My first car was a 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback in red, like the one in The Blues Brothers. I painted a Union Jack on the roof. I was absolutely in love with it until I destroyed it, which broke my heart! – Richard Hammond
I mostly drive around in a Fiat 500 TwinAir, and thats a pretty small car! – Richard Hammond
Its not just the kid whos spent every penny from his job to upgrade his car to tell the world he cares about sports cars, its also the person driving around in a fuel-conscious hybrid electric car, because its more a message to the world than an effective means of saving fuel, to be quite honest. – Richard Hammond
I think a basic level of fitness can help the body cope with all manner of incidents. – Richard Hammond
The trick at Le Mans is to get the car in the window. Everything is critical: the tyre pressure, the brake temperature, and that means you have to push the car a lot to get it into the window – its about getting everything to work right and getting the car to flow through the corners. – Tom Kristensen