Horror details of Andrew Freddie Flintoff’s near fatal 124mph crash has emerged, describing the moment the Top Gear presenter screamed “I’m running out of runway” seconds before the smash.
The former England cricketer and sports personality was nearly killed when he crashed while racing at the astonishing speed of 124mph before losing control.
The 42-year-old was driving a motorised trike, called a Time Bandit, that required him to lie down on his front, head on with the road at York’s Elvington Airfield when he overshot the track.
Freddy flintoff was driving a motorized trike called a Time Bandit that required him to lie down on his front head on with the road at York’s elvington Airfield when he overshot the track and crashed horror footage of Freddy flintoff’s near fatal 124 mph crash has emerged showing the moment the Top Gear
Presenter screamed I’m running out of Runway seconds before the smash the former England cricketer and sports Personality was was nearly killed when he crashed while racing at the astonishing speed of 124 mph before losing control the 42-year-old was driving a motorized trike called a Time Bandit that required him to lie down on
His front head on with the road at Yorks elvington Airfield when he overshot the track Top Gear camera crew and co-hosts Paddy mcginness and Chris Harris watched in horror as Freddy misjudged the runway spinning off in a cloud of dust the December 2022 crash left Flint off with
Report reported broken ribs and facial injuries N9 months after the incident flintoff still has visible facial cuts and scars flintoff has kept a low profile since the accident making a rare public appearance while watching England’s opening one day international against New Zealand in September the 45-year-old announced his retirement
From all forms of cricket in 2010 at age 32 because of a long-standing knee injury after retiring he turned his attention to the media and became became a co-host of Top Gear in 2019 in February that year flintoff crashed into a market stall while filming the show but escaped unscathed
In March this year the BBC said it had halted production on the latest series of Top Gear following an investigation into flintoff’s accident in December the former cricket star is not the only Top Gear host to have been involved in a high-speed crash while filming the show
In 2006 Richard Hammond was was left in a coma for 2 weeks after crashing in a vampire jet car traveling at 288 mph he suffered serious head injuries but survived and returned to the series
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He should not have been on the show, that became obvious after his first few crashes and disregard for safety. It was always going to end badly, I just don't see how he got a payouts. I feel sorry for all the others on the show who have lost their jobs.
Him and the other tall one have no place driving fast cars or bikes.they are not car guys.being able to afford fast cars does not mean you can drive them. FF was the guy that always drove to fast, the other tall guy was the argumentative one and harris the boffin. all three pushing to replicate the real top gear.never watched this reincarnation of top gear. here by chance directed about ff crash
Know what you mean Chris Harris was it seemed the only one that appeared with any credibility the other two were celebs and I might add not funny , but saying that if they asked me to present t g flash cars exotic locations and a descent pay packet I’d do it wouldn’t you but think your right shouldn’t have been doing the job
There are “racing car drivers “ and there are “drivers of racing cars”,different breeds
They were always using him as a stunt man ,,only a matter of time ,,
The snowflake got a 9 million payout, he knew the risks and no one forced him to get in the vehicle he is a adult and could of said no. Dont do something and then moan about it afterwards just because it went wrong. Richard hammonds crash was much worse and he didnt try sue anyone.
9 million payout for acting like an idiot.
This is what happens when you hire amateurs to take over from Clarckson Hammond and May
I remember watching top gear in the 80s, when the presenters were all professional drivers rather than "celebrities"
Hope Flintoff is ok 😍
So terrible. This is the first time I’ve known what happened. Does anyone know why he was unable to brake? Thanks.
Half the speed of Hammonds crash and gets 9 million and Top Gear gets shelved a winner for fredrick not so much for the BBC licence TAX people pay on a lighter note Top Gear has been shelved brilliant news as it was absolutely dog mess since Jeremy Richard and James left
Maybe get a host that can handle a car next time,
Human error and poor safety assessment. Get a real driver for these stunts. Yes Flintoff is famous but he should be put behind the wheel of a powerful race car. He has no experience or training or skill for that.
For decades it has been a poor and dangerous comedy show. The last time it was descent was in the days of William Woollard and friends.
Time for an intelligent motoring programming with modern affordable cars, consumer advice, classic and sportscars, motorbikes and professional motorsport.
This was bound to happen again.
"If ur gunna race car's ur gunna crash car's" Mark Webber.
Yes saftey is important but but if it was completely safe why do it? Doesn't mean we have to dull down society to the dumbest xunx.
Top gear cancelled
Imagine being injured driving a device in which your head is the airbag
I remember when Richard went in a coma for 2 weeks and came back a week later 😂😂😂
Elvington is cursed to top gear presenters 👍👍
Todays society is pathetic
what the fuck was he thinking getting on that heap shit Freddy lost the plot
This is what happens when you scrape the barrel to keep alive a program that died, when Clarkson, May and hammond left the show or what ever happend.
Top gear needs to go back to being presented by proper car journalists…not this crap
Freddie Hammond
Thing is freddy flintooff, thinks he can have a go at everything, its come back to bite him.
And just got 11 million quid for getting hurt doing something he was paid to do?
I actually thought something like this was only a matter of time, and also genuinely thought one of the presenters, namely Freddy, was more than likely to have a fatal accident. My reasons are that absolutely crazy car bungee stunt that he did.
Whether cancelling the show was the right thing or not I don’t know, but the end of life threatening stunts just for mass entertainment certainly was.
We pray he gets well soon
If you play with fire you gonna get burnt I have crashed cars and bikes it’s part of the territory. And that thing looked like a death trap glad Freddy is alive top bloke don’t think it warrant cancelling the show but that’s left wing woke society for you.
Top gear is still on???? I totally gave up on after these gomach's took over. Flintoff seemed like nothing more than an ass-hat at best on TV. Paddy McGuinness is anything but funny. Chris Harris I actually enjoy but there's ZERO chemistry between these three and Chris Harris truly carries the show, well what's left of it anyways, but those other bafoons totally turned me off the show.
Freddy and the lads grew on me over time … but you can't beat the original 3
I hope Chris Harris gets his own show soon..
At least we don't have to listen to freddy Flintoffs fake laugh anymore
Freddie is a fanny, look what Richard Hammond went through and then back to work ffs