Richard Hammond's daughter, Izzy Hammond, has walked away unscathed from a violent crash in a Formula E car during an influencer event in Saudi Arabia. The 25-year-old was participating in the Evo Sessions at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit when she lost control at turn 13, hitting a concrete barrier head-on at 24G.
Medical staff cleared her shortly after the incident. Speaking about the crash, Izzy said her first thought was of her father, the former Top Gear and Grand Tour presenter. "Oh my god, everyone's watching, my dad's watching," she recalled. "He's going to cry or something. Can someone just tell him I'm OK?"
The crash came nearly two decades after Richard Hammond himself survived a near-fatal accident in a jet-powered dragster while filming for Top Gear in 2006, which left him in a medically induced coma for two weeks. Izzy acknowledged the irony, adding that she now feels like a "proper racing driver" after having a "monumental crash".
She attributed the crash to a lack of heat in her tyres, which caused her to lose braking and steering grip. "I saw the wall coming and knew I was going to enter it at speed," she said. Despite suffering some neck pain, she confirmed she was fine and apologised to her team, Lola, for destroying the car. The event, known as Evo Sessions, was won by YouTuber Josh Larkin.
