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| Hammond tells of 'lost two weeks' | Hammond tells of 'lost two weeks' |
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| Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has said the two weeks after he was in a high speed crash are a blank. | Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has said the two weeks after he was in a high speed crash are a blank. |
| In his first TV interview since the crash which almost cost him his life, Hammond told Jonathan Ross's chat show the only injuries were to his brain. | In his first TV interview since the crash which almost cost him his life, Hammond told Jonathan Ross's chat show the only injuries were to his brain. |
| Hammond's dragster went out of control at nearly 300 mph at Elvington airfield, near York, in September. | Hammond's dragster went out of control at nearly 300 mph at Elvington airfield, near York, in September. |
| "I was driving and then it was two weeks later and I was in Leeds (hospital)," he said. | "I was driving and then it was two weeks later and I was in Leeds (hospital)," he said. |
| "There was a sense of 'oh bugger'," he added. | "There was a sense of 'oh bugger'," he added. |
| In hospital I was completely useless Richard Hammond "Apparently I was awake on the way to the helicopter and I got a bit fighty, I wanted to do a piece to camera, but my eyes were pointing in different directions. | In hospital I was completely useless Richard Hammond "Apparently I was awake on the way to the helicopter and I got a bit fighty, I wanted to do a piece to camera, but my eyes were pointing in different directions. |
| "I have no recollection of that, or the first few weeks. I sort of heard stuff going on but I wasn't in it (a coma) for very long. | "I have no recollection of that, or the first few weeks. I sort of heard stuff going on but I wasn't in it (a coma) for very long. |
| "I had post-traumatic amnesia, five-second memory, it happens as a result of brain injury. | "I had post-traumatic amnesia, five-second memory, it happens as a result of brain injury. |
| "In hospital I was completely useless. I'd look at the menu and order my favourite, cottage pie. | "In hospital I was completely useless. I'd look at the menu and order my favourite, cottage pie. |
| "Five minutes later it arrived and I said that's great, it's my favourite, how did you know?" | "Five minutes later it arrived and I said that's great, it's my favourite, how did you know?" |
| Drinking ban | Drinking ban |
| But he made a speedy recovery and instead of remaining in hospital for 15 months, as doctors predicted, he was out in weeks. | But he made a speedy recovery and instead of remaining in hospital for 15 months, as doctors predicted, he was out in weeks. |
| Hammond assured Ross he was completely recovered and was looking forward to returning to Top Gear. | Hammond assured Ross he was completely recovered and was looking forward to returning to Top Gear. |
| The only long term problem, he said, was the doctors had said he could only drink small amounts of lager. | |
| "I'm sending Mindy (Hammond's wife) to try and negotiate that," he joked. | "I'm sending Mindy (Hammond's wife) to try and negotiate that," he joked. |