He is usually found in the driver’s seat – testing out an array of fancy vehicles in countries across the globe.
But Richard Hammond was ushered into the back seat of a cab, as he made an incredibly bleary-eyed exit from Italian celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant launch in Camden, London on Thursday.
The 47-year-old former Top Gear presenter seemed to have let loose at the event which was evident in his worse for wear demeanour at the end of the night.
Richard Hammond, 47, was ushered into the back of a cab, as he made a bleary-eyed exit from Italian celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo’s restaurant launch in Camden, London on Thursday
Richard was dressed to impress in a crisp white shirt, black blazer and matching trousers for the event.
However, he struggled to keep his composure as he exited the newly launched upscale eatery.
The British star was joined by his wife of fifteen years, Mindy Hammond, who put on a chic display in a plunging black jumpsuit.
Richard eventually reached an awaiting cab, where he got comfortable by slouching in the back seat.
The former Top Gear presenter struggled to keep his composure as he exited the newly launched upscale eatery
Richard eventually reached an awaiting cab, where he got comfortable by slouching in the back seat
The British star was joined by his wife of fifteen years, Mindy Hammond, who put on a chic display in a plunging black jumpsuit
This comes after Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May gave their loyal fans a first look at the adrenaline fuelled next series of their hit show.
Images from new book: The Grand Tour: Guide To The World show the tearaway former Top Gear trio getting their cars stuck in deep mud in Mozambique, visiting the picturesque Swiss Alps and a military tank spinning in circles on a lawn in Dubai.
A grinning Richard is seen behind the wheel of a bright red buggy, in a picture taken just before his near-fatal crash in Switzerland.
James, 54, and Jeremy, 57, are also seen laughing out loud as they comically pull Richard along on a small boat in another playful snap.
Richard has been recovering from a crash in Switzerland that was so horrific Jeremy and James feared he had died.
The star, who sustained brain injuries after a 288mph rocket car accident in 2006, was airlifted to hospital in June after flipping a £2million electric supercar which then burst into flames as he filmed the show in Switzerland.
Hammond thanked his doctors after getting back behind the wheel for the first time since the crash last month.
He has since posted two videos of himself driving cars to his three million followers on Twitter.
The new series will see the group travel all over the world, and visit destinations including Switzerland, Croatia, Dubai, Mozambique and New York
Despite cheating death in multiple serious accidents, Richard said it hasn’t deterred him from driving supercars.
He told The Express: ‘It’s fine. We’re all back at it. We were ahead anyway so we’ve been able to take advantage of that.
‘We’re all full functioning. We’re all briefly functioning at the same time.’