Richard Hammond and the old Stig went on a track day together!

[@MoreDRIVETRIBE]

Stream Richard Hammond's Workshop on Discovery+ here: bit.ly/Discovery-24-H7-YT

[@MarkoVukovic0]

That link gives a "page not found error". No Discovery+ in South Africa, where I am 😭

[@neckray]

2:08 "You ride a bike, so you're closer to the ground" "I'm closer to the ground anyway" Clarkson was right about Hammond having the sharpest wit of the three LOL

[@alfatbear]

😂😂😂

[@istwahnvanderwalt6694]

We need more Ben Collins content on Drivetribe, he's such an awesome character on screen.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

No, you want. We don't need.

[@clarkscat9386]

​@@samuelgarrod8327 By we he means the majority which do want him

[@SternLX]

Ben does loads of content on his own channel. But it is nice to see him over on Drive Tribe.

[@clarkscat9386]

@@samuelgarrod8327 we do you don't

[@jaydub5515]

He needs a white suit and helmet!

[@acecel]

Ben is such an awesome dude, and he is extremely good in front of a camera too, make him appear more often on drivetribe, please

[@bobbobertson69]

Do you mean the Old Stig?

[@Nick-q8k]

​@@bobbobertson69well technically old stig was Perry McCarthy

[@kantina4765]

He would have worked so well on 5th gear

[@BRBNWolf]

Crazy they kept Ben “Stig”under the helmet all those years, he is such a great natural in front of the camera!!!…

[@Matthew-S75]

​@BRBNWolf they must've felt intimidated to a degree. Especially considering he can actually drive.

[@ISirSmoke]

I think you don't have to say "old stig" any more

[@Steve.Cutler]

Agreed

[@BurnedNerd]

yes... like give Ben his name back... they using that name for clicks

[@pistonfury]

yaah we know you Benny!!!!

[@robertcarr4172]

He will always be The stig. Not the first and not the last... but the best

[@pistonfury]

@@robertcarr4172 True lol.. Benny Stig!

[@aiziril]

"An absolute box of frogs" might be my favourite ever description of a car.

[@kewuo]

mad as a box of frogs, my granddad used to say that

[@sianwarwick633]

Yes. It's a great description, I heard it in the 80s. It wasn't all horrible

[@bmanduprit2962]

there really is something quite lovely about Hammond asking Stig advice.

[@Kalah_]

Richard Hammond racing? What could possibly go wrong? :D Love seeing Stiggy back. :)

[@Jon_R.]

Ben Collins is GREAT as a presenter

[@d4vo911]

Hammond looking up to Collins as I do, to the both of them. Just an absolutely incredible feeling something you used to believe was happening behind the scenes coming to tuition, right in front of us. This is amazing.

[@lukemclellan2141]

Hammond looks up to most people.

[@Faith01841]

Still utterly heartbroken at the end of The Grand Tour, DriveTribe is nursing my poor heart back to wholeness, one video at a time 🥰

[@gutekf]

Why is this NOT on the main DRIVETRIBE channel?

[@ragereset2795]

BBC lawyers, presumably.

[@ffnbbq]

​@@ragereset2795I don't believe so, they've referred to Ben Collins as the Stig on the main channel before. I think this video was determined to be "too serious" for the main channel, which has slowly devolved into Donut Media-style algorithm-chasing videos. I half expect them to do a "WISH/ALI EXPRESS/TEMU TOOLS VS BRITISH TOOLS CHALLENGE" at some point.

[@DaveCrokaert]

@@ffnbbq Or it's here so Richard can get this channel some extra subs ...

[@ToreDL87]

You always wanna have a backup channel with a decent amount of subs in case things go south with the first one. Not a problem for these guys, enter Richard and an overall decent video, et voila.

[@fatman123526]

@@ffnbbq Unfortunately it's the current reality of how to make revenue off the platform.....

[@acatinatux9601]

oh and ben is THE Stig. not old Stig. hell always been the Stig to us

[@jasonpoler]

Hammond going into Motor racing, Mindy definitely not happy about it.

[@syahminorizan8064]

HAMMOOOOOOOOOND!

[@jd_99]

either that or there comes a certain time in a marriage you're just happy to have your partner out of the house whatever the circumstances

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Told you that did she?

[@Nick-q8k]

He's safer on a track,I'm sure she's fine with it,riding a two wheeler on the road is more dangerous.

[@fluff5800]

Newer race cars are much safer/ safety focused than these classic cars but him getting into motor racing will teach him racing skills that can potentially save his life.

[@scruff520]

Brilliant! What i love about Richard hes not afraid or too proud to ask for help, hes asked Ben for tuition to help him and i think thats great. As Richard said, Ben knows how he drives from there TG days, so this will be like a before and after picture. This is going yo be awesome 👍 nice one guys x

[@roadreg1820]

Hammonds passion is really inspiring, same for Ben. Brilliant video, incredible cars. I look forward to the next one.

[@VishnuPadmanabhan]

I love seeing these behind the scenes, especially the ones with Ben. It is great that they still work together. Brings back a lot of memories from the past. Absolutely love it!

[@AlexKall]

Awesome video! Would be interesting to see videos of Ben helping Hammond!

[@paulfinnegan9160]

Yes I'm glad Richard took it easy especially on the damp track. It would actually sap all your energy from adrenaline, he looks like he needed a lie down after that.

[@lisakaz35]

Yes! Love this pairing.

[@phillipmiddlebrooks6891]

The STIG and the Hamster.... hehehe good times are hopefully gonna roll.

[@nicholaswatson3896]

Ben seemed a lot more relaxed chatting with his old pal. Great content and hope we get to see Richard and Ben together some more.

[@timshort9894]

Delighted to see Hammond and Ben Collins working together. I have always been a massive fan of both of them😊😊👍

[@peterabbott1974]

It’s a little bit of haven’t seen them two together on a video thank you, Ben and Richard❤❤

[@cecilcharlesofficial]

"I'm closer to the ground anyway" deserved a laugh.

[@carlyoutube]

What a great bit viewing. Nice to see Hammond and Ben just having a proper humbling chat.

[@MrBackflip500]

FINALLY!!! Ego's to the side. It's like brothers being back together after 10 years. Love this a lot...

[@MasterFlores35]

So cool seeing the Stig and Hammond in a modern vid 🙌🏼

[@MichaelKean-k2l]

Let's be truthful. Ben is an excellent presenter. Am I wrong?

[@ElvisKremmen]

The connection between Ben and Hammond is so great to see still, we def need to see more seat time on here please.

[@upfactoryracing4148]

This is great to see that Richard is honest enough to admit he is not great at it but keen to have a go. Go for it Richard!

[@simonelliott5956]

More Ben please, love these collaborations, it’s the stuff you can’t do on TV, but you can on KZbin!

[@rorypuds]

Love Ben Collins delivery, very dry! Also, you can see how much Hammond respects him, the most natural I've ever seen him chat.

[@jonflamming8775]

Guys this is really fantastic content. Goodwood is magical, Ben is great on camera and great with Richard, and it's all so well shot. A great video length too - 16 minutes is just right. Keep this stuff coming, it's awesome.

[@mediocreman2]

Richard's humility about learning how to race by getting seat time was great. He's the best of the 3.

[@1969Risky]

We need more Ben & Richard doing racing in these classic cars. Brilliant video!

[@Schizm1]

Thank You for all this. After watching last episode of GT and crying for like a week a need more of "the Trio" in my life! And seeing Stig as well is just a freakin cherry on top! Thank You!

[@VivariumSnake]

Keeping the top gear reality alive much love chaps, thank you.

[@TerribleFire]

Ben should be the new Grand Tour lead.. or whatever replaces it

[@andrewh.8403]

I very much enjoyed this and the conversation afterwards. Very interesting listening to Richard regarding his previous concern for looking cool for the camera and now focusing on "proper" driving as in getting around a track quickly and smoothly, not so much fast. E9. What a creation.

[@chrissilvester5663]

Definitely need to see more of Ben & Richard together talking about & driving cars that'll be immense. If Hammond is really keen on getting involved more with motor racing he has the perfect tutor in Ben.

[@scruff520]

@@chrissilvester5663 also Richard genuinely listens to Ben and takes on board his advice

[@chrissilvester5663]

@@scruff520 Why wouldn't Richard listen to Ben & take his advice considering that Ben is a professional racing driver

[@scruff520]

@@chrissilvester5663 I agree, but was thinking of the way TG treated Ben at the end.

[@danielshinerock1526]

Hammond has outgrown rolling cars. Times have changed!

[@grayumhutchison3287]

A great video, Richard looks really enthusiastic and can’t wait to get back behind the wheel.

[@MudSluggerBP]

Good to see Ben and Richard getting along, don’t forget Richard once turned around a cardboard cutout of the Stig so he could shoot him in the back 😂😂

[@samuelgarrod8327]

They fell out for about six months. It was a long time ago.

[@hjhw100]

This was excellent, i hope Richard and Ben do more content together, good vibes together

[@tbeau6663]

Ben is becoming a very good presenter, but he needs to learn from Richard about pace of delivery because sometimes he speaks too fast. His introduction was excellent to be fair.

[@NewCastleIndiana]

I agree. He just needs a little more polish and he’d be great. It’s the kind of perturbed look on his face at times. Last year I ran into Smith and Sniff, and while I was talking with them, Ben was in the electric MG little race car thing. And Johnny and Richard were yelling loudly over towards Ben. “do not smile… Do… Not… Smile! “It was cracking me up. They all get along spectacular.

[@maineiacman]

The stig does everything fast

[@MrAdopado]

Oh please don't get Ben to model his presentation skills on Richard!

[@knighriderredux]

Ask and ye shall receive. Glad to see these reunions

[@lamontgarnesjr4638]

That CSL is INCREDIBLE…I’m impoverished so I’m trying to build a little E28 DTM type car…lol. But that Batmobile is a goal…just the lines alone…breathtaking.

[@MrJayscinema]

More of Ben and Richard please. Great video to be a fly on the wall for

[@ConnorSimpson007]

For me, the CSL is the ultimate dream car! I've been lucky enough to see one in person and seeing a few different KZbinrs channels feature one recently is making me so jealous! I cannot put into words! 😂😭

[@MancunianManxman]

''I really can't do this while I'm talking'' got me smiling ear to ear. Acknowledging how hard it is to be a car show presenter, whilst also proving the Stig is at his best when he's not making any sound.

[@AbhishekChandra0606]

Ben Colins should definately get more screen time. Such an amazing camera presence and we all know the man can drive!!

[@sirtaylor2569]

I always loved the 3 boys doing their TV thing, but, I do know very well what it takes to get a car fast around the track. It's not as easy as most might think. The difference between making a car look fast on camera is inherently different than actually making a car go fast. You Ben have always been my biggest hero when you played The Stig. You're a very talented racing driver and even a very charismatic TV personality outside of the white suit and helmet.

[@DavidAlanStanley]

Thanks Ben and Richard,; great bit of content and some gorgeous cars; especially the CSL

[@RolandDrehtRaeder]

I love this kind of content. Maybe some more driving footage would be nice, but I'm happy already.

[@grahamsullivan1237]

we need a Hammond/Collins series, they are good on camera togeather.

[@oneofmanyjames-es1643]

It's very endearing to see Hammond able to focus just on the driving and the fun rather than having to think mainly about what his next quip to camera is or whether he's taking a good line for the camera crew

[@joshuarobinson7522]

I liked seeing Richard and Ben Collins on Drive Tribe, it made me decide to subscribe here. Thanks, Richard for having him on, I would love to see more of this type of content.

[@bryanh3057]

I can’t wait to see how this goes! I honestly think Richard will be an excellent driver on the track. He’s better than he thinks 🤘

[@jonl2938]

That BMW sounds absolutely fabulous!

[@Exzell0123]

I’ve never seen the stig have a conversation with Richard, let alone talk to him! This is ground breaking stuff !!!

[@christianboyd4635]

It’s amazing that this guy was silent for 10 years when he’s so engaging and such a good presenter. It’s almost like they lost some possible entertainment value of not having him do some on camera stuff back in the day.

[@tomgreen876]

love to see more Ben on Drivetribe great to see, this should be on the main channel!

[@BarryFarman-z1b]

Cool motors! After all the years of watching top gear. I would have never guessed Hammond was the car guy out of the three of those guys!! Cool bean's.

[@MrBackflip500]

There was and is only one Stig to me and that's Ben. He is the only Stig that had a personality. It was disappointing to me when he was not in a episode. To me he is a big part of the 3's, TG team succes. TopGear of old, thank you very much.

[@imaner76]

Really nice to see Matt Neal. I've known him for about 20 years, but not see him in a few years. In fact, not since Steve passed away! Time has a funny habit of skipping by! Great video, this could have been main channel content!

[@ml5554]

Collins seems a natural presenter.

[@ryeguy88]

MORE of this type of stuff, please.

[@NulJern]

Finally, after so many years of crashing he started to think about how to drive, great job Richard!

[@yarost12]

Insane how we're only discovering Ben's talent as a presenter now in 2020-s, Clarkson and Willman were like "aye let's shut him up", WHAT WERE THEY THINKING Edit: I'm fully aware that he's not the first (nor last) Stig, I knew they they needed a silent driver, I'm just imagining the kind of banter he could've had on screen. Afaik he's from the same school as Willman and Clarkson, so they'd get along very well

[@SPDFRK]

They were thinking, he won't crash if he's not talking. Watch him in the sim rig. He's better when he's focused.

[@pooroldnostradamus]

His body language was expressive enough.

[@HikuroMishiro]

They 'silent Stig' character was also established before Ben was hired for the job.

[@NewCastleIndiana]

It’s kind of the last laugh who’s still standing that I watch in things about actual cars I mean actually watching things about cars. Ben is. And he’s the most normal of the three. He’s just a regular guy. Doesn’t have odd centricity or very stunted growth either. But he does need to smile a little bit more.

[@gillianpile7910]

To be honest, there are videos around of him doing normal presenting from when he was the Stig and he was pretty dire. Just as Richard has learnt about proper driving, Ben has become a far more proficient presenter in the last few years or so.

[@bowlerwildcatGaming1991]

Classic Racing Looks Like A Lot Of Fun

[@Redmi-j4i]

Everytime I see Ben in front of the camera I understand why the "trio" didnt want him to talk. Kidding aside another great collage of cars from the past. They all look amazing and Im so jealous but also determinated to finnaly start the work on my old Opel Manta from my late grandfather and start to race it with my daughter Hello from Slovenia 🇸🇮

[@soundtechmusicschool]

onward and upward guys! great video. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next!

[@kjbathe]

I really like Ben -- Seems like a genuinely nice guy.

[@tom.m]

I'd love to see Ben and Richard on track with Jimmy Broadbent and Alex Brundle in classic cars. They really are something special.

[@user-gc1zn5mn4p]

I race Mercedes-Benz AMGs as a hobby so it was interesting to see these other cars raced.

[@danielshinerock1526]

Mercedes No 1! As said in the film The Killing Fields!

[@tomostinato2918]

12:44 is the first time for years that I've seen Hammond relax and stop acting.

[@nicholasgosselin7051]

I would love a Ben teaching Richard to race the smallest cog car series! That would be awesome!

[@DreuScuhDoo]

Can't wait to see Ben on the team can't think of a better captain

[@gemmastaines5706]

So obviously Ben Collins is The Stig!! We know him and we love him. But I've always wondered, when Top Gear had "The Stig's Australian/Lorry Driving/Teenage/Vegetarian/Chinese/American Cousin, was that also Ben???

[@stephenedge8129]

Get a racing sim in the garage Richard……..you know it makes sense!😂

[@jonb3311]

He's got one at home.

[@JamesPink-j2k]

Been there, driven most of those cars. 😍

[@Jonet01]

Ben Collins is a natural in front of the camera 🎥

[@kramnam4716]

Lovely! Ben is a proper fella 👌

[@rogereverett9095]

Sounds good chaps, you should join us for the 12hr ROR at anglesey, taking our classic touring cars this year !!

[@crosbyworx7284]

I really enjoyed this, thanks guys!

[@samuelgarrod8327]

I read today that Phil Keen was the third Stig. He's a British racing driver, mostly known for his GT career.

[@betara_indera_gunung_timur]

clarkson practically cemented the 'speculation' recently during his Q&A after public screening of the last episode of TGT at his farm (i think). look it up if you haven't, it's fun. (some other stuff answered includes his favorite car ever, as well as favorite specials ever)

[@acatinatux9601]

sobbing like a baby at the end of the grand tour. ill watch the 3 until the day I die

[@mandst5466]

Ben is polite on the outside and sarcastic as f*%k on the inside…… top bloke 😂

[@rockuncleproduction2229]

You can see the businessman come out in Hammond at the end there............ And the employee in Collins........... Great video

[@KenoNoir]

Can you imagine a sim at the workshop!! That’s be awesome haha

[@FelixValentiCh.]

Hearing the Stig talk is a new thing

[@fkhothatchi]

HAMMOND GETTING THE TRACKDAY BUG IS FANTASTIC!!!! thats a remind to any car enthusiast to atleast 2x go to sign up for a trackday IT WILL CHANGE YOUR VIEWS IN CARS

[@michaeleelia]

Would Love to be able to watch your show in the US!!! Someone, please make it happen!!!

[@Nedw]

For a guy who was on screen always with a helmet on, I just love how Ben Collins is subtly expressive (e.g. from 16:04 onwards)

[@flyingpeartree6526]

Love seeing BTCC stars past and present in these vids (Sutton yesterday, Matt Neal today)

[@robertnapier624]

Two legends unite.

[@Arthur_Putey]

Appreciate Stig´s Praga overall suit. 👍👍

[@CJFerg81]

3:55 Ben: "Is this the Crusty Crab?" Patrick: "No, this is Patrick."

[@Ken-go5oi]

Ben should be on the DRIVETRIBE TEAM permanently.......😎👍

[@sillycatgirlnya]

seeing ben talk so much made my brain end up making up dialogues through the stig's dunsfold laps when rewatching top gear

[@ATEC101]

Just wait till he tells Ben after a good lap: 'I need to commit harder to the brakes in one...3-4 I need to attack the kerbs...The car doesn't want to rotate in the hairpin....The marbles in the final 2 corners are ridiculous.' Ben: 'At last! A worthy conversation.'