Like
him or loathe him - and most people have an opinion one way or another - it
does mean the end of an era as far as Top Gear is concerned.
It
also leaves many questions that fans of the show will need answering.
No
doubt starting with does this mean the end of Top Gear on BBC TV or will they
just try and fill that Clarkson-shaped hole?
How would the Hamster and Captain Slow cope with and adapt to a new
co-presenter?
Who's
a likely replacement? I hear Chris Evans' name has been mentioned frequently,
but he has dismissed the idea.
Perhaps
it is time for a woman to join the team - Vicki Butler-Henderson or maybe Suzi
Perry.
I
have to say that I had actually been enjoying this current series of Top Gear
and I'm disappointed that it's come to an abrupt halt.
It
used to really annoy me, but once you appreciate that you're not going to learn
anything new about cars, or see cars you could actually buy yourself unless you
have a lottery win, you can start to enjoy their antics.
Such
as converting a hearse into an ambulance and unsuccessfully launching the 'patient'
into hospital. Or driving a humungous
Ford F150 up a snow-covered mountain in Canada to rescue an increasingly livid
Richard Hammond.
I
also like the 'stars in the reasonably priced car' bit - it's great to see
these huge Hollywood stars (Tom Cruise, Will Smith etc) acting like over-excited
schoolchildren as they race around the track, desperately trying to beat each
other's times, and not achieve lift-off when rounding the corner named after
Michael Gambon, who nearly did just that.
Of
course, it's always been controversial.
The Argentina Christmas special was, in my opinion, ill-judged.
But
if the future of car shows on terrestrial television is The Classic Car Show on
Channel Five I think I'll be sticking with Top Gear, with or without Jeremy.
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