Richard Hammond has paid tribute to racer Ken Block after he died in a snowmobile accident. The 55-year-old rally driver, who had featured on BBC's Top Gear a number of times, died after the accident over the weekend.
Hammond, who used to co-host the BBC's Top Gear with James May and Jeremy Clarkson, where in multiple episodes Block had shown off his incredible skills, said: "Of course we all got on with him, how could you not?" As reported by Birmingham Live, he told the Sun: "His family have lost such a passionate dynamo - their loss is being felt to an extent by millions of people. I hope they can take some comfort in seeing globally how many people were devastated when they saw the news."
"I wish I had spent more time with him, but like everyone else, I am more than anything a fan of Ken." He died on Monday, January 2 as a result of a snowmobile accident in Wasatach County, Utah.
