Freddie Flintoff speaks publicly for the first time since Top Gear accident

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00:00 It gives me so much pleasure to show what's going to be a day, Tom,

00:03 that you're going to remember for the rest of your life.

00:06 You know, your journey hasn't been like a lot of people's.

00:09 There's no academies, no systems.

00:11 But to me, it suggests a steeliness, a determination, a passion,

00:16 which might not be evident on the outside,

00:19 but it's definitely burning inside.

00:21 When you get this car, it changes your life.

00:25 It's one of them things that's before and after it.

00:28 This enables you to walk taller, move faster,

00:31 play with passion, play with pride, play with belief,

00:33 and also a part of a family of people

00:36 that will share the good times with you, the successes.

00:39 But as I've found over the past few months,

00:41 you'll be there in the hardest times you realise they will stand next to you.

00:45 So, like the lion on the cat, Tom, be brave, be fearless, be proud,

00:49 and enjoy every minute.

00:50 It gives me great pleasure to present the Cat No. 272 to Tom Hartley.

00:55 Thanks.

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