Everything shows that the Hammond family will continue to be part of the car update since dad Richard looks determined to pass the baton to his daughter Izzy.
To DriveTrive, which was founded by the famous Top Gear trio, Clarkson, Hammond and Mayredefined in 2022 and brought to the fore social media and specifically YouTube.
Having the “know how” from the most popular car show, the contributors soon managed to skyrocket the channel's popularity, counting today 2.5 million subscribers and over 455 million views.
In order to continue the successful course, the DriveTribe team recently took place two new presenter additions. The first is the Ben Collins who built his reputation as the Stig on Top Gear.
The second addition was the Izzy Hammond, Richard's daughter, who first appeared on video last October. Since then he appears frequently on the channel collecting millions of views and impressions.
Everyone seems pleased with her presence while the head of DriveTribe, Dave Murdochin a statement he emphasized that Izzy and Ben bring a breath of fresh air on the platform and they have a great impact, both with the rest of the team and with the viewers.
But the truth is that in the previous months several negative comments appeared on Hammond's choice to put his daughter in the car space, accusing him of nepotism.
The highlight came when dad and daughter appeared on the Channel 4 TV show, Sunday Brunchto promote their new podcast in the first episode of which the main topic of discussion was men's mental health.
Someone commented that “nobody in the world he doesn't want to listen to a pointless podcast by Richard Hammond and his daughter“, while another wrote: “God, another annoying nepotist! Celebrities keep your children to yourself. Pity all the non-celebrity offspring trying to get on TV or film».
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