@Dave33333

At least Hulkenberg won Le Mans…

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@Dave33333

I’m American and not British, and I’m talking about F1.

F1 isn’t nearly as popular among the general public here in the US, but as far as genuine, hard core fans go I’d put a US Formula One fan’s knowledge up against anyone. We really have to work for the information & news we get…plus most of the gossip nonsense they get in the UK is filtered out.

Gotta disagree about Clarkson though: A spoiled celebrity asshole who showed up at work drunk and attacked a co-worker over the kind of catering that was provided. BBC was right to fire him. I’d watch something involving the other two, Hammond & May, but fuck Jeremy Clarkson.

FALSE. The altercation took place post-shoot. Jeremy was NOT drunk, they had been filming all day. And if you watched the final episode of Series 22, you’d know exactly why he was in a foul mood that evening.

During a special regarding cheap SUV’s, Clarkson attempted to Ford a river with his vehicle to get to the destination. The vehicle was unable to get out of the river using the ramp on the other side, leaving Clarkson stuck in muddy water for a couple of hours at minimum, judging by the fact that the sun went down between getting stuck and getting free. He was furious enough at the situation to actually say “I hate working on Top Gear.” Because the crew wouldn’t help him.

Clarkson still managed to avoid losing the competition, but after struggling in cold, muddy water for hours (ultimately resorting to cutting the vehicle in half with a provided grinding tool) he was understandably upset to discover that there was no hot food available for him to eat because the hotel chef had gone home for the night. When he demanded a hot meal, he was told to go get one himself if he wasn’t willing to eat the provided cold meat platter. This is when he impulsively punched the offending producer in the face. The two reportedly apologized to one another for the escalation the following morning.

The only reason Clarkson was fired was because the BBC had told him that one more offensive stunt would see him out the door. Everyone had dismissed it because the BBC had said things like that before. Nobody expected Clarkson would lose his job over this, the producer he punched included. What the BBC didn’t expect was that firing Clarkson would make almost everyone else quit.

Get your facts straight before slandering someone. Clarkson being in a bad mood doesn’t excuse what he did, but claiming he showed up drunk and threw a hissy fit over the catering is just plain false, because that’s not what happened.

@Dave33333

I’m American and not British, and I’m talking about F1.

F1 isn’t nearly as popular among the general public here in the US, but as far as genuine, hard core fans go I’d put a US Formula One fan’s knowledge up against anyone. We really have to work for the information & news we get…plus most of the gossip nonsense they get in the UK is filtered out.

Gotta disagree about Clarkson though: A spoiled celebrity asshole who showed up at work drunk and attacked a co-worker over the kind of catering that was provided. BBC was right to fire him. I’d watch something involving the other two, Hammond & May, but fuck Jeremy Clarkson.

 
Turns out, Renault actually does make a bus.
 
 
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@RushCars24
Now get Hulkenberg and Palmer.

I’m American and not British, and I’m talking about F1.