Hammond Wants To Move On From Top Gear Fracas

Richard Hammond refuses to discuss Top Gear "fracas" saying that "every single party involved learned."

11:10 11 September 2015

Richard Hammond, who has signed a lucrative contract with Amazon Prime for a new motoring show, has refused to talk about Top Gear “fracas” wherein Jeremy Clarkson allegedly assaulted Oisin Tymon, saying that “every single party involved learned.”

 

Previously, Hammond, along with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, reacted to BBC’s decision not to renew Clarkson’s contract following the incident involving a BBC producer and a cold-meat platter.

 

“Listen, I’m so reluctant to go there,” he said. “Let’s move on. Every single party involved learnt, and I’m not going to rattle anybody’s chains. […] I can’t give you a sort of, ‘I was here when I heard’. We’ve now reached a point where all parties can move on.

 

“I can’t be drawn on that, honestly. I’m reluctant, genuinely. I’ve worked for the BBC for 28 years, on and off, and I don’t want to get in the way. The BBC will do what it’s going to do. We’ll do what we’re going to do.”

 

He added: “I don’t want to say anything that is misinterpreted by anyone around us.”