Richard, 53, has addressed his 2006 crash whereas behind the wheel of a Vampire Dragster that left him critically injured. He admitted that he had solely volunteered to drive the automobile that “dented” his mind as a result of he's a “quick bloke”.
Sitting down to talk on Dragons Den star Stephen Bartlett’s podcast, Diary Of A Ceo, Richard mirrored on his determination to drive the motorcar that led to tragedy.
On how his mind now features, Richard shared: “I dented mine crashing to the bottom at 320 mph, I solely did that as a result of I’m a brief bloke.
“Silly me, that's quick bloke throughout,” he added.
He recounted how producers requested who want to drive the “rocket energy dragster”, to which he instantly volunteered.
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After the crash and subsequently being in a coma, Richard stated his mind had “anomalies” and “didn’t work the way in which it ought to”.
He revealed: "I fear about my reminiscence as a result of it is not good. I can nonetheless learn a script and ship it however my long-term reminiscence just isn't good.
"I have to put in writing issues down and work laborious to recollect them generally.
"It may be the age, it may be the onset of one thing else, I fear about that. I do, I do.," he shared, on his worry of being identified with dementia.
After making a restoration from the accident lower than six months later, the TV host made a triumphant return to High Gear together with his mind nonetheless “scrambled” from the accident.
He beforehand spoke overtly about his psychological state following the accident in an interview for YouTube channel DriveTribe alongside Evo journal proprietor and shut good friend Harry Metcalfe.
Whereas recalling being initially supplied a crimson Ferrari Maranello again in 2006 by Harry, Richard stated: “He supplied it to me and I used to be nonetheless a bit skewed up prime."
Harry interjected: “It wasn’t that massive a crash!”
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Richard jokingly performed alongside: “I simply made a fuss!”
The Grand Tour host detailed how his mind felt combined up and how his spouse, Mindy Hammond, needed one thing to cheer him up after his hospital ordeal and return to the present that made him a family identify.
Richard continued: “So I used to be somewhat bit scrambled, however my spouse had stayed with the thought and been speaking to Harry as a result of everyone knows one another anyway.
“I used to be filming within the North Pole, which I shouldn’t have been doing as a result of I used to be nonetheless barely bl**dy recovered.
“I used to be nonetheless mad as a bag of snakes. I wasn’t actually fastened by any means. However whereas I had been away Mindy had spoken to Harry and organized to purchase it,” he added.
Nonetheless, it was not lengthy after Richard owned the automobile that he was compelled to promote it, which he nonetheless “regrets”.
The motor professional owned the automobile for only some years earlier than it was bought following an expensive home transfer.
Richard and his household had beforehand been dwelling within the countryside whereas he commuted day by day to London for filming episodes of High Gear.
On the time, Richard owned six vehicles when he determined to maneuver nearer to work in London, nevertheless, upon relocating, he felt that the household didn’t “slot in”, so determined to maneuver again to the countryside.