Hammond is not a natural mechanic. He is a natural storyteller. By humbling himself—by admitting that the man who raced a dragster doesn’t know how to change a head gasket—he creates a show about the dignity of labor.
The twist? Richard Hammond knows how to drive fast cars. He has absolutely no idea how to fix them. Season 1 isn’t really about cars. It’s about the terrifying vertigo of starting over at 50. Richard Hammond-s Workshop - Season 1
But in 2021, Hammond did something unexpected. He stopped driving away from destruction and started driving toward a new life. Hammond is not a natural mechanic