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From the Daily Mail
The BBC has axed the latest series of Top Gear after a horror crash that left presenter Andrew Flintoff 'lucky to be alive' - with the presenter thought to be unlikely to return to the show.
The 45-year-old has reportedly said he's unable to continue in his role as host after he was involved in an accident while filming at the Top Gear test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey on December 13, last year.
He was airlifted to hospital with facial injuries and broken ribs after the car he was driving - an open-topped three-wheel 130mph Morgan Super 3 which doesn't have air bags - flipped over.
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Not sure how long an air bag is going to be effective for in an open-top sports car.
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Very sad for everyone involved but I'm guessing he wasn't wearing a crash helmet? If they were hooning around in the Super3 for the cameras then this should have been a minimum safety provision. Remember how close Tiff Needell came to turning over a 5-Speeder when 'testing the limits' for Fifth Gear? ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2023/03/24/Screenshot-2023-03-24-at-09.37.46.png)
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Already a topic in the Malvern Arms - see thread.I think I read they were wearing helmets ...
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Helmets were being worn. I suspect the weather was a contributing factor as it was below zero Celsius on the day of the accident in December.
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Just think how tall Flintoff is ! The roll hoop would be useless ! According to report they were not going fast !
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Wishing Mr Flintoff a speedy recovery...
Imagining Morgan's head of Marketing talking to the Top Gear team in December...
Toby speaking into his phone:
Hi - when can we pick up the Super 3?
What? It crashed? We've had supermodels drive the thing on a beach - even THEY didnt crash it!
Oh f**k - what do you mean it "rolled"? Not even the Daily Mail journalist managed that! How?
What - are you saying you let Flintoff drive it? WTF!
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The 45-year-old has reportedly said he's unable to continue in his role as host after he was involved in an accident while filming at the Top Gear test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey on December 13, last year.
Yes, the days of tough warriors like Norman Dewis seem to be over.
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Must have been an Offside Drive to the boundary
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No mention of how the poor passenger is anywhere that I can find!
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