 Chris, 47, tells BBC One viewers: 'This is as grass roots as motorsport gets. 'The steering is by foot, the only fuel is gravity and the machines themselves are, let's say, sustainably sourced.' But Paddy insisted the cameras do not fully capture how fast they are travelling. And he claims they were lucky not to get even worse injuries, adding: 'When Chris came off, he was going at a fair speed and he hit that ground hard. Paddy says the cameras do not show how fast they are travelling (Image: BBC Studios/Lee Brimble) He was Chris was going at a 'fair speed' and he 'hit that ground hard' (Image: Vincent Dolman/BBC STUDIOS) 'There are no engines – there wasn't even really a brake. When you finish, you think, 'I'm glad we could walk away'. Chris got off lightly with that.' During the race, Chris yelled: 'I can't steer it. I've got absolutely no control.' Just before the car overturns, he shouts 'Oh, no' and skids along the dirt track before rolling over and groaning. When Paddy rushes up to him, Chris said: 'My hand really hurts.' Just before the car overturns Chris shouts 'Oh, no' (Image: BBC) Co-presenter Freddie Flintoff was absent from the race after catching Covid on the second day of filming 6,000 miles away in Southeast Asia. The former England cricketer, 44, said: 'It was a nightmare. You go all that way, then){kind=link}
Chris Harris needs an operation on his hand after flipping a go-kart during a race against Paddy McGuinness being filmed for a new episode of Top Gear in Thailand
Top Gear’s Chris Harris must have surgery on a hand injury sustained while racing a wooden go-kart with no engine.
He came a cropper while competing against co-host Paddy McGuinness in a traditional Formula Hmong race in Thailand in June for the motoring show.
Paddy, 49, said: “He’s still banged up. His hand is still not right.
“When he holds up his hand, I’m not sure if it’s his finger or thumb, but one of them points the other way. He will have to have an operation.”