It’s worth mentioning for people who might read the title and not the article, the compensation is being paid by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC which isn’t funded by the license fee

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The BBC says it has agreed a financial settlement with Andrew Flintoff following his Top Gear crash - reported to be worth £9m.

The former cricket star, widely known by his nickname “Freddie”, was seriously injured in the crash last December during filming for the motoring show at its test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome.

The 45-year-old was left with broken ribs and severe facial injuries, prompting the rest of the series to be cancelled and reports the show will be scrapped.

After the incident, Flintoff’s son Corey reportedly said his father was “lucky to be alive” and described it as a “pretty nasty crash”.

The BBC said in March that it would be inappropriate to resume making the Top Gear series following an internal investigation into what happened.

Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness joined motoring journalist Chris Harris as hosts of Top Gear in 2019.

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Had they learned nothing from Richard Hammond’s rocket car crash?

I reckon in 30 years it will be seen as mental (alongside a lot of other stupid things tbf but still) that we had a TV show that promoted cars