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The Top Gear presenter spoke to Jonathan Ross in his first TV interview since the accident and told him of the brain injuries he suffered.
He said: "I was driving and then it was two weeks later and I was in Leeds (hospital). There was a sense of 'Oh, bugger.'
"Apparently I was awake on the way to the helicopter and I got a bit fighty. I wanted to do a piece to camera, but my eyes were pointing in different directions. I have no recollection of that, or the first few weeks.
"I had post-traumatic amnesia, five second memory, it happens as a result of brain injury."
However, despite doctors predicting a 15 month recovery time, Hammond was well in a matter of weeks. He assured Jonathan Ross that he would be back presenting Top Gear for the next series.
