Richard Hammond Quotes

Say German cars are sort of very built and efficient. Italian cars are a bit flamboyant and quick. Mexican cars just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent.

At home I drive an old Land Rover.

Some say he isn’t machine washable, and all his potted plants are called ‘Steve’. All we know is he’s called the Stig.

Cars are changing and so is the way we communicate about them.

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!

I’ve been in a car three or four times when it filled with water and it’s not a comfortable feeling.

I would love to act. I probably won’t make it to Hollywood at 42 years of age, but I’d love to act.

If I can be cruel; I’m not a big fan of the Audi R8, actually.

Now, personally, I like a car with some sort of character.

No action hero is more closely associated with cars than James Bond.

The easiest and simplest thing that any one can do to make their car safer, more gas efficient, whatever – check the tire pressure.

Failing my driving test first time; that was a disappointment on a geological scale.

I’m a presenter.

It’s not just the kid who’s spent every penny from his job to upgrade his car to tell the world he cares about sports cars, it’s also the person driving around in a fuel-conscious hybrid electric car, because it’s more a message to the world than an effective means of saving fuel, to be quite honest.

Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent, overweight, leaning against a fence asleep looking at a cactus with a blanket with a hole in the middle on as a coat.

My grandfather on one side was trained as a cabinetmaker but eventually worked as a coachbuilder and then built cars. I inherited from him a love of cars, but with no technical ability whatsoever, sadly!

For somebody who has injured their brain, every single thing they say and think will be the subject of their own questioning.

I do not see how hanging litter louts up by their heels and beating them with sticks could be considered a crime.

Im not reckless. I was never reckless.

I like to think that my arrogance, impetuosity, impatience, selfishness and greed are the qualities that make me the lovable chap I am.

Forty is brilliant and I love it. I’m happier now than when I was 20.

When the afterburner lights, I haven’t got 5,000 horsepower. I’ve got 10,000 horsepower, and possibly the biggest accident you’ve ever seen in your life.

I damaged all the complicated bits of the brain to do with processing and emotional control. I was prey to every single emotion that swept over me and I couldn’t deal with it. I had to re-learn things from scratch.

I run a lot. I have this five-mile run that I try and do a few times a week. If I do more, I get shin splints and it drives me mad, so I have to balance it.

Oversteer is best cause you dont see the tree that kills you.