The FIA Isn't Happy About Richard Hammond's Latest Crash
Global motorsport governing body, the FIA, has asked the Swiss motorsport federation to explain the circumstances around Richard Hammond’s latest high-profile accident.
Is it just us, or is that a silly question? Err, he binned it. The Grand Tour presenter was in the process of filming a sequence that, according to co-presenter and serial oaf Jeremy Clarkson, was good enough to feature in the first episode of the fledgling show’s second series. Hammond lost control of the million-dollar Rimac Concept One electric hypercar that he was racing up a hill-climb course and sort of… fell off the hill a bit.
The one thing the FIA might have a point about is that the crash happened after the finish line. It’s a fair question to ask, as to why Hammond still had his foot down.
He was reportedly dragged out of and away from the wreck, which was getting a bit, ahem, burny at the time on its way to becoming the fire-eaten, blackened husk you’ve no doubt seen in the pictures.
Auto Sport Schweiz (ASS, we presume) confirmed that the FIA had asked it for its findings on the crash. More specifically, the FIA has ‘demanded an opinion.’ Now that’s an open-ended phrase if ever we heard one, so we’d like to know what they actually want.
The statement from the FIA said:
“As the international press reported, a serious accident occurred on Saturday, June 10 2017, during ‘show runs’ during the Hemberg Bergrennen.
“This accident tainted the reputation of motorsports in general and mountain races in particular, and the FIA has been forced to demand an opinion from Auto Sport Schweiz.
“Our association is obliged to examine the events in detail, and to initiate disciplinary proceedings. As this is an ongoing process, we cannot provide any further information to third parties at this time.”
It’s likely that the FIA will want to know why and/or how the Hamster was travelling too quickly to make the left-hand turn where the accident began, given that it was after the finish line. We’d take a stab in the dark and say that he was going too quickly because the Rimac is a very fast car and driver error is a thing. He could easily have got lost in the moment, either just enjoying himself or because he was presenting to in-car cameras.
In related news the barn-find enthusiast has promised to be back in the saddle soon after having his fractured knee repaired. His new ‘Swiss Army knee’ is better than the old one, he joked from his hospital bed.
Via: Motorsport.com
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Racecar forwards is racecar
Racecar backwards is racecar
Racecar sideways is how Paul walker died………..
Where dafuq does Hammond fit into???
Ans- Volvo Racecar
Racecar mixed with Volvo stuff = Richard Hammond?
Racecar Upside down
Racecar upside down is puoɯɯɐɥ
Hammond’s a cocroach, you can’t kill him
He joked that he has a ‘Swiss Army knee’!!
This is proof people! He is a Volvo!!!
What does Swiss has to do with Volvo?? Volvo is a Swedish car manufacturer and has nothing to do with Switserland. #TriggeredSwede
How much for the wheels ?
Clearly his own fault he was going way too fast
I think it is worth considering a jammed accelerator or brake failure, given the tiny production numbers and the fact that electric cars haven’t really been fully sorted yet (even teslas have had some weirdness). It could be driver error but my first thought when I saw it was jammed accelerator or failed brakes
He was going too fast, but I find it strange that no brake lights are visible before the corner. I’m almost sure he’s not that stupid to drive at full throttle in to that corner.
if i was andy wilman, i say we wait till the report come out and deal with the fia request then as richard just got out of hospital
I wish people would just get it through their heads that we are humans and accidents happen.
Exactly. “This accident tainted the reputation of motorsports in general and mountain races in particular…” It’s motorsport lol. What do you expect? Accidents happen all the time in the general public, not to mention an environment thats fast paced and tricky.
FIA = Wack
It’s FiA, they’re always worried
The thing I’m wondering is how and why it burst into flames? Surely a modern car that is capable of those speed shouldn’t catch fire after an accident? Maybe I’m wrong
Now that you’re saying it, it is electric after all… ???
Lithium ion batteries do not like being crashed
How has it tainted their reputation? People crash all the time. Accidents happen, if you think that it’s anyone’s fault and your reputaion is damaged then go find someone who cares.
I think the biggest issue is that it’s not during the event but rather after the finish line. If Vettel or Hamilton crashed after the finish line, there would be some serious explaining to do. After the finish line is now in “cool down” territory, he should be going a lot slower than that.
They burned too many high performance cars including the Mazda Furai, Zenvo ST1, etc… I think it’s driver error.
You can’t mention that vehicles listed because bizzare legal reasons
You got some interesting points. I’m really interested in the outcome of this