Hammond crashes again .....

[LlcoolJ]

Team Lee all the way.

Likewise.

Also, shouldn't a requirement of being on a tv show about driving cars be "being really good at driving cars"?

Rather than just "being really good at sticking your tongue up Jeremy Clarkson's arse"?

 

[OzMike]

That's twice now, don't think any other manufacturers will be letting him loose on their pride and joys in the future.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

The program numbers must be flagging to have to send the guy out for a crash for a bit of publicity.

 

[Knocky's Nose]

How come an ELECTRIC car burst into flames seconds after crashing?

 

[spongy]

Batteries are dangerous. Look how many Samsung phones caught fire. Make the battery pack 100 times bigger and any kind of crash is bad news.

He is a good driver though. All professional drivers make mistakes. If you drive fast for a long time when you inevitably have a crash you're always going to get hurt due to speeds involved. Thank God cars are designed to protect the driver. if this had been a programme in the 80's he would be dead.

 

[Superseagull]

Batteries are dangerous. Look how many Samsung phones caught fire. Make the battery pack 100 times bigger and any kind of crash is bad news.

He is a good driver though. All professional drivers make mistakes. If you drive fast for a long time when you inevitably have a crash you're always going to get hurt due to speeds involved. Thank God cars are designed to protect the driver. if this had been a programme in the 80's he would be dead.

You also can't rule out mechanical or electrical failure. It was a prototype car so maybe something went wrong with it. Could be as simple as a puncture on a tyre.

And yes, electric cars do burn very well. Think of all that energy stored on board. If the battery casing ruptures they burn like a firework.