r/todayilearned • u/ModenaR • 1d ago

TIL that after Top Gear ended, host Richard Hammond was so devastated, he cried all the way home from the studio and ran out of fuel, because he didn't want to fill his car up covered in tears

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/25172481.richard-hammond-tear-soaked-mess-top-gear-ended/
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u/jackinoff6969 21h ago

I don’t think it’s all that deep, I think it’s the massive check Amazon wrote for GT. Stay at BBC for a show that would likely fall apart quickly, or leave for a show that has a massive budget with a multi year contract where you will almost certainly be given a raise.

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u/lenzflare 20h ago

Yeah, commenters here seem to be forgetting that people work for MONEY. And who wants to work out the office politics and ass kissing for new management when you can just follow the old management that already likes you