzy. The race track grin never gets old!

[@hyphensclassics]

Love the attention on the Mini and its capabilities! I thought I was biased for owning one! I will have to refer to this video in my videos, thank you Hammond and Drivetribe

[@martinmartin300]

Richard still got that attitude to interest viewers the way he used to in TG & GT. Amazing to see him again it this position 😎👌

[@dixinfannies]

This is one of the best reviews that I've seen in a very very long time. Go Richard

[@jh221177]

Proud dad moment near the end well done Izzy absolutely amazing

[@michaell9464]

He has to stop saying it's a $1500 quid car. As soon as she put close to $40k quid in parts in it, it's no longer a cheap car.

[@cookiedoughdynamo2747]

And the amount of time Izzy spent on it as well... Let's just say she did just enough to get her name on the project.

[@snuffy357]

@@cookiedoughdynamo2747 to be fair, the car has to be safe, it would be irresponsible to just let Izzy jump full on into her first project.

[@devseiya]

They bought it for $1500, not build it for only $1500. There's a difference

[@_Paxton]

I didn't watch the build videos but that also bothered me. I'd put it at 10-12k value, but it sure ain't 1.5

[@omegaracerx]

I still csnt believe they supposedly got it for 1500 quid.

[@DesertWolf392]

Hammond keeping hold of that car aspect of his life. Don't ever let it go. He could present a new car show, no doubt.

[@navdeepsingh3508]

1:48 that laugh.... weirdly nostalgic

[@damoryan3873]

Its good to see you smlie so much n reminds me of your top gear days when you get excited about a car

[@the_club53]

Hammond really knows how to handle this little pocket rocket! We love the attention the R53 gets here!

[@Tess1061]

All these years and Hammond still remains absolutely precious when driving a car and experiencing his rides. This man is the epitome of find a job you love and never work a day in your life. Though, we know the blood, sweat and tears involved throughout his career. He is an inspiration to us all.

[@petewatson9866]

Just watched the trios last Grand Tour. Would love to thank them for the enjoyment they gave me and my late father, and hundreds of thousands of family’s worldwide

[@JD-cw4qg]

that is a fabulous car , well done Izzy. Think Richard enjoyed this one

[@thomgizziz]

It literally isn't... it is great as a race car because they break all the time and minis break whether they are a race car or not so they don't have to worry. Now if you are daily driving it then you are going to be paying a lot for repairs.

[@NAPARacingUK]

Sensational day and journey, it all turned out amazing 💙💛💙

[@bentullett6068]

Izy's mini is pretty much what the early 2000's JCW Mini's used to be like. There is one series still using these early mini's in the non S variant called the Vertue Mini Cup.

[@Dansince91]

Mini's are so much fun. Great platform.

[@upfactoryracing4148]

Well done Izzy! Phenomenal little mini, looks great too!

[@thomgizziz]

Yeah she did almost nothing... she stood around and slowed people down...

[@giorgosarifoglu953]

Minis are excellent fun and they do make the best inexpensive track day cars...I've got an original mini by British Leyland and managed to take up to 135hp and on twisty roads its an absolute mentalist....I'm just waiting for the day that I hear the noise of metal snapping 😂 Ps ..Thank you Richard Hammond for all the years of entertainment and Cars you provided.

[@thomgizziz]

An original mini and the new mini are unrelated cars. Stop pretending like they are somehow a continuation.

[@DiceLad78]

Love this Richard. It's like an old Top Gear review ❤

[@ModeratelyCrazy]

This made me feel less depressed now that TG and GT are no more. Keep the great content coming Mr. Hammond!

[@bagelssmellgreat]

Hammond making around the track multiple times successfully and not on the roof or with his pants cut off is a new milestone.

[@caprise-music6722]

No it isn’t.

[@irishdingus9430]

I can’t wait to see Izzy in it and being on track! Her reactions to how the cars handle makes me laugh 😂 Richard must be over the moon she’s taken an interest!

[@WeGamingRn]

It’s great seeing Hammond smiling behind the wheel. Awesome video 🤘🏻🔥

[@bomberex7809]

Izzy has a lot of bravery letting her dad drive the car she has spent so much time upgrading

[@pvkexe]

This video was so wholesome somehow. Thank you richard.

[@CH-pt8fz]

Great work, and it's always fun watching Hammond. ❤

[@markchapman1757]

I love that supercharger whine.

[@Shinysideup]

Richard at his best, awesome video. Well done to Izzy too.

[@baproc]

Absolutely cracking episode…. Loved it, Hammond at his best

[@paulmorgangaming]

Classic Hamster 👏👏

[@mattjohn5053]

These are the things we want to see. This is what Hammond is good at. Pushing cars, He's a good driver and knows his stuff about cars

[@sukhdevr3489]

Much love to hammond for providing so much content for us even nowadays💎

[@wendysunanmills7102]

I can't wait to see how this progresses, and hopefully see Izzy racing it, too! What about dropping a diff' in it, and making those brakes and the suspension a bit better, so gives Izzy a better feel with the car? Looking forward to the next instalment.

[@_spartan11796]

Dad goals

[@notamishani]

drive tribe taking the world by storm! great video!

[@NGMonocrom]

Oh! Please tell me Hammond didn't wreck it. Just kidding! We love you Richard! Don't forget your crash helmet! 😇

[@sleepingwarrior4618]

This is demonstrating the journey most of us take....you start with your first car, then you get something significantly better, eventually you get the best you can afford and realise you can't maximise its abilities on the UK roads at all....and that you actually had far more fun with something smaller. Every biker realises this....start off with a puddle jumper, then you get a 400cc or a 600cc....you end up with an R1 or a Hayabusa.....but then you realise that the best bike, that gave you the most fun....was a 600cc Sports bike. You can ring it's neck and it feels fast....the R1 is actually much faster but you can't ring it's neck because it's so fast....so you appreciate the 600 far more after that..... Same with Hammond right now....hot hatches really are the best cars.....not the exotic hyper car.

[@danielshinerock1526]

Hammond is a great track driver! His real passion is going off road in a landi. That's him!

[@dizzydaz26]

Love the mini 😂 izzy done well 😂😢 we need to see more of her and her cars

[@andybunney7902]

I miss Hammond car reviews. Need more of this 🙌

[@ASRA177]

absolutely brilliant little Mini cup car.

[@KaydenRyan-ko5qu]

I have a mini cooper from the same gen and I love it, sounds like a rally car and whines like a muscle car 😁

[@TheAslakVind]

A proud dad. A very proud dad!

[@JWNRW59]

Love me a proper Richard Hammond in-car review. Or two. 😂😮

[@joshualeask5458]

Best I've watched in ages!

[@PipeManPeep]

It's a £1,500 car! ...with £25k spent on it.

[@Hartlepoolgolfer]

bit like triggers brush!

[@siimot]

25K? they seriously overpaid on the parts, you get 230bhp out of these engines for alot less money.

[@thomgizziz]

@@siimot Well you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. You seem to think that you just get some more hp and then you are done. Even track cars need different suspension, better brakes, roll cage and a host of other things and then you have to pay if you want somebody else to do it. Pull your head out.

[@bghoody5665]

Speaking just for myself if I had a track day car that I also planned on using to "run down to the shops" as Hammond mentioned, I wouldn't have it fitted with a role cage and done out in all those decals. That's just asking for trouble. Looking like a normal, run of the mill Mini but with all those upgrades would make it a nice sleeper car.

[@thomgizziz]

If you mean piece of trash and would only beat pretty bog standard cars, then okay.

[@andysantos1374]

Great content as always. Thanks Rich....

[@Frubezy]

I’m so glad hammond hasnt strayed from the cars, really keeps that dying flame alive. Still gives me my fix

[@Peeweetara]

Well done Izzy, beautiful car!

[@yanguskhan8513]

one perk of being the child of one of the most famous car presenters in the world. i wish i could have a car like that.

[@pauldupre2269]

All the best episodes have Richard Presenting!

[@mcwithmc]

A £1500 Mini with £25,000 of mods is not a "fifteen hundred quid" Mini. The only original parts are the engine block and the chassis. And even those have been modified. All that aside, nicely done and i thoroughly enjoyed the vid!

[@theemporersnewclothes]

Richard must be so proud!

[@melaniezimmermann-jv7th]

To all those "it's not a 1500 Mini anymore" comments, Mister Hammond knows how youtube works, comments etc... (look at his face expressions when he said it is a 1500 car)😉

[@thomgizziz]

go away

[@chriswhitehead9850]

Great video as always and particularly enjoying this series content. Could you perhaps also do a few vids of your drone pilot and his kit and how he approaches a day at the track? I am sure that it would get a lot of clicks and from more than you traditional audience too. As always keep up the great work.

[@thomgizziz]

Yep wouldn't it be nice to have people around you trying to force you into getting famous and making a bunch of money and you can be talentless just because who your daddy is?

[@geeky_guys]

I like it, great first project Izzy & it looks & sounds like it has turned out well 👍

[@cycoholic]

$1500!! God we get screwed over here in Australia. Cheapest I found in a quick Google was $7000. Even allowing for the exchange rate, that's more than double. Still, that's a cracking good car. Izzy will have lots of fun with that.

[@jasonrojas26]

What a beautiful looking track

[@potterendergaming5335]

That is one pretty mini.

[@liamwagner156]

I adore my r53 this makes me so happy

[@LewReviews]

I have an r53 mini cooper s And this made me very happy xD

[@ryanstone3971]

Hammond is continuing the legacy of the trio by staying on track!! HAMMOOOOOOOND!!! LoL

[@buffe-b]

That looked like a very fun day Great to watch, as always

[@skateboardz]

Time attack with the MG and the mini!

[@mianderson86]

"Just one more lap" I know this feeling all too well 😂

[@Rogers1977]

I actually have a FWD car that I put a fancy diff in. Makes a world of difference, but a very involved job to do yourself. Basically had to tear down the transmission to install it.

[@lukeheath63]

Sounds the nuts love the car

[@Redmi-j4i]

Nice to see Richard like he is - car presenter driving car on the track and I think that out of shot there are firecar and resque hellicopter waiting 😂 Kidding asside - some memmories from Top Gear and grand tour car reviews

[@T1000AX]

Respect to Hammond for giving us car content with drivetribe and smallest cog

[@ahmedchristianboussaa9964]

Old school top gear vibes…. Thnx drivetribe!👍

[@Mardy72]

Stool

[@RoadToRacingOfficial]

Saw this at Silverstone the other week between BTCC races. Very wet weekend 😂

[@andymono97]

@Richard Hammond, Izzy should race her Mini in the CSCC Turbo Tin Tops series. There is a class it would fit in to and be competitive with other R53s. And you are often at CSCC race meetings with the MGBGT anyway.

[@taylorlobosky1999]

Top gear and The Grand Tour lives on here.

[@alexandergrey5913]

Very nice 👍 I’m getting an Italian, Polish built 1.4 which will only be detested. I think probably only 200hp give or take with sod all mod’s. I’ll pop it up to Little Cog after 👍

[@iansheppard3711]

All this episode needed was Ben Collins taking it out for a spin on a power lap and the imortal lines "back to the studio"

[@craneteam87]

i love that richard's TG/TGT retirement is to do TG/TGT with his daughter

[@siimot]

Selling my R53 currently has 233bhp such awesome fun car to drive

[@PitRoadProductions]

I had an R53 Mini. It was a wicked car, wish I had the knowledge then what I have now. Sold it for peanuts. Now? Wicked bang for buck machine.

[@PitRoadProductions]

I do admit though - there is a whack of money thrown at that with the upgrades.

[@joelrobinson5179]

Just my opinion, I would suggest that he has little feal for mid apex grip. It's not how fast you enter the corner It's all about exit speed! I would ask Stig if he agrees?

[@oz3393]

Drivetribe please get Richard to do car reviews again like back in the day on this channel because this video feel like a Top Gear segment. More videos like this would be amazing.

[@opiealvin]

Vintage Hamster. Well done, Richard.