{"id":427743,"date":"2026-02-15T23:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/427743\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T23:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:11:09","slug":"richard-hammonds-daughter-left-in-shock-after-formula-e-crash-as-25-year-old-releases-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/427743\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Hammond\u2019s daughter left in ‘shock’ after Formula E crash as 25-year-old releases statement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond’s daughter escaped uninjured from a serious collision during the Formula E Evo Series in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, this afternoon.<\/p>\n

Izzy Hammond, who is a motorsport journalist and content creator, lost control of her vehicle after her brakes reportedly failed, sending her careening into a concrete barrier.<\/p>\n

Despite the violent impact, leaving her car severely damaged, Hammond confirmed she was unharmed, telling her team over the radio: “I’m fine, I’m fine.”<\/p>\n

The incident occurred during the celebrity-focused racing event, which invites prominent digital creators to experience Formula E machinery firsthand.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old’s vehicle struck the wall at Turn 13 after she carried excessive speed into the corner, with the collision estimated at approximately 45Gs of force.<\/p>\n

The impact proved devastating for her Lola team car, ripping off one wheel and destroying the front wing entirely.<\/p>\n

Debris was scattered across the circuit following the crash, prompting the deployment of the safety car whilst medical personnel attended to the scene.<\/p>\n

Former Formula One driver David Coulthard, providing commentary for the event.<\/p>\n

\"Izzy<\/p>\n

Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond’s daughter escaped uninjured from a serious collision during the Formula E Evo Series in Jeddah<\/p>\n

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He noted that Hammond had “caught the back end” and drifted offline at the apex before striking the barrier.<\/p>\n

The Evo Series is Formula E’s initiative to broaden its audience by putting influential content creators behind the wheel of GEN3 Evo cars.<\/p>\n

Fellow participants at the Jeddah event, including Sidemen personalities Behzinga and Vikkstar, watched Hammond’s crash unfold with visible concern.<\/p>\n

The celebrity racing format launched in Miami last year.<\/p>\n

\"Izzy<\/p>\n

Izzy Hammond has established herself as a respected voice in the automotive world<\/p>\n

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It attracted names such as former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero and Brooklyn Beckham among its inaugural 11 drivers.<\/p>\n

Formula E chief executive Jeff Dodds has described the sessions as pioneering efforts to introduce motorsport to new audiences.<\/p>\n

Chief marketing officer Ellie Norman characterised the initiative as “what the future of sport looks like”.<\/p>\n

Hammond has established herself as a respected voice in the automotive world since graduating from the University of Bristol with an English degree in 2023.<\/p>\n

\"Izzy<\/p>\n

She regularly collaborates with her father on various projects<\/p>\n

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She joined DriveTribe, the motoring platform founded by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and her father, where she has been praised for bringing a “fresh perspective” to the industry.<\/p>\n

With 279,000 Instagram followers, she regularly collaborates with her father on various projects, including his Who We Are Now podcast, which explores masculinity and mental health.<\/p>\n

Following today’s dramatic incident, Hammond posted a photograph from inside her vehicle with the caption: “THAT WAS WILD (CAR IS THE RIGHT WAY UP AND NOT ON FIRE).”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond’s daughter escaped uninjured from a serious collision during the Formula E Evo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427744,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[830,59,50,2331,217,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-427743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-celebrity","tag-gb","tag-news","tag-sgg","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}