Richard Hammond discusses his Rimac crash

[@dk2853]

I love how Rimac did a full analysis of this accident, and a breakdown of what exactly happened every second of the crash. This is now a part of their history as a company.

[@dk2853]

@Kabuki Kitsune Well that's Hamster for you! Dude survived a rocket car crash, Rimac Crash, falling off a horse, he can pretty much live through any accident.

[@Voltaic_Fire]

It provided multitudes of data for then and future safety, it was data they couldn't ever safely get.

[@george474747]

It's weird how complicated and involved this interview gets about the corner, when the obvious fact is Hammond failed to slow down after the finish line. Guess he lost sight of where the finish line was? Seems the obvious answer.

[@lukeizzard2384]

@@george474747 in the grand tour episode he looked hella nervous during the hillclimb

[@ThekZnation]

I still kind of wanted to know what was the oversteer caused by and whether a wing at the back could've kept the grip on the back wheels

[@itisshlerman3079]

The fact he survived and still has the ability to walk speaks numbers about the rimacs safety.

[@Here_is_Waldo]

Right? Most cars you'd be lucky to have even survived, let alone so little injury. Not bad for a new company without decades of experience in car safety.

[@stueyphone]

bingus

[@thesultryhippo9184]

@@stueyphone Nooooo. NOO! Bad Bacca

[@ps2bndled]

The fact he still has both his legs.

[@jg5001]

@@Here_is_Waldo also has to do with physics, and a bit of Clarkson's own words. People can survive crashes when cars (in Hammond's case) roll to a stop, compared to "suddenly becoming stationary - that's what gets you." (Clarkson) Your body can't cope with an impact that stops you immediately.

[@ReclusiveDuck]

"Richard Hammond Discusses His Crash"...…….Has good potential to be weekly series. :)

[@richardhobbs7360]

ReclusiveDuck well then they should of started it with the speed record crash But maybe they can finish it with that

[@sizzlesticks4663]

Lol

[@sizzlesticks4663]

Richard Hobbs what? Did you miss the joke?

[@rifraf6135]

@@sizzlesticks4663 did you miss his joke? Richard made a joke...

[@sizzlesticks4663]

Rafiur Rahman/RifRaf oh I thought this was an original post

[@Fed-np9ez]

It was actually revealed that Jeremy, James, and Richard made a pact that should one of them die while filming the show, the other two would open the next episode of the show announcing the death, and after a minute of silence, continued with a comical "anyway.." and soldier on with the show's segment as if nothing had happened. I think it brilliantly shows their bond as a team, as they've mentioned that the reason the rest of the team always left the one that broke down during their trips behind was because they believe so long as the others carry on, the team carries on, and in that way, everybody no matter what, gets to finish their adventure together.

[@brahmwilliams5943]

Bro, no wayyy 😂😂😂😂😂

[@palohagara105]

nice essay... about controversial jokes, that filmmakers develop only to increase dumbness, unbelievability, to attract your attention. No, they are normal humans, went to hospital with a friend. And film cut to "continue show as nothing happened" is - just a film cut.

[@tosehoed123]

@@palohagara105 fghjklæø'

[@jamiemb17]

Okay, but they would never have actually done that in the real event.

[@samfinkjensen]

Read that as “one of them should die on the show” and was very concerned for a minute there

[@mrcrawford84]

Congrats to Richard on holding the record for longest jump in a Rimac. Glad that he made it through unscathed.

[@theRhinsRanger]

Also longest jump in a Remac off the top of a hill

[@morpheas768]

He didnt make it unscathed, his knee got busted up and had to be held together with a metal plate. Its like you didnt even watch this video ffs.

[@Zockshadow]

Im sorry but to set a record you have to perform the same action twice in a row and then the average value will be the record. (We learned that with the jet car :D)

[@nickthelonewolf6366]

Yeah..."unscathed"...

[@procrafter5000]

@@Zockshadow producer : cut Hammond can you do that take again for me Hammond: oh god

[@davidkelley751]

I like how the ceo was not like super pissed off in this. He seems like a genuinely nice guy.

[@cusefan5510]

ADF Audio they just came out with their second car and it’s even faster

[@BenM2291]

It also has a fire extinguisher in the back with “in case of hill climb” on it

[@DylRicho]

@@BenM2291 Aha, I do like that.

[@sabersz]

@@BenM2291 lol, I noticed that in Forza

[@gerardmontgomery280]

The bloke from Rimac and Christian von Koenigsegg may make unattainable dream cars but they're both just car blokes at heart.

[@BSproduction74]

At this point I'm pretty sure Richard is immortal.

[@salikraees9690]

Probably something to do with when he got his teeth whitened. Made him immortal. Like Wolverine-esque.

[@BK-it6wg]

hamsters have 9 lives

[@edydj9671]

BSproduction74,he's secretly german,thats why he kept on surviving crashes

[@DemoBytom]

He's a cat.. Hopefully he still has some lives left..

[@Arsenette]

Either that or they haven't found the last horcrux..

[@Storyteller543]

Cheers for Rimac for making changes to there already great car. Apparently, among other changes, they added a fire extinguisher with words inscribed "in case of hill climb." Awesome.

[@yzdatabase4175]

where car

[@Lordspaghett]

Rimac CEO has a good sense of humor, this whole ordeal probably brought them more publicity than the car cost them to build.

[@MaFd0n]

More than likely, yes, plus I assume it was all insured meaning the customer got refunded.

[@DeepFriedBeans23819]

CEO basked in this. it wasn't a loss at all. that crash only proved the safety of the rimac. that crash would have been fatal in many sports cars.

[@ala0284]

Bryan Southard exactly. And they gave the car a good review anyway, it wasn’t the cars fault it crashed really

[@ronaldharris6569]

Insurance and free publicity made up for any losses

[@aermenius9002]

@@Debaser. this was a C1..

[@njshift]

Damage control is essential for such a new and small company. Nobody wants bad PR. Smart move by the CEO to do this interview with Hammond.

[@georgekush8604]

I think it is honestly good PR for the people who will buy cars like that... it shows that they really do value safety.

[@negnatrepsej2903]

O

[@negnatrepsej2903]

Enrico the cat are you a f'cking idiot?

[@YouTubeCreator2011]

njshift Love ur pfp! Viper ACR is king!

[@DRANVR4]

in the last clip his body language looked rather uncomfortable

[@Hettilo]

I knoe im late and shit but they put up a nice little plate at the village signe "hammond corner"

[@wowdogememe1541]

Like Gambon on the TG track

[@vivian3003]

I didn't need to know that, but I'm glad I do

[@twinflamesundercoverthanks5274]

Lol

[@rtarigan3886]

That's wholesome

[@2vaclav]

Try reading the comment before you post it. Kinda feels like it was written by a 5 y.o

[@shabirparwaz]

I love how Rimac is showing a confidential analysis. This whole accident brought them so much positive publicity for the car’s safety. Richard’s guardian angel has a tough life.

[@VisionVenture-]

I feel bad for the angel :(

[@thefinch8021]

imagine sitting indoors having a cup of tea look out the window and see hammond rolling over past you in a rimac

[@martiansplat6587]

*imagining*

[@PaulJBurgess]

Would that mean he's not coming on then?

[@g-man1440]

@@PaulJBurgess No he's not coming

[@dopey473]

Nothing out of the ordinary

[@poncefernandez7426]

@@PaulJBurgess well, he crashed a car INTO a house, then down a hill so...no

[@pmm4177]

This story speaks volumes of hammonds passion for motoring, most pilots that survive a crash never fly again, people that have been through trauma avoid whatever it was that caused the traumatic event and after 2 potentially fatal accidents hammond continues to get behind the wheel of extremely powerful vehicles. I freaking love this guy!

[@jamesob2k16]

If you crash a car you still need a car to get to work regardless of how passionate you are about driving it's not that deep dude

[@matthewmiller2219]

He's an idiot

[@dankykang7101]

@@jamesob2k16 yeah, but most never go racing at 150+ around a track again. Theres a difference.

[@yovanbidenovic4940]

Still, imagine disliking Hammond

[@hypnogri5457]

@@jamesob2k16 Most just stop speeding but there are also people that develop a crippling phobia.

[@tdodge29]

Honestly, Hammonds height probably saved his life. If someone taller like James or Jeremy were driving, they probably wouldn't have survived given the fact their heads would be pressed against the roof of the Rimac

[@leonyoungs463]

Same with the crash in the Jet car back in Top Gear

[@JordanSmith-si8zn]

Wtf

[@ieuanhunt552]

That's why Fighter pilots tend to be on the small side. It's easier to engineer around shorter people.

[@foximacentauri7891]

@@ieuanhunt552 if you're tall and eject from a jet, there's a higher risk that your leg gets stuck somewhere and just dosen't eject with you, which leaves you hanging on a parachute with a leg less. Almost guaranteed death.

[@fuzzywuzzy5749]

@@ieuanhunt552 Pfft!!!! My ex was a fighter pilot and he was 6'2".

[@ultraokletsgo]

The thought of losing Hammond actually upsets me greatly. Keep safe man.

[@stephenlamb9008]

I'd prefer it if he worked from home, stay safe Richard.

[@lqprimetime4169]

@@stephenlamb9008 rofl covid work from home, Skype all your conversation streets, and play Gran Turismo or Forza to give a test drive review

[@biffnarzilla4649]

And all this with a "standard" seatbelt and no racing harness. Speaks volumes about Rimac.

[@spudhead1161]

Speaks volumes how lucky he was.

[@Predator23321]

@@jaja7830 Go put 150 people in 150 Rimacs and crash them like that, watch as 90% of them die.

[@adityanayak6327]

@@Predator23321 you don't know that, you can't really say that, statistically speaking it has 100% record. Besides it's not just luck, there were crew members and people there. If it was a crash in some other place with no one around, things could be worse.

[@Predator23321]

My point being that the Rimac's 'amazing' safety isn't what kept him from dying, it may very well be an exceptionally impressive car in terms of safety, but happenstance and, as you said, the emergency crew on standby played the majority role in ensuring he didn't burn to a crisp in what could have easily been a much bigger tragedy.

[@GAMEVIDSnorwegian422]

@@Predator23321 But that cerash does show what every crash tests shows, BEV`s are safer than ICE vehicles because of the way theyre made, where the weight is, that it isnt a huge metal block infront of the pedals ETC.

[@freekickerz]

Hammond should be thankful, he's still alive. Hands down for the safety of Rimac.

[@carlhenry515]

Das ist richtig!

[@ZaKTricKzzz]

freekickerz hi bro

[@bios31]

andrew evolution you can hit a wall with every car.. what has his crash to do with rimac?!

[@stanley7598]

andrew evolution, what would you expect to happen? Were you expecting the car to levitate before it hit the ground and fly itself back to the road? No matter how expensive or well designed the car is, it still obeys physics and if you take a corner faster than the car can handle then it will under/overstear and possibly crash if the driver loses control.

[@phoenixgamingcorps1544]

andrew evolution why the fuck can't you use proper English grammar, I feel like I'm going to have to break out the Rosetta Stone to translate your jibberish

[@e.hutchence-composer8203]

Kudos to Rimac for making that car so safe, glad Richard is alright, I grew up watching Top Gear, would be devastated to hear one of them three had died. Best trio ever!

[@Sum_Guy]

At this point, i think he is the one that's hard to kill

[@gregesch5058]

Indeed, and even more crazy is that this was Rimac 1st car.

[@arianwinanto6299]

I love that after this crash, Rimac installed an FPE in the car that reads "In case of a hill climb"

[@nibblesowo]

“We are improving our car and the batteries so they don’t... do that.” What? Catch on fire after rolling 100+ meters? Mate, you’d be forgiven if it took 100 meters for your car to explode. Some cars explode before you leave the driveway, mate.

[@StaryPijany-lu7wn]

@Syndrome of a Down thats better than exploding though..

[@maxwellswanson5741]

Mate that's true mate, but mate you must realize mate that mate is not a good term to use

[@Wrathlon]

Honestly it gives me a lot of faith in Rimac that this is their attitude. Nobody reasonable could hold it against them for this fire happening and for the car to hold up well enough that a broken knee was all he got from THAT is a testament to how safe that car is.

[@r1rhp]

_cough_ tesla model s _cough_

[@ashcosmo3854]

Actually no. Fires from car crashes make up of 0.09% of all motor vehicle crashes. Here's your proof. Electric cars are prone to catching fire due to the way lithium reacts with air like most batteries. Petrol cars are generally much safer as they require a petrol leak then a spark, batteries can explode under friction. saferide4kids.com/blog/car-fires-vehicle-submersion/

[@PxperCuts]

Hammond: *Crashes* James: So he's not coming on then?

[@yaboi5932]

No James, he broke is leg and might need time to recover mentally and physically ,so that's a no

[@CR47Ycam]

Jeremy: "HAMMONDDDDDDD!"

[@capsamproductions6252]

I was looking for this comment xD

[@twinflamesundercoverthanks5274]

@@yaboi5932 I couldn’t believe my ears I was thinking there bad but I never knew them to be that mindless though clarkson has gotten on a bit and the burgers seem to not be doing him any favors

[@callefalk6557]

SMURF!!!!🖕🏻😤👈🏻👎🏻

[@MrPangsky]

Wtf 177kph on that corner??? Hammond is insane

[@theamazingparkerC]

He crashed after the finish

[@fakeaccount8493]

110.5mph

[@Mark-uw3hz]

@@theamazingparkerC Really? Did he actually?

[@theamazingparkerC]

Yes he did he even said once “I cashed after the finish.. like a boss”

[@frankvandendool882]

@@Mark-uw3hz Yes he did

[@zcrib3]

The car safety these days truly is amazing. A person I know had head an on collision with another car at 100 km/h and all they had was scratches. I remember thinking if the cars had been 20 years older both of them might have been dead. So seeing Hammond have such light injuries after a crash this bad is amazing.

[@dailehughes3330]

And he said he crashed at 212 kmh

[@error404blah]

Say what you will, but the fact that he "walked" away from such an accident is just amazing and shows how safe the Rimac is.👍 Also, Mate being willing to be part of this is awesome. It shows that he is confident in his product. How many other CEOs of car companies can you name that would do this so soon after an accident involving someone high profile? Not many.

[@acesul8811]

To be fair, probably all of them. And with a sweaty brow say "See, he's alive, that just proves its safe".

[@luismalaquias70]

sucksqueezebangblow That's true. To have such accident and almost walk away with a knee fracture, means that car is very stiff. In terms of safety, Rimac did his homework when they designed the Concept One. And Mate Rimac shows to be a great guy. Hope Rimac is here to stay to the future

[@igor-zb9vd]

safe car?????? you think that other super car companies put so much effort into designing aerodynamics for their cars for nothing? this rimac car is complete crap, empty shell with too much power and insufficient down force.

[@eduardorochin7601]

hbjhvvjvvhggvcgfcfcgvh your opinion doesn't make any sense, empty shell? even though it has 4 motors, 2 transmissions, etc. lol too much power? with the Bugatti Chiron, The One:1, and almost any other hypercar has over 1000 hp

[@chrishowarth804]

Yes but it caught fire pretty quickly and in a normal situation you wouldn't have emergency services or even anyone immediately pulling you out of the wreckage, that worrries me..

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

"The first thing he hit was the second road"...not a sentence you ever want to hear, ever.

[@diegomo1413]

Out of the frying pan and into the other frying pan

[@AndyMitchellUK26]

Well I mean all I can say is that I'm glad it was the road and not the house!

[@Shweaty7]

My favorite thing out of this was Hammond saying he really regrets telling that guy this is the run I will crash on. Completely not that guys fault, but it’s very compassionate feeling for someone else when you are the one that’s really hurt by it.

[@tristanphillips8937]

I love how he’s not even concerned with the loss of the car instead he’s glad Richard is safe and appreciates the pr. Also it really does prove the safety of the cars. But he just loves what he does and is happy to be there

[@MB-dg3lr]

The way he deadpan says there's only 7 now 🤷‍♂ But he does go into detail about their business plan and scaling, I found it interesting, but I could tell both interviewer and Hammond were not interested.

[@cygil1]

Millions of dollars of free publicity, if he plays it right, and he did.

[@leogreck9984]

This man has reallife plot armor...

[@thelambsauce7307]

The writers gotta plan for dis boi

[@adlibbed2138]

i mean no mere-mortal, not even the insanest, the most suicidal man in the world would survive that dragster crash a while back so

[@danstrikker6465]

Facts

[@plainlake]

His small frame is probably a factor.

[@zachbocking8703]

If only Paul walker had that

[@TownofJezza]

Richard is the only Biker I know that had multiple near death crashes in CARS!

[@steelixian1705]

@@naoised7638 Why would he know your grandad. wtf

[@nicolagardner4169]

@@steelixian1705 😂😂😂😂😂 Ikr

[@robposton2439]

If your grandad died in an escort, then he should have pulled out, first. Lesson learned: Don't buy cheap hookers.

[@thelambsauce7307]

doran idk how’s he meant to know ur grandad 😐

[@MachtPlays]

@@steelixian1705 Also why is it just kind of sad.. was he an asshole or something..?

[@thanos5834]

He protec He attac But most importantly He crash rimac

[@nicholaslokos7949]

(clarkson voice) On tonight's program: I have shaky legs James screams and Hammond throws a car off a cliff without the script saying to do so.

[@americanpanzer4163]

@@nicholaslokos7949 He would say that

[@Zeke_91C]

This has me 😂😂😂

[@hi-ys7df]

Will Richard Hammond make it? Oh, no he's gone off... Pepsi!

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Originality not your forté, dear...?

[@jacobs.9797]

"If you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right."

[@Jtmissile]

"Oh right. That makes perfect sense. Turn right to go left. YES! THANK YOU! Or should I say no thank you! Because in opposite world, maybe that really means thank you"

[@richardking2286]

It's called drifting

[@aitor9158]

Rotating right*

[@Cars_with_Thabo]

Doc Hudson

[@RyanS493]

Hammond has always seemed the most capable driver of the trio, but also the most daring. At any rate I'd say he's well qualified to romp any car up that mountain. We all make mistakes. Maybe the car screwed up, maybe Hammond screwed up. Either way I'm just glad he's alive. Long live the hamster!!

[@ojsh_]

watch the replay at 0.25 speed and it's clear why crash occured - entry line into that corner was horrendous - far left hand side of the road nearly eating the apex already and still facing directly forwards/to the right towards the hill-edge... tyres had no chance unfortunately

[@justinmanship5431]

I would say Jeremy is the best driver of the group.

[@patrickwaidmann1881]

Jeremy is a better driver in my opinion but Hammond is the best mechanic of the trio.

[@RyanS493]

YOU KNOW NOTHING Jeremy is a drift king for sure!! Remember that orange Mercedes Amg Black edition with a huge wing? In his words, "It's like a Bear! A Burning Bear!!!

[@IXAJR]

Even the professional racing drivers who drove with all three of them said that Hammond has the most potential...

[@AAO-Falcon]

To be fair the car manufacturer is cool about it. saying its provided good data and and improving safety. at least they aren't pissed at him too much.

[@jameson1239]

The car was insured and I’m sure the grand tour gave them money as an apology so I’m sure he probably got a lot of money out of it

[@attackhelicopter7403]

the costs alone to get this data in a safe testing facility are immmense ;D Hammond should ask for a honorar as dummie. ^^

[@audilicous]

They're pissed, but they're professionals. Pissed professionals.

[@ThePsiregulator]

If anything this is huge publicity for that car.

[@David-ud9ju]

You can't buy the level of publicity that Rimac got from this. To get this level of marketing would cost 10s of millions, which is a lot more than the car costs.

[@BastuGubbar]

the car went down houdreds of meters down a mountain, several rolls, and the driver got out with ''a injury from the playground'' but the car catched fire so everyone claimed it sucks.

[@dylancotton2061]

But if it was a BMW people would be praising it. This is just a case of people being biased against EVs

[@enviextinct]

It's crazy to be honest ...Richard would die if that was some other car ..they should give credit to the body and the engineering that went into it...comparing other car bodies to it ..the latter would get destroyed

[@namasjiisansi3085]

Are you dumb its made up with lithium battery so it should catch on fire

[@Erowens98]

It did point out á serious issue with the battery technology, despite the relative safety though. And its something we've known for a while now, lithium batteries self ignite when punctured, burn long and hot, and can not be put out until they've run out of fuel (because they re-ignite after a moment). The car was remarkably stucturally sound, but has its own set of problems due to its method of energy storage.

[@watermalone5782]

Hundreds? He didn't crash and dropped hundreds of meters. He dropped around 30 meters

[@shinoraze]

IMO Richard deserves more than a pat here. He takes immense risk driving vehicles Like the Rimac from a supercar startup. Some are even experimental cars like the Vampire he drove. If not humans like him how would you know the limits of your machines! Keep it up Hammond! Love from India! 🇮🇳

[@Gamergamegamer12]

I could imagine Hammond buying a new car, phoning up an insurance company and saying "hello my name's Richard Hammond, I just bought a new car and would like to insure it" and the insurance company just hangs up 😂

[@Mypenisissmallbut]

Then they call back “certainly sir it will just be the price of the car monthly”

[@KoinzellGaming]

I mean he's just going to say his name is Richardo Hammondo and that he's a Catholic teacher who occasionally likes to drive around with supercars. Or maybe change his gender to get a cheaper insurance premium. :D

[@AudiRS6real]

@@KoinzellGaming Like James may did?

[@KoinzellGaming]

@@AudiRS6real I think James May was the only one in that "insurance episode" who was honest about his profession and got f-ed by the insurance company.

[@TheWeepingDalek]

i mean. it's not like he has ever crashed on a public road doing normal everyday driving.,

[@BlacknRedSN95]

it's literally incredible that he's alive. must be a really well-made car.

[@spenser9908]

Either that or he's a magical witch.

[@a_random_tank_152mm7]

Spenser Or both.

[@adlibbed2138]

@@spenser9908 considering this man survived the dragster crash a while back, which is much, much more fragile than the rimac i'm gonna guessing it's the latter

[@callefalk6557]

TURBO!!!!🖕🏻😤👀👎🏻

[@dick8997]

Think it was just the fact that he was closed course ripping.. any other situation dead

[@jezzaus2124]

Hammond owes a lot to his hamster height. Staggering how he survived both crashes, the dragster especially.

[@bobdickinson9663]

It’s was not a dragster

[@kikibirdball]

@@bobdickinson9663 what was it, then?

[@paulcourtemanche3549]

@@kikibirdball rocket car

[@kikibirdball]

@@paulcourtemanche3549 it was both. Those two things aren't mutually exclusive

[@faerie888]

@@bobdickinson9663 it was, it was a jet rocket engine dragster.

[@DeviantDeveloper]

"What went through your head" "Mostly the windscreen..."

[@lucahoganyt4435]

🤣🤣🤣

[@CR47Ycam]

I can imagine Jeremy screaming "HAMMOND" with his voice cracking

[@evelynjosie688]

"Hammond you idiot"

[@akito7025]

This is the fastest car pause in the world

[@JohannGambolputty22]

*Giacomo screams in the distance*

[@diogenes1351]

@@JohannGambolputty22 thats the biggest crash ... _pause_ ...in the world

[@leopoldstotch7711]

*HAMMOND?*

[@airwipe1639]

It’s easy to joke about it after he recovered. But looking at that clip over and over you can see how easily he could have been killed.

[@matthewmiller2219]

Better luck next time Hammond

[@armedduck7241]

Just shows how safe Rimac cars are.

[@upsuitup]

the car is carbon based, if it went 400km he would probably still survive, thats why new Rimac Nevera costs 2M euros

[@TheBcoolGuy]

It shook me when they talked about the reactions of the lads.

[@ghomerhust]

considering the nature of the crash, it's evident that rimac builds a very solid chassis and shell, because the cabin maintained its integrity even after a big drop and going over several times. the fire was to be expected, when you mangle a bunch of high voltage wires it's just going to happen. i do clearly believe that what happened was a mixture of richard reflexively trying to drive the car as if it were NOT super intelligent, and the car taking that reflex as command and sort of over-doing it. all around, however, incredible car, and we're all happy that the Hampster is still with us for more seasons of inane babble and fun road trips.

[@panda4247]

But like the guy said, if it hadn't overdone it with the steering, he would have still go off the road, only front first

[@mothaybabonnam5632]

you mean they stole the chassis from Factory Five

[@tonysmlg]

14:39 You can just see how amazed, not only us the viewers, but Richard is.. Mate alongside whole Rimac team is a complete new thing, amazing!!

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

He still walks, talks, gets paid, and most importantly, he still drives fast cars.

[@isnitjustkit]

‘Drives’ is a relative term

[@kenopsia9013]

Grindcore Rager 67 grindcore is a respectable genre

[@johnmcmanus7809]

Crashes fast cars you mean.

[@Strawberry-12.]

Alex O'Toole there joking

[@cgr8826]

@@kenopsia9013 I once had someone tell me that opeth musically can't hold a torch to the best grindcore bands. I actually think he meant it😂😂

[@lukamilic]

Other company CEOs : *Damn it ! That is going to cost us !* Rimac : *OMG Richard Hammond crashed our car :D !*

[@wolfrunner6462]

Yay our car is one of the many other victims of project H.A.M.M.O.N.D

[@lukamilic]

@@wolfrunner6462 As a designer who is designing concept cars, i would be happy if mine got crashed by Hammond xD

[@ColinMcNulty]

No such thing as bad publicity.

[@yeet877]

I think Grand Tour paid for the crash. I guess. I mean thats logical.

[@j.adamwegs2882]

When he crashed, he was doing about 110mph. The car rolled repeatedly and violently to the point of leaving craters, and it wasn't outfitted with anything other than factory components. His only injury was a broken leg, which is incredible. If Hammond had done that in any other unmodified car, he would be dead.

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

So, does this mean he's not coming on then? No, James - he wrecked a multi million pound hypercar and broke both his legs.

[@Micolash_is_behind_you]

holy hell

[@idrinkpowersteeringfluid]

LOL

[@Kim_Marie97]

🤣

[@Flandeerz]

multi million? it costs 980.000$, not even one million xD

[@methyldioxymethamps]

Prototype? So consider all the R&D costs...

[@Neighbour_Al]

I’m glad he’s alive, and that he called his wife straight away.

[@thomashennigan2913]

He must be the most expensive of the trio to insure for these programs :"D

[@BaldGuyTalks]

They are paying for premium on top of premiums for him.

[@Sum_Guy]

actually is... some manufacturers don't even allow him to drive the super expensive cars... they prefer May

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

@@Sum_Guy Captain Slow...

[@PoonDestruction]

well when you bring may into the equation, i think the insurance company ends up owing them money.

[@Marauder252]

He dont need any insurance the. Healthcare in paid by taxes.

[@nyanbinary4031]

This crash has provided the company with more crash data than any controlled test dummy crash could of. Glad Hammond's safe and all parties seem in good humor about it.

[@JorgetePanete]

could have*

[@grdprojekt]

still didn't know how many rolls it did though

[@whitemoonwolf13]

@@grdprojekt i heard on another video it was 7 but that was from a fellow commenter so...

[@lamefart]

*_*have_*

[@EverythingBallard]

7:46 That clip of Hammond is played in reverse. Nice try editors.

[@espen4330]

Oh my god yes

[@Kakuzu0820]

how did you see that? hats off

[@NostalgicNell]

woahhh good catch!

[@ShintyShinto]

once you notice it it's so obvious haha

[@TheFreakonhell]

Good eyes!

[@sakibkarimftw]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how beautiful the concept 1 looks ?

[@BlackPhoenix223]

That's a pretty safe car no one seen all the flips that car actually went through and Hammond still has his life and minimum injuries five star hyper car if you ask me

[@billete37]

Frantz Louis ill buy 3

[@iSOBigD]

This guy rolled for over 300 feet downhill while driving a 1000hp+ hypercar as fast as he could go. How much crazier of a crash would you expect someone to survive, especially with minimal injuries? lol. I think it's pretty amazing. If it had a regular engine, it could have crushed and killed him.

[@Mondoblasto0]

"I've never been a fan of electric cars. Comparing them to those with a normal engine has always been a bit like comparing microwaved food to stuff that's been in the Aga for a few hours. But that Rimac changed my mind. It was - there's no other word - brilliant." -- Jeremy Clarkson, avowed petrolhead for life, for _Road and Track_ www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a12771135/clarkson-rimac-hammond-crash/

[@iSOBigD]

Matt S This is not a competition about who can survive a crazier crash. You cannot reproduce crashes in the open like that in order to claim that a jeep is safer than anything else. I guarantee you if you took 100 people, put them in a crash that involved rolling 300 feet, not everyone would make it out of that jeep. By design the jeep rolls over much easier and it's not known as having the best crash tests so I don't know why you keep bringing it up. If you'd like to compare, the electric Model X got the highest crash test results of any SUV so again your Jeep example may have been pure luck.

[@OwensRacingBoys]

would have bought 8 but......

[@Cylvaberry]

So does that mean hes not coming on then?

[@TomTheSaintsGuy]

Well, James, he's tumbled down a hillside and fucked up his knee. So that's a no.

[@ilievelea7095]

Mason YOU STOLE MY LINE... even if i wrote it after... yeah......

[@thinredpaste]

a bit unimaginative. What about "Well, James, he's done cartwheels down a mountainside inside a steel cage and been impaled by his own leg, so that is a no."

[@Adam-FR]

He used to be a race car driver... but then he took an arrow to the knee.

[@Mojo1800]

@Adam Francuzik I was gonna say that.

[@iaxacs3801]

Props to Hammond for willing to talk about it. The PTSD from the crash was probably very real for him.

[@OldStreetDoc]

After watching this several times & drawing as much detail as I could from it… it is WELL worth mentioning. Rimac, as a manufacturer & as a man - has my sincere respect. Most any manufacturer I could name, I would FULLY expect to throw a blanket over this and publicly reveal ONLY what a court or some other ‘authority’ would make them reveal. Rimac not only did not do that, they’ve allowed this which seems to be an honest and open discussion of the car’s strengths & the car’s possible weaknesses. It might or might not be the ‘smart’ thing from a business standpoint. I think it IS smart. And I must admit, if I were in the market for an all-electric super car… it would be a Rimac or nothing. I cannot find adequate words to describe how much I appreciate everyone creating this, filming it, and allowing us all to see it. There is a WEALTH of detailed information available here, and it rightfully should increase interest not simply for Hamster but for the Rimac brand as well.

[@dissco.partysan3333]

Richard Hammond is looking more and more like Al Pacino.Say hello to my little friend!

[@U_C_G]

DissCo. PartySan ironically that's probably what people say when they introduce him

[@cyrusthevrus]

Alex Healy Hahahahahah😆😂😆😂😆😂

[@istvansipos9940]

thanx. I was thinking sooo hard about it. yeah, I know this guy from car shows, but somehow he seems to be more familiar than just that...

[@wayannurlangga4439]

yes, he does

[@jamesbertini1695]

... That little friend is MEEEE!!!

[@fabi3276]

Nice to see that Rimac really does build good cars, even in beeing crashed and protecting the hamster.. Good work Rimac!

[@weed46]

what you mean with "good cars" so far, they made a car that has good aceleration, and seems to be safe... We have no words about the rest. Handling, build quality, reliability, confort, fun, etc...

[@Gixxer983]

He was lucky the door got torn off, otherwise he would had burn to death in an electric car.

[@guifrakss]

Gixxer983, you talk like that doesn't happen with gasoline cars.

[@roberto137]

In Rimac you wont find any cheap plastic or any sort of cheap materials, of course it is not Rolls Royce class leather where they have their own cow farm...but none of the models suffered breakdown so far...as far as I saw reviews Concept_One was graded as very comfortable and that it has epic sound

[@Malc180s]

What's it got to do with a petrol car? This is unforgivable in an electric car - clearly this Rimac is designed by chancers - shit design.

[@pecamarkovic]

"They see me rollin', they hatin', trynia catch my leg thats hurting...."

[@godsmackssa]

Try to catch my leg hurting!!

[@enviextinct]

I hate you for making me laugh ..but I love you for it

[@trevor4025]

Petar Markovic why do 1.6 thousand people like this dumbass shit

[@Mohicular]

chillytrevor 11 y so serious bro

[@blackhatter011]

@@trevor4025 Because not everyone is a stick in the mud like you.

[@scenczyk1429]

Not the first time he's had a similar experience. Glad he's ok. Watched this crash for the first time just now, you can see the uncomfortable expression on his face from before he starts the run

[@alexc3295]

There's all these people now saying that "Rimacs aren't safe," and "Oh look, the car burst into flames after he crashed." True the car may have caught fire after the crash, but that is totally understandable. Most cars, electric or gas powered, would have most likely blown up. The Concept One did a great job of protecting Hammond after he rolled many many times down a steep hill. All that he was left with was a broken leg/knee. That is really not bad at all considering the circumstance. My point is, let's commend the Concept One for keeping Hammond alive instead of talking trash about the car and saying it is unsafe just because it (very understandably) caught fire after the crash.

[@rolfbjorn9937]

People die from impacts in town at 50 km/h in normal cars. That crash is impressive!

[@chazgirl6186]

Alex C I've seen ppl die in less. The car roles several times and he's still breathing it's safe.

[@CHmLgN]

Agreed. Seeing the analysis sheet, I'm seriously impressed and also very happy that he came out of it as well as he did.

[@stupidburp]

Hit a high energy battery hard enough that it bends and it will likely catch fire. Hit a fuel tank hard enough that it ruptures and spills over red hot parts and live electrical components and it will likely catch fire.

[@RupeeRhod]

You watch way way way way way too many Hollywood movies if you think normal cars blow up from crashing.

[@Outside85]

'What was your biggest fear in that moment?' 'Waking up with with Clarkson and maybe May standing over me calling me a tosser.'

[@ThisGuy716]

Rimac CEO just roasted ferrari "some super cars catch on fire by just sitting there"

[@randomuser1687]

More so fisker and zenvo

[@unr3alGaming]

Well, he's not wrong. Happens to Porsche's, Lamborghini's and Tesla's too.

[@nicklasjensen9043]

@@randomuser1687 Hasn't there only been two cases of Zenvos catching fire? Granted, they don't produce a lot of cars, but it is hardly enough to say fires are prevalent.

[@randomuser1687]

@@nicklasjensen9043 considering there are only 15 or so, that's an EXTREMELY prevalent problem.

[@nicklasjensen9043]

@@randomuser1687 Ah, I thought they actually produced more than that. But even then data would be inconclusive with so few cars made to claim prevalency for catching fire. Do you know if there has been any cases for the new model?

[@Charliesbluenotes]

Im so sorry for Richard, and so glad he made it. He seems so thankful. The ceo is a businessman....that shines thru in this talk!

[@BeshevGames]

"And I'm not a man who can afford to loose 7mm..." - GOLD :D

[@Sykotix420]

Beshev Games not the first time he's made that joke. On an episode of top gear, he went down a hill in a bobsled and claimed the captain of the team had lost 2mm over the years. Then says "I can't afford to lose 2mm"

[@1035pm]

I hate to be "that guy" but it's lose.... not loose. Loose bolt or a loose cannon. Lose the race, lose your keys.

[@istvansipos9940]

@@1035pm just be glad it was not the good old there - their scenario. that sh!t is all over youtube. and it is TO much :- )

[@em8sal]

RIMAC = RIchard Must Accidentaly Crash

[@ThomasHorgan]

Richard inevitably must accidentally crash

[@jasonbyway]

Richard's Insanely Massive Arse Crash

[@Shrivedh]

Reported. This is awful.

[@aadi8568]

Lol

[@aadi8568]

@@ThomasHorgan even better

[@lameesahmad9166]

I am glad the injuries were not worse. I have always enjoyed Richard's hands on documentaries. Having just watched his Crash Course documentary I can honestly say that Richard Hammond's technical documentaries have always been so interesting and exciting that even when talking about a mundane machine like a bulldozer you actually learn a lot more than you would with a boring factual account by an expert on the subject. As a presenter I consider him the best technical presenter I have ever seen. And yes as he has stated all of his programs do have an element of risk. Get well soon Sir.

[@lameesahmad9166]

I hope to see a lot more of your documentaries.

[@enviextinct]

Not alot would survive that ..he was going at a good speed ...plus he missed the the house maybe that raised his chances of surviving the crash

[@mileskosik472]

He wrote this awesome book on how cars work. I had it when I was younger and loved it. Didn't even realize he wrote it until I was organizing my bookshelf.

[@communistloser3182]

Ha crash course

[@callefalk6557]

SMURF!!!!🖕🏻🤟🏻👈🏻👎🏻

[@outdoordaily6463]

Hammond gets a lot of flack, but he's high key my favourite of the three

[@hans3000]

@SpiritOfOutrage ...no. Flak (not flack) is a word for AA guns, yes, but in this context it refers to criticism.

[@Nathan-vg4bl]

"I'm gonna give it the old Scandinavian flick!"

[@ElectricMotive]

too true, tooooo truuuee

[@jayllang76]

flashback Bedford rascal lol

[@PVi01]

When you have torque vectoring system, that can control power going to each wheel independently, 100x per sec, Scandinavian flick is impossible - IMHO, except the case, when torque vectoring system profile allows it ;-)

[@jonmar4683]

turned it into a Scandinavian flip

[@Nathan-vg4bl]

It was a joke bud.

[@Kronos0999]

"Rimac CEO, Mate Rimac, CEO of Rimac" -I think you need to add Rimac and CEO a few more times....

[@Kronos0999]

I forget; who is Mate and what does he do?

[@spitfire2504]

Mate is the name of the guy, it's not pronounced as Meyt it's not same as a mate, it's pronounced as Mathe and Rimac is his surname, Rimac is not pronounced as Rimak but Rimats, so Mathe Rimats. I come from Croatia so I am correcting you guys. Also, while I'm here. I'm pretty sure many of you know the Niko Belic from GTA IV, this time for him, it's not Niko Belik it's Niko Belich because surname Belic is originally written Belić and letter ć is pronounced like " ch " so Niko Belich, all southeastern European surnames ends on ć every single surname. Modrić, Subašić, Nikolić, Ramić, Dolić, Krajinić, Zorić, Vidić and thousands of others, between them Belić, so it's not Belik it's Belich and it's not Rimak, it's Rimats. Rimac is unique surname here tho :D Mathe Rimats and Niko Belich :D Sorry for taking your lovely time

[@DoomDeity]

Pronounciation machiune B R O K E

[@Dan20q]

What is "Rimac" ?

[@spitfire2504]

Rimac is a surname.

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

Everybody makes driving mistakes at time. Hammond simply did it with a very powerful car on top of a cliff

[@Skater6453]

I love that obviously he was ok.And also how cool the company was with the whole thing worried about him and using the opportunity to make the car safer and didnt get mad at him at all.

[@larryr6084]

I'm so glad Richard is ok. You hear about stars dying in car crashes and it's such a loss. Well God bless him. Hope to see him and the other hosts from grand tour soon.

[@arcadiagreen150]

Me: I'll buy an electric supercar when hamsters fly Rimac:.......how would you like to pay today.

[@cgr8826]

Brutal 😂

[@surferdude4487]

Have you ever seen an episode of "Hammy Hamster"?

[@PatrickKQ4HBD]

Ouch! 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidpesekmuller3883]

😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@johnnycashfan3398]

I laughed harder than I should of to this joke lol

[@mattle841]

2020: Richard Hammond discusses his Tesla Roadster crash

[@gianlucabaldacchino2782]

More like the rimac c2 crash lmao

[@spany2923]

Feat. Elon musk

[@parkerwinkelman3007]

Richard V.S. Rimac Part Two Feat. Rimac Concept_Two

[@The_Tau_Beta]

2021: Richard Hammond bot crashes his space ship

[@cun7sathome]

2020 not gping so well atm... he is safly at home

[@laksidino]

I love how Rimac is not mad, he said that he is actually happy because Richard didn't died. Respect!!

[@CJSVlogs]

I, as a Rimac CEO would not be upset. Hammond crashed my car and now people who know him that never knew Rimac now knows what they are!

[@timgermanyjr]

I'm pretty sure that anyone who knows who Richard Hammond is also knows who Mate Rimac is. How can you follow auto news and journalism and have not heard of the Concept One yet?

[@JakeobE]

Exactly, lots of publicity because the car is an electric monster but the driver is just a famous car entertainer that ran out of talent.

[@christianbuczko1481]

Having a world famous person who's renowned for crashing fast cars total your car is good publicity, but he's smart in appearing in this video as he explains why it occurred. I think Hammond didn't understand the ceo's point though about the speed of steering wheel input in the crash was the problem causing the cars traction control to try to keep up, causing the car to induce oversteer so it was going in the direction the car assumed the driver intended. Sadly in this case, the excess speed meant recovering that was not possible.

[@ericwhite265]

There are a lot of people who know Hammond from things other than Top Gear and The Grand Tour. And even a lot of the people who watch those shows aren't huge gear heads who keep up on all the latest cars, they're watching for the entertainment value alone.

[@TechTomVideo]

Mate is anything else but upset - because it was a customers car ;)

[@MotorFrozes]

All You Had To Do Was Drive a Small Electric Car Up a Swiss Hill Richard. " Said Clarkson "

[@dayro95moreno]

i read that in Big Smoke's voice

[@MTBSoja]

lol

[@zer00rdie]

PlEaSe DoN't CaPitIliZe EvErY fIrSt LetTeR oF A wOrD.

[@bicyclist2]

Love Clarkson's humor.

[@jakedarling7549]

zer00rdie If you imagine Clarkson saying it's not too bad

[@bensmith9575]

At least they can pass the crash test off the check list. It shows the car is very safe.

[@ryanflood635]

Ben Smith yeh the car is safe right up until you take it on a hillclimb, then It will try killing you by rolling down the hillside and bursting into flames. Sounds safe.

[@marksonwilson4835]

Ryan Flood do you do hill climbs every day?

[@TheBurgz91]

Ryan Flood à

[@Weird-City]

Some people do. What's your point that it's statistically low so not worth consideration?

[@ryanflood635]

WeirdCityCitizen you don't even need a hill climb just a slight right hander followed by a tight left. Errr pretty much like most country roads in Europe

[@sierralvx]

I am absolutely gobsmacked he's still in one piece after that.

[@davidty2006]

i think everyone thinks hammond is immune to dying from a car accident.

[@AndreaRoll]

that was an actual great promotional opportunity, at the cost of just one car you get on all newspapers worldwide being the car that almost killed but ultimately saved the life of Richard Hammond.

[@scotie690]

I have the blessing of having my grandmother still alive, despite her age. She loved TG and when I told her about Richard's accident she told me, oh God the little fellow has crashed again! Needs to be more careful. :)

[@Reman1975]

Yeah, I think my 75 year old mother would quite happily adopt Richard (She thinks he's a bit too thin and needs feeding up)...... "Ah, He seems such a nice young man". "Yeah, Thanks mum, I'll just f**k back off then shall I?" :)

[@bradley5210]

*Reporter introducing Hammond:* "First Top Gear, then the Grand Tour, Richard, what's the next show you'll crash on?"

[@masterchief3927]

James may’a cooking show...

[@3DCGdesign]

Mate is very well-spoken and clearly highly intelligent. And Hammond’s funny personality is the reason I watch his car shows.

[@Puffin_777]

Nuke hits nearby... Richard pushes apart the debris to get to the surface, muttering, "that hurt a lot."

[@missfox9303]

i'm so glad it didn't end in another brain injury! Get well soon Richard, be safe and spend time with your lovely family!

[@JoeGo101]

He put the car into a drift and ran out of room.... too much speed and not enough room = CRASH ...... Thats what happens when you push vehicles to the limit..... accidents happen..... We still love you Hammond ..... Keep up the great Work :D

[@rconboard2709]

JoeGo101 I agree with you ✌🏼 Excited to see your new suit in action !

[@JoeGo101]

RC OnBoard 😎👍 thanks bro yeah me too 😂

[@saudfayyaz1285]

JoeGo101 im a hugggeeee fan dude , love your bikes

[@JoeGo101]

Saud butt Butt awesome bro 😃😎👍

[@isaacverghese5891]

JoeGo101 bro you are the best😎

[@Madd_Jack]

Hammond has been in so many fiery and violent accidents. It's a miracle he's even still alive. We're glad hes still here, but it's amazing none-the-less.

[@NitrocideOfficial]

Rimac is famous now because of Hammond

[@lordwolfus6521]

not true

[@oivavekki5905]

very true, actually

[@gmy33]

not true .. only true for the common man ..

[@andyz6994]

Since it's so fast it was gaining a lot of fame by itself. The Hammond crash made it well-known just a lot more quickly

[@jankukrika5656]

lol no. It was famous before.

[@NieColall]

This channel gotta explode soon.

[@portlandexotics4633]

definetly

[@portlandexotics4633]

hahahha

[@ChonchoVilla1014]

Drivetribe is owned by Clarkson, Hammond, and May

[@jboss628]

Drivetribe started as social website/app. It’s like a facebook/instagram but anything with an Engine/Motor

[@raywei8472]

I thought everyone knew this channel is owned by Clarkson, Hammond, and May

[@PhaQ2]

So when the tires locked, that wasn't Hammond on the brakes? That was the torque vectoring? It just looks like he went in way too hot and didn't apex the turn well. Shit happens.

[@SgtKanyo]

From the video footage, to me it seems like, he went into the corner too fast, weight transfer happened, resulting in snap oversteer and since he was already on the limit of grip, he quite simply slid off the road, since a sliding tyre has less grip then a gripping one.

[@Filipz911]

Pha Q exactly

[@00UltraNick00]

yeah it was all f'd up

[@umutneo]

it is obvious tyres locked. i think it’s car’s fault. tyres shouldn’t lock in any modern car. I don’t see how that car is safe. It can’t handle itself, that’s why they are not producing it anymore, they know it too. I also think Hammond does not seem to sitting there voluntarely.

[@RoCkShaDoWWaLkEr]

At age 14 or 15 I was passenger in a VW Golf that rolled over 5 or 6 times landing upside down in a ditch after the driver tried taking a corner late while we were doing at least 60km, he then for some reason pulled the E-Brake to try and correct SMH. I can't imagine how much scarier Richard's accident would have been.

[@Kiera9000]

Hammond is by far my favorite host and I always feel bad for him when Jeremy and James are being mean to him, he's just so precious and when I watched this episode with the crash I was really shaken but happy that he was basically alright. Please don't do more stupid stuff Hammond

[@ArbiterBrick]

Metallique he loves it tho. He’s my favorite of them cause he’s short like me XD

[@justina9914]

I like them all equally

[@BUSHRABBITRIDING]

It wouldn't be Hammond without the stupidity

[@lucahoganyt4435]

I agree. Clarkson offends to many people, and May drives too slowly 😂 The only thing Hammond does wrong is survive fatal crashes lol

[@oldbot64]

Richard is my fav too but I love all of them.

[@rivolinho]

Hammond seriously. You've won the lottery twice. Don't buy a ticket for the third time. Review Fiestas from now on.

[@mtlsi]

rivolinho But not the ST version, the low powered diesel might be a "safe bet" ;)... Anyway, glad that Hammster is ok and keep up the good work.

[@AMAStudios]

rivolinho watch it now. he might review a custom made rally fiesta and try to race without any experience.

[@neonred6886]

rivolinho but what will May do?

[@rivolinho]

NEONred Drive the hyper/super cars obviously. Hard to crash them doing a sensible 55 mph.

[@Daftmachine]

To be honest, i think May's more scientific approach has saved him various times. He drove the Bugatti Veyron in 100 % focus instead of trying to drift an electric beta car on a hillclim.

[@juleslefevre7519]

The ending section was a little awkward, but I'm glad it's been kept in there. I think most people could probably see that the car was going a little too quick for that corner. In saying that, I still like Hammond a lot. Well done Rimac CEO for standing his ground on why it happened, and doing so with a very level head.

[@curtisbme]

Yeah, that was funny how the data (and your eyes) made it very clear why he went over the edge but Hammond wouldn't simply take any blame "it understeered for the first time, why did it do that". Instead of "Oh, yeah I see that I was going a lot faster into that corner that time." Apparently accidents happen but driver error doesn't.

[@chopzmasta07]

That was one well built car. Rolled for 100m after crashing at 300mph, and he came out of it alive. Many cars fall apart if you reverse into a wall while parking. It was a brilliant machine. The crash was a mistake, a bad one but I'm glad that Richard is still with us

[@angyd]

Can’t believe this was two years ago holy shit does time fly.

[@Chicomacheeno]

Coagulantsleet , so does Richard apparently.

[@nathanw9770]

3 years now!

[@stayforthepeelpronpls4774]

4 now!

[@SPAZTIK_OFFICIAL]

5 now!

[@TheCardiffMafia]

6 now

[@350zvince]

Remember Richard writing "On the Edge" about the dragster crash? He can now bring out a new book called "Over the Edge" 😉

[@Gabriel-Sprite]

He looks like David Tennant and Robert Downey Junior mixed together

[@tomashawk7951]

And a few of Al Pacino too

[@Neo2266.]

And Robin Atkin Downes

[@snootbooper467]

He is literally an American Brit

[@fulltimegamer9194]

My little sister always think that ironman is richard hammond 😂

[@callefalk6557]

FY FAAN!!!!🖕🏻👈🏻👈🏻👎🏻

[@kevincameron192]

I love that he brought multiple photo's as aids for Richard to remember almost dying in a car crash slowly in detail.