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Richard Hammond has revealed why he has not reached out to Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff after his near-fatal crash whilst filming Top Gear.
The two presenters suffered similar crashes whilst filming the beloved BBC car programme, both being told they were 'lucky to be alive'.
Freddie, 46, crashed in December 2022 in a open-topped three-wheel 130mph Morgan Super 3 car, which had no air bags and left him with severe facial injuries and several broken ribs.
Back in 2006, The Grand Tour presenter Richard, now 54-years-old, crashed a Vampire dragster which is a jet powered car capable of reaching 370mph.
When asked whether Richard had reached out to Freddie, he said: 'I'd very much like to, but he's on his own business of recovery'.
Richard Hammond has revealed why he has not reached out to Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff after his near-fatal crash whilst filming Top Gear - Freddie, 46, crashed in December 2022 whilst in his open-topped three-wheel 130mph Morgan Super 3 car
The two presenters have suffered similar crashes whilst filming the beloved BBC car programme, both being told they were 'lucky to be alive'
Richard was left with serious head injuries that put him in a coma for two weeks when he crashed his crashed a Vampire dragster back in 2006
The father-of-two also told The Daily Mirror that he didn't want to involve himself in the situation despite the similarities. He continued: 'I was horrified and scared for him, and I wish him the best possible recovery.
'It's a really awful thing to happen'.
Richard currently co-hosts a podcast, Who We Are Now, with his daughter Izzy, 23, and shared that the accident was one of the reasons to start the show.
One of the topics of conversation was the fact Richard was left with brain damage after the incident and this was very
