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(ENGINE REVVING)
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(TRAIN WHISTLE BLASTS)
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(CHEERING)
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Hello! Hello!
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What a surprise!
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Thank you.
Thank you very much.
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Thank you so much.
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-Thank you.
-Thank you.
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Thank you very much.
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Welcome. And coming up
in this week's show:
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Abbie is sideways on ice
in a 911 Turbo...
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...Richard drives Jim Clark's
beautiful Lotus 25...
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...and I nearly fall over.
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(CHEERING)
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That...
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-Exciting looking show.
-Right.
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That is all to come. Now...
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Hang on a minute.
Does that mean Howard
and Adrian aren't coming on?
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-No. Haven't got time.
-(LAUGHTER)
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We actually begin
with the French.
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Er... now, they don't make
a sports car very often,
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but when they do,
literally nobody buys it.
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We've had
the Venturi Atlantique,
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and then there was
the Matra Murena,
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and then there was
the Simca Sport.
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And all of them fell down the
back of the sofa of history.
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Yeah, yeah, but you're
conveniently forgetting
to mention
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the best of the French
sports car makers.
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That's like saying the best
of the airborne plagues.
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-No.
-The best of the...
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No, it isn't.
There is one French maker
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that's been consistently good
at making sports cars,
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and they've made a new one,
and I've been testing it.
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JAMES: It's called the A110,
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and it's made by Alpine,
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a French sports car firm
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who have a history
of hitting the spot.
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The original A110,
for example,
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won the World Rally
Championship in 1973.
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And it's that car
that gives the new one
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not only its name
but also its looks.
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So, what we have here
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is a small, pure,
no-nonsense sports car
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aimed squarely at the Porsche
Cayman and the Audi TT.
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And this, unfortunately, is
where the problems begin.
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You see, this launch version
of the Alpine costs £51,000.
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£51,000.
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Now, for £1,000 more,
you can have the TT RS.
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That's the one Clarkson was
driving in the last series.
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And that's more powerful,
and it's faster.
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And the Porsche Cayman
you buy for £51,000
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is also more powerful than
this, and it's a Porsche.
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Whereas this is an Alpine.
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That's something you're going
to have to explain when
you're down the pub.
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Even the engine
sounds a bit lame.
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I don't mean
the noise it makes,
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I mean when somebody asks
you, "What's that got, then,
mister?"
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Because the answer is,
"A four-cylinder
1.8-litre turbo, sonny!"
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For over £50,000.
I mean, is that it?
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Also, I'm not sure
about the looks.
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The original 1960s version
was a masterpiece.
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But for me, this modern
reboot doesn't quite work.
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The problem, I think,
is that on modern cars
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there are rules about things
like how high the headlights
are above the ground,
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how forgiving the bonnet is
if you run into a pedestrian.
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And once you stretch
modern legislation
over 1960s design language,
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you end up with a sort of
slightly lame tribute act.
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So, is there anything good
to report?
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Well, thankfully, yes.
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For starters, although
Alpine is owned by Renault,
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this car is not just a
hot Mégane dressed up
in some fancy suit.
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The A110 is in fact
a mid-engined,
rear-drive sports car
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designed from scratch,
on a clean sheet of paper.
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The body and the chassis are
made entirely of aluminium.
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And the reason for that
is simple - its lightness.
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And from that starting point,
the Alpine engineers
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nerded their way
through the rest of the car
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and shaved off every
spare gram they could find.
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The seats, for example,
are half the weight
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of the ones you'll find
in any hot Renault.
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The handbrake is built
into the main callipers,
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rather than being separate,
saving another 2.5 kilos.
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Even the stereo is a bespoke,
lightweight design.
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And then there's
this boot at the front,
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which is just deep enough
for a small suitcase like
this one.
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But now I think about it,
putting the suitcase in there
would just add weight.
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So what I would do is just
pack my overnight stuff
straight in there.
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The only downside is
that in the morning,
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I have to go outside if
I want a fresh pair of pants.
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So, thanks to Alpine's
fanatical diet regime,
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this car is 300 kilos lighter
than a Cayman or an Audi TT.
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And that has
a profound effect.
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Suddenly,
it doesn't really matter
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that you've only got 1.8
litres and 248 horsepower.
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This thing absolutely
zips along.
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Nought to 60,
four and a half seconds.
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Top speed limited
to 155 miles an hour.
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And then,
when you get to a corner...
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(TYRES SCREECH)
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...you find out just
how agile this thing is.
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(LAUGHS)
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It's like driving a feather.
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(TYRES SCREECH)
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(CHUCKLES)
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It is like a cartoon car.
It should come with those
little bubbles saying...
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But even though the A110
is built to minimalist
principles,
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you never feel like
you're in some miserable,
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Spartan track-day car.
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It has air-con, sat-nav,
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phone connectivity -
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all the modern things
you want.
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This whole lightness
and smallness thing
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cascades down in a sort
of waterfall of pure joy.
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Lower weight means you
don't need such big tyres,
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you don't need so much grip.
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That gives the car more feel.
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Low weight means you use
less fuel, you make
lower emissions.
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It's just win-win-win-win
all the way.
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This is actually
the most intelligent car
I've driven for years.
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And I love it for that.
I love it.
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(CHEERING)
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Thank you.
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Erm...
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So... So despite
the ordinary engine,
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the looks that
you're not sure about,
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and the high price,
you liked it?
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I did. I loved it, yeah.
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-Yes, but would you buy one?
-I have.
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(LAUGHTER)
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-You've bought one of those?
-I have.
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And actually,
so has Gordon Murray.
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I've brought
a picture of him along. Him.
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He designed the McLaren F1,
so he knows.
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Yeah, so it's the
sports car of choice for
old men with terrible shirts.
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-So that's good to know.
JEREMY: Evidently.
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But, now let's see how fast
it goes round the Eboladrome,
shall we?
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And she's off.
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Brisk start, and a parp from
the exhaust on the up-change.
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Immediately onto
the Isn't Straight.
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And actually,
that's not hanging around.
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Perhaps James was right
about the benefits of...
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whatever it was
he was saying.
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Howling round
the final bend of the Isn't.
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Dropping down now
into Your Name Here.
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Scrubbing off speed
in a hurry.
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Torturing those tyres, but
that does look pretty nimble.
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Now, the canter back down
the Isn't, picking up speed.
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Dab of brakes
at the mid-point.
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Now much harder
on the brakes,
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flicking down the seven-speed
box for Old Lady's House.
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Any understeer?
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No, not bad
for a mid-engined car
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with no weight over the nose.
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I actually rather
like the styling of this,
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and I'm right.
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Just Field of Sheep
to go now.
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Here we are.
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And oh, yes, that's an
exuberant drift to finish,
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and across the line!
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Very good.
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Very good.
Good driving, on form.
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(RICHARD MUTTERS)
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Right.
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Right, let's see where it
goes on our lap board.
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Will it go in the top ten?
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Oh, dear, no, it doesn't.
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Sorry, May, that is dismal
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for a mid-engined car.
It is.
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It isn't about things like
lap times. I told you before.
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He who is first
shall be last,
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and the last
shall be first.
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-Yes, but it's 15th.
-It is, yeah.
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-It is, it is. (LAUGHS)
-So?
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It's the Romain Grosjean
of cars, that is.
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-Romain who?
-Grosjean.
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-Who's he?
-He's a French racing driver.
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The 15th best Formula One
driver in the world, in fact.
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-You'd like him.
-I already do.
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Good. Good,
so we've sorted that out.
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It's time for us to move on,
because right now it is time
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for us to scrump
an apple of chat
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from the orchard
of intercourse,
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which is on
Conversation Street.
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(JAZZ PLAYING)
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-I like that one.
-I thought you would.
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-I like that one a lot.
-That's so up your street.
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Um...right now, lots of
people these days
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are buying old cars,
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and we think we can see why.
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Yeah, because an old
Jaguar E-Type,
or Alfa Spider,
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is far more interesting to
look at than any modern car,
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and it won't depreciate.
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In fact,
it'll make you money.
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Yeah, the trouble is, though,
you get into your old car,
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and it's crap.
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He's absolutely right,
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we forget how terrible
old cars were, really.
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I mean, if you go more
than 40 miles an hour,
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the windscreen wipers part
company with the windscreen.
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-Yes.
-And the headlamps are
like candles in jam jars.
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-And the demister doesn't.
-No, it doesn't.
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-And the heater doesn't.
-No.
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And everything else rattles,
and the brakes don't work.
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-Exactly.
-That's old cars,
they were...
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I speak from experience.
I've got a 40-year-old
Ferrari, a 308.
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Apart from all those things,
it's catastrophically slow.
You wouldn't believe it.
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I pull away from lights,
and people behind honk
because they think,
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-"That's a Ferrari,
that'll... Oh."
-Yeah.
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They honk? Doesn't that
happen in any car you drive?
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-No, no, no--
-"Oh, get out of the way!"
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Pretty much.
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-But it is unbelievable
just how poor it is.
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RICHARD: Very slow.
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But that's the exact point
we're trying to make here.
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There are now loads of
companies who will take
an old car
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and then gently modernise it.
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Got some examples here
of what we're on about.
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There's this, which
is the Singer Porsche,
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I'm obviously not
very interested in that.
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These two are,
but I couldn't care less.
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Then you've got the Eagle,
er...E-Type Speedster,
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one of the best-looking cars
I've ever seen.
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That's an actual E-Type,
and one of the most beautiful
to drive. Absolute honey.
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Yeah, there's a company in
Germany now, and they are
modernising lightly.
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Remember those old
Mercedes Pagoda SLs?
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-Oh, yeah.
-They're putting
AMG engines in.
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What, mo... That's got a
modern AMG engine in it?
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RICHARD: Do you want to
have a look at the engine?
Another shot.
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-Hang on.
JEREMY: There it is,
look at that!
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RICHARD: That is a car.
JEREMY: I see you like that.
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-Very, very much.
-I've got something
you'll like more.
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-Have you?
-Mm-hm.
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RICHARD: Oh, my God!
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JEREMY: That is an old
'68 Dodge Charger.
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-You used to have one.
-I did.
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But someone has put
in that a 1,000-horsepower
modern-day Hellcat engine.
237
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Aw!
238
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-I mean...
-I...
239
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I need some time alone...
240
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-with that picture.
-It's just...
241
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JEREMY: That is such
a good idea, this, I think.
242
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It is actually, and
it's a very good point.
243
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We all think we would like
a Jensen Interceptor,
don't we?
244
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But the fact is it won't go,
245
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it won't stop if it ever does
go, the brakes won't work,
246
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all the rest of it -
terrible thing.
247
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But here is
a Jensen Interceptor,
248
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but that has modern brakes,
has a modern cooling system,
249
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and it has the engine
from a Corvette.
250
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No, it does. I've actually
driven that very car,
and it's epic.
251
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Well, that one isn't anymore,
because somebody wrapped it
round a fence in Goodwood.
252
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-Spoiled it.
-But it was epic before that.
253
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-It's a fantastic car,
it really, really is.
-(SQUEAKING)
254
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I'd like to explain, by the
way, that squeaking noise
255
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is not James thinking,
it's...
256
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(JEREMY LAUGHS)
257
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...it's the wind.
258
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-It's quite a breezy day.
-It's a breezy day.
259
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And we decided to base
ourselves in a tent because
we're mad.
260
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-And on a hill.
-And on a hill.
261
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But I think the problem
262
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with all of these
reimagined cars
263
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is that they're expensive,
they're too expensive.
264
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That Mercedes Pagoda SL,
that's £300,000,
265
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those Singer Porsches,
£400,000,
266
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that E-Type Speedster,
650 grand - it's just crazy.
267
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The problem is that
the companies who are
doing this kind of work,
268
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they know they can charge
that kind of money,
269
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cos the customers
that come to their workshops
270
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invariably arrive
in a helicopter
271
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with a Ukrainian girlfriend
and Lewis Hamilton's watch.
272
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And the fact is, if you're
gonna dress up like that
273
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and act like that,
if you're gonna show off,
274
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you'll get ripped off,
that's the way it is.
275
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-They charge accordingly,
don't they?
-That's asking for it.
276
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What you should do is
ring them up and say,
277
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"Could you collect me
from the station?"
That'd be better.
278
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No, the bus stop.
"Pick me up from
the bus stop,
279
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I've come to look at
these cars you're making."
280
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I've just had a thought.
Right, picture this.
281
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An original Opel Manta A.
Remember the one?
282
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-The round taillights?
-Yeah...yeah, black bonnet.
283
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But with the engine from a
modern Vauxhall VXR in it.
284
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So I just find some blokes
that'll do that for me,
285
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I do that on the phone, and
then I go and visit them on
the bus in a tracksuit.
286
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And you'll get charged
50 quid.
287
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Well, probably 40,
cos I need a tenner
to get home on the bus.
288
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(LAUGHTER)
289
00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:10,520
Ooh, now. (CLEARS THROAT)
290
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There's a new electric car
291
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from, you're not
going to believe this...
292
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-Kalashnikov.
-Really?
293
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Yeah, the people who make
AK-47s are going to start
making electric cars.
294
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I like the sound of that.
295
00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,560
Do you want to see
a picture of it? Here it is.
296
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RICHARD: Ah.
JAMES: Oh.
297
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No, don't laugh, because from
the back it's actually worse.
298
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-There you go.
RICHARD: You're right, it is.
299
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Now, I assumed that it would
have eight moving parts,
300
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that you could bury it
in a bog for three months
301
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and that it would only jam
if Richard Hammond used it.
302
00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:42,920
Yes, all right.
303
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But they say it has
revolutionary technology.
304
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Does it? Does it have
central locking, and loading?
305
00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:52,040
More importantly,
can you fire it in the air
at weddings?
306
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You probably would.
307
00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:55,640
"Exam results, children,"
they go out and do that.
308
00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,840
No, but I think the idea of
driving a car called
a Kalashnikov...
309
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-It sounds brilliant.
-Oh, yeah, pretty good.
310
00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,520
Yeah. "What are you
driving these days, Rich?"
311
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-"Well, it's a Kalashnikov."
-There you go.
312
00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:07,880
-There you go.
-The problem is,
313
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I reckon they're gonna
sell a lot of T-shirts
314
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and mugs and hats
with the name on,
315
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but not many actual cars.
316
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-Like Ferrari?
-Basically Ferrari, yeah.
317
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JEREMY: Oh, er, here's one.
318
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There's a story I got
from the Dorset Echo,
319
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which is a local newspaper
in Dorset.
320
00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:27,480
And, um... I think it wins
the award for unnecessary
reporting,
321
00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:29,520
because it's about
a crash that happened
322
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between
a motorcyclist and a tank.
323
00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:35,720
Happened... Yeah, happened
near that army base down
there. OK, and it says,
324
00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:39,560
"The motorcyclist sustained
a suspected fracture to his
arm and leg."
325
00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,560
And here's the line
they probably didn't need:
326
00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:43,440
"The driver of the tank
was uninjured."
327
00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:45,080
-Oh, was he?
-No?
328
00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,920
Well, he was lucky to get
away with that, wasn't he?
329
00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,680
- (LAUGHTER)
- Was he really?
330
00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,000
I suspect he got back to base
and went, "I hit a what?"
331
00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:55,320
"Did I?"
332
00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:57,320
Good conversation here,
I think.
Very good conversation.
333
00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:01,680
Because they've announced
a new type of motor racing
championship for women.
334
00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,720
It's called the W Series, OK?
335
00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,880
And the idea is is that
potentially quite good,
you know,
336
00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:10,720
women racing drivers
can take part in this
series.
337
00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:12,640
Cars are all
exactly the same,
338
00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:14,000
you're invited
to take part,
339
00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:17,040
and the prize money
is £1.1 million.
340
00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,720
So, it's, you know,
fairly incentivised.
341
00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:21,240
There's actually been
a lot of discussion about it,
342
00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,320
or actually debate,
I should say.
343
00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:27,000
Cos some people are
saying it's sexist to have a
women-only championship.
344
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But if you think about it,
you've got women-only
football, and rugby
345
00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:31,720
and hockey - all Olympic
sports, pretty much,
346
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are segregated
between men and women,
347
00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:35,080
so I can't see why motor
racing should be different.
348
00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:37,000
Not all sports, though.
Men and women compete
349
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directly against each other
in dressage.
350
00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,800
Yeah, but that's not a sport.
It isn't.
351
00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:45,080
That's just sitting on
a horse while it tries
to look camp.
352
00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,080
(LAUGHTER)
353
00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:48,800
All right, then, they can...
354
00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:50,640
JAMES: He's right.
355
00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,280
-(LAUGHS)
-It is, though.
356
00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:53,800
You're right, actually.
357
00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,880
There's no segregation, then,
between men and women
358
00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:57,720
in sailing, they compete
against each other.
359
00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:01,320
That's not a sport either,
is it? Sailing is a job.
360
00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,080
You have to pull
pieces of rope--
361
00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:04,880
-All right, then!
-It's manual labour.
362
00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:06,800
It's manual labour.
It's not a sport.
363
00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:08,800
There's a world of difference
between any of that
364
00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,080
and single-seater car racing.
365
00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:12,720
Why, though? Why is it?
366
00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,400
Is it, "Oh, well, you need
manly strength to do it?"
367
00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,480
Cos you don't, anyway,
cos even an F1 car
368
00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:19,040
has power steering
these days.
369
00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,400
But I was driving
a single-seater
race car the other day,
370
00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,640
I can't remember what or
where but it had slick tyres.
371
00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,760
After three laps,
my neck muscles had...
I was like this.
372
00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:28,560
I hadn't got the strength
to lift my head up,
373
00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:32,040
I had to wait for
the next corner
to roll over the other way.
374
00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,280
Now, I know, you know,
Navratilova and the Williams
girl,
375
00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:36,040
you wouldn't want to
arm-wrestle either of them,
376
00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,800
so women can build up their
muscles to compensate for that.
377
00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:41,280
So, wait, are you saying that
there should be segregation
378
00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:43,440
with women and men
in motor sport?
379
00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:44,880
Well, it doesn't really
matter what I think.
380
00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,520
The fact is, it's 43 years
since there was a...
381
00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,320
a girl in
a Formula One motor race.
382
00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:52,720
43 years. Something's going
wrong, they're not making it.
383
00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,000
I think it's grass roots.
It happens early on.
384
00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:58,800
I think too many mothers
put their little daughters
on ponies
385
00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:00,320
and not into go-karts.
386
00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,320
No, not entirely.
387
00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,280
Some girls do go karting,
cos Abbie, our driver,
388
00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,040
she was karting since
she was a little nipper.
389
00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,080
Well... I think what
this series is all about,
390
00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,080
it's not about segregation,
it's about encouraging women
391
00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,240
to go car racing, which
I think is a good idea.
392
00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,560
Yeah, I think it is,
but I think it has to
start early on. So,
393
00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:19,520
little girls, it's time
to get off your ponies,
394
00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:21,280
and get into a go-kart.
395
00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:25,800
And I can tell you actually,
from some experience
of horses,
396
00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,400
the good thing is, when you
walk out in the morning,
397
00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,160
you'll find that your go-kart
398
00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:32,560
hasn't crapped itself
and died in the night.
399
00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,720
So it's better
than your horse.
400
00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:38,000
You'll also find out that
go-karts are more fun
401
00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:39,880
than going on "an horse",
they just are.
402
00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:41,400
Yes, yes.
And you'll find also
403
00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,680
that a go-kart won't pop
its long, stupid head up
404
00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:46,920
over the stable door
and look at you,
405
00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,080
and you know it's thinking,
it's trying to say to you,
406
00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:53,040
"Yeah, your wife, she's back
here with me, in here."
407
00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,320
Er... she's given me
breakfast in bed,
408
00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:59,800
crapped myself last night,
but she's clearing that up
with a garden fork."
409
00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,000
And then it says,
"And my penis is a bit dirty.
410
00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:05,720
She'll be sorting that out
for me later on."
411
00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,040
Then your wife's head will
pop up over the stable door
412
00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:11,800
and she'll say, "Don't look
at him like that, he'll
think you don't like him,"
413
00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:13,560
and you'll say, "I know!"
414
00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:14,880
(LAUGHTER)
415
00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,800
If I could speak horse, I
would tell him, "I hate you.
416
00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,480
I hate the way you steal
my wife and my money
417
00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,640
and my status around here."
418
00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:27,200
And then one day, you'll
have a conversation with
your wife, and she'll say,
419
00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:31,440
"Darling, I need a trailer to
move my special horse around
to wonderful places
420
00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:33,280
because these fields
are too small for him
421
00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,640
to exercise his magnificent,
muscled legs."
422
00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,200
And you'll say,
"OK, I'll get you a trailer."
423
00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:39,720
Then she'll say,
"I need a special car
424
00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:41,880
to tow the special trailer
to carry the special horse."
425
00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,280
So you'll get one.
And then one day, she'll say,
426
00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,920
"I need a lorry,
a great big lorry,
427
00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,320
to carry my great,
big magnificent horse
around the country,
428
00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,720
and the lorry must have
a kitchen and a bed in it
429
00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,520
so I can sleep
close to my horse,
430
00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:57,680
closer to my horse
than I am to you."
431
00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,440
And at that moment,
your head will bow
and your heart will break,
432
00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,960
because you know you have
lost, and the horse has won.
433
00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:05,880
-(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
JAMES: That's very good.
434
00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,120
That is, um...
435
00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,120
-Slightly off.
-We trod on the H-bomb.
436
00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:18,920
Every time you mention the
horse word to him, he's off.
437
00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:20,640
Oh, did it again!
438
00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,000
I think we probably end...
Well, it's not
Conversation Street,
439
00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:24,600
that was Rant Street
from Hammond.
440
00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,240
-Sorry about that.
-Let's move it on, shall we?
441
00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,920
There's a new off-road
four-wheel drive Lamborghini.
442
00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,080
It's called the Urus, and
to find out if it's any good,
443
00:22:33,120 --> 00:22:35,280
I took The Grand Tour
to Sweden,
444
00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,760
armed with some questions.
445
00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:51,560
Here's my first big question:
446
00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:55,320
If you build a car
to tackle terrain like this,
447
00:22:55,360 --> 00:22:57,760
can it still be
a proper Lambo?
448
00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,480
Well, the Urus
certainly looks
449
00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,320
like a jacked-up supercar.
450
00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:16,520
With its swivel-eyed styling,
451
00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:18,520
it appears to be every
inch a Lamborghini.
452
00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:22,760
But is it?
453
00:23:25,360 --> 00:23:27,320
To make this car,
Lambo's engineers
454
00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:31,280
had a good rummage around
in Volkswagen's parts bin.
455
00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:35,200
So the engine,
a four-litre V8,
is from a Porsche Panamera.
456
00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,880
The rear axle
and air suspension
457
00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,280
is from
a Bentley Bentayga.
458
00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:42,080
The platform
on which it sits,
459
00:23:42,120 --> 00:23:47,040
and a lot of the dashboard,
is from an Audi SQ7.
460
00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:51,480
So, does that mean this isn't
really a Lamborghini at all?
461
00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:56,640
(ELECTRONIC BLEEP)
462
00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:58,600
(ENGINE REVVING)
463
00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:13,400
Well, it does 0-60
in 3.6 seconds.
464
00:24:16,120 --> 00:24:19,440
And it has a top speed
of 189.
465
00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:28,440
So, it has the performance
you'd expect.
466
00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:32,680
But there's other stuff
you wouldn't expect.
467
00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,560
This is the first Lamborghini
to use turbocharging,
468
00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,960
and the first
to have an automatic gearbox.
469
00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:41,880
What that combination means
is there's a very slight
470
00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:44,200
and rather
un-Lamborghini-ish gap
471
00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:47,680
between putting your foot
down and it getting going.
472
00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,720
And when it does get going,
473
00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:57,000
there are
no screaming histrionics.
474
00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,680
Sure, there's a bit of
popping and banging
from the back.
475
00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:05,160
But you can't hear
that inside,
476
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,400
where everything is
muted and refined.
477
00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,080
Perhaps that's why
all the writing
478
00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:12,600
down here is in Latin.
479
00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,360
This is a Lamborghini for
emeritus professors.
480
00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,480
(ENGINE ROARS)
481
00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,480
I can see the Pope
in one of these.
482
00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:28,240
So, it's quiet
and a bit hesitant.
483
00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:29,880
And it has snazzy diffs
484
00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:31,880
and a clever
traction-control system.
485
00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:36,880
And the biggest carbon brakes
ever fitted to a road car.
486
00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:38,840
So it's safe as well.
487
00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,560
However, there's no
getting around the fact
488
00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,800
that I'm currently driving
on snow and ice
489
00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:51,680
in a car that has
641 horsepowers
490
00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:54,960
rampaging around
underneath its bonnet.
491
00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:56,920
(ENGINE REVVING)
492
00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:02,120
Which means that, actually,
it's not that safe at all.
493
00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:05,560
Ooh, God above.
494
00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:09,680
Concentrating.
495
00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:14,320
Twitchy and it's scary!
496
00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:19,840
It's like I've been
put in charge
497
00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:21,600
of all of the world's
physics,
498
00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,360
while I'm in a phone box
full of wasps.
499
00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:27,360
Ee! Stop, leave me alone!
500
00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,360
I'm doing tides
and gravity... Agh, stop!
501
00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,360
This car, then,
it sits right at the moment
502
00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:40,040
where excitement stops
and terror begins.
503
00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:42,760
That is Lambo land, that is.
(CHUCKLES)
504
00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:44,360
Shit!
505
00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,880
So, the Urus looks and feels
like a Lamborghini.
506
00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:02,480
It's also practical.
The boot is massive.
507
00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:06,240
And inside, there's space
for five six-footers.
508
00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:09,760
It's a nice place to be
as well.
509
00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:12,360
And all that's great.
510
00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:16,840
But does it work off-road?
511
00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:22,720
To find out,
I'm going to try and drive it
512
00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:24,640
to the top
of this ski resort.
513
00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,360
Now, it's wearing
these tyres,
514
00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:29,400
which have no studs
in them, or spikes.
515
00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,920
And I'm wearing these,
516
00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:36,680
which are not delicate
Italian driving shoes.
517
00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:38,720
Not sure
this is gonna go well.
518
00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:42,880
Problems actually get
worse when you're in here
519
00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:46,520
because there's no manual
locking differentials,
520
00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:48,240
there's no low-range gearbox.
521
00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:51,880
All you can do
is fire it up...
522
00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,560
and then put the drive
system into snow mode.
523
00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:58,320
Is... Is that snow?
524
00:27:58,360 --> 00:28:00,080
Is "Neve" Latin for snow?
525
00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,600
Think it might be.
So, let's see if that works.
526
00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:06,480
Here we go.
527
00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,160
Mustn't hit a skier, mustn't
hit a skier. Oh, it's moving.
528
00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:13,080
(CHUCKLES)
529
00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,920
The 165,000-pound Lamborghini
530
00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:20,840
is driving up a ski slope.
531
00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:26,360
Those turbo chargers
may be a little bit annoying
532
00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:28,400
on the road,
but here they're giving me
533
00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:32,160
the low-down torque that
I need to get up this hill.
534
00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,080
And I've got an inclinometer,
535
00:28:36,120 --> 00:28:38,720
like you used to get in
an old Mitsubishi Shogun.
536
00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:40,760
(CHUCKLES)
537
00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:46,600
This is actually quite
impressive, it's just
dropped down into first.
538
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,560
(ENGINE REVVING)
539
00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:55,520
Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho!
540
00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:01,400
Hello,
bewildered-looking skiers.
541
00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:10,760
I cannot believe
that this is a 2.4-ton car...
542
00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:12,760
on normal road tyres,
and it's doing this.
543
00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:18,680
Come on, come on, come on,
you can do it. Come on.
544
00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:20,920
Come on, come on. Come on.
545
00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,200
Oh, hang on a minute.
546
00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,440
-(ENGINE REVVING)
-Yeah.
547
00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:35,480
Yeah, I now can believe it's
a 2.4-ton car on normal road
tyres cos it's stuck.
548
00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:38,720
-(ENGINE REVVING)
-No.
549
00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:40,720
-(COMPUTER BEEPS)
-Oh.
550
00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:43,040
Right.
551
00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:47,520
So, what we've established
so far is that,
552
00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:49,560
yes, it is a Lamborghini.
553
00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,480
Feels exciting like
a Lamborghini... should.
554
00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:55,520
And, um... I meant this.
555
00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:57,200
And, er... it's good
off-road as well,
556
00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,080
but just not quite
as good as a Range Rover.
557
00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:06,200
Which leaves us with
one more thing to answer:
558
00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:08,040
Is it a good laugh?
559
00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:12,600
What we've done
is use a snow plough
560
00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:15,760
to create a racetrack
on this frozen lake.
561
00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:24,480
And this is
what we have planned.
562
00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,720
I'm going to try
and overtake this,
563
00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:30,480
a four-wheel drive
Porsche 911 Turbo,
564
00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:36,120
which is being driven by
The Grand Tour's
racing driver Abbie Eaton.
565
00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:39,600
-Have you seen this crack?
-I hadn't noticed
that before.
566
00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:41,120
Look at the state of this!
567
00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:42,880
ABBIE: You're the heavier
car, aren't you?
568
00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:46,480
Hm, that's 2.4 tons,
and I weigh half a ton.
569
00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,440
Are you not worried
about that?
570
00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:52,840
I haven't got my seatbelt on,
so if it goes under, I can
get out straightaway.
571
00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:54,640
-Seriously?
-Yeah.
572
00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,520
JEREMY:
Before the duel began,
573
00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:00,920
I had a few practice laps
on my own.
574
00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:07,560
Oh, heavens.
575
00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:09,000
Come on, turn!
576
00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:13,640
Whoops, I'm going off a bit.
577
00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:17,600
Ooh!
578
00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:22,520
Ah, my Urus is a bit twitchy.
579
00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:24,320
Sort of thing
you'd say to your doctor.
580
00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:27,920
Right, flick it in there.
581
00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:31,800
Now go the other way,
and power.
582
00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:36,280
Oh, yeah.
583
00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,440
Mouse in, lion out.
584
00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:44,120
That's what
they say in Sweden.
585
00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:47,840
(CHUCKLES)
586
00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:52,040
I'm making my own fog now!
587
00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:56,720
It may not be able to get
as far up a ski slope
as a Range Rover,
588
00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:58,680
but for doing this,
589
00:31:59,960 --> 00:32:01,800
it's better.
590
00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:03,760
(LAUGHS)
591
00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:08,080
But, would it be good enough
592
00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,440
to get past Abbie
in that Porsche?
593
00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:15,760
There she is.
594
00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:17,520
There she is!
595
00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:19,160
(CHUCKLES)
596
00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:24,640
The bell has sounded,
the race is on.
597
00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,120
Now we'd find out what's what
598
00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,600
on our specially
designed track.
599
00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,640
Right, round the Bell End.
600
00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:41,720
Now down the Shaft...
601
00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:45,880
to what we're calling
the Parabollocka.
602
00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:54,280
I've raced against
a few dicks in my time
but never on one.
603
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,480
I should be able to get her,
for heaven's sake, come on!
604
00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:06,720
She, of course, has four-
wheel-steering, same as I do.
605
00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:12,440
Oh, she has got better
braking than I have.
606
00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:17,480
Now, give me 641 horsepower!
607
00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:24,280
Oh, yeah.
608
00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:27,920
You know I said it was
a bit hesitant sometimes?
609
00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:31,040
Well, in Corsa mode,
it isn't.
610
00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,080
It's bob-on, this. Bob-on!
611
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,720
Ooh, she's gone wide,
is there a chance here?
612
00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:44,720
Come on!
613
00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,560
Now, now!
614
00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:53,880
Bollocks.
615
00:33:53,920 --> 00:33:55,840
Come on now, Jeremy.
616
00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:03,720
Come on!
617
00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:06,720
Come on, you can have her!
618
00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,160
Come on!
619
00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:22,400
For lap after lap,
the big heavy Urus
620
00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:25,680
clawed at the rear end
of the 911 Turbo.
621
00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:27,880
Oh, God. Nearly!
622
00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:30,160
Now.
623
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:35,480
But eventually,
I had to admit defeat.
624
00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:38,160
I can't get past that 911,
and that's just an end of it,
625
00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:39,880
but I can keep up.
626
00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,640
And in an off-road car...
627
00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:45,760
that is fairly
astonishing.
628
00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:48,480
It really is.
629
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,960
Certainly, I can believe
Lamborghini's claim
630
00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:58,680
that this is the fastest
off-road car...
631
00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:01,600
in the world.
632
00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,640
(APPLAUSE)
633
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:11,400
-That was quite good fun.
-Looked like fun, yeah.
A nice day out.
634
00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:13,160
-I got paid for that.
-That was your job.
635
00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:15,160
That is work.
Doing that is my work.
636
00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,880
Um... it probably won't be
637
00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:21,320
the fastest off-road car
in the world
for very long, though,
638
00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,880
because both Aston Martin
and Ferrari have got, er...
639
00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:26,160
-big SUVs
coming out this year.
-Yeah. Yeah.
640
00:35:26,200 --> 00:35:28,560
Whatever. Thing is,
could you really tell people
641
00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:30,480
that you have a Urus?
642
00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:34,600
Cos it... it sounds like a
minor alien out of Star Trek .
643
00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,800
-Yeah.
-But it does work
as a Lamborghini.
644
00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:38,880
Yeah. But no.
645
00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:41,560
Well, this is excellent
consumer advice.
646
00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:44,080
-I'm glad we...
-Yeah, it's very clear,
very clear.
647
00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:45,640
The thing is,
after I made that film,
648
00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:47,560
which was quite good fun,
649
00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:49,320
I came home and I thought,
the trouble is
650
00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:52,640
it could do with being
a bit more Aventador-ish.
651
00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:55,440
It could do with being
a bit more mad.
652
00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:57,080
Are you saying
you changed your mind?
653
00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:58,760
-Yes.
-Oh, great.
654
00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:00,960
So, Prime Minister Clarkson
returns from the summit:
655
00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,280
"I've declared war,
but on the plane home
656
00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:05,640
I had another think about it
and I'm not so sure now.
657
00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:07,760
-I've changed my mind."
-Exactly,
that's what I've done.
658
00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:10,040
Good, well,
since we're in such
a sensible frame of mind,
659
00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:12,080
I'd like to move
things on now,
660
00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,080
um, with a brief
history lesson.
661
00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:16,920
(ENGINES REVVING)
662
00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:31,200
RICHARD:
On April the 7th, 1968,
663
00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:34,280
a racing driver was killed
in a Formula Two race
664
00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:35,880
in Hockenheim, Germany.
665
00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:42,760
Sadly, the driver's death was
not a surprising occurrence,
666
00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:46,440
because such was the danger
of the sport back then,
667
00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:50,800
he was one of
127 racing drivers
668
00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,880
who would die at the wheel
that year alone.
669
00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:58,560
This time, though,
the death sent shockwaves
670
00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:00,520
through the motorsport world,
671
00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,880
because it had just lost the
man who was unquestionably
672
00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:06,880
the greatest
racing driver of his day,
673
00:37:06,920 --> 00:37:11,120
and who many argue is still
the greatest of all time.
674
00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:19,160
NEWSREADER: Jim Clark
has died in an accident
675
00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:22,920
during a Formula Two
race in West Germany.
676
00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:25,200
JACKIE STEWART: It was a
terrible shock to everybody.
677
00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:28,080
It really
knocked us all back.
678
00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:30,040
If there was anybody
who was not gonna have
679
00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:32,520
a fatal accident
it was Jim Clark.
680
00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,920
Because he drove
in such a way
681
00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:38,160
that he just
didn't do the mistakes
682
00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:39,640
that other drivers did.
683
00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:45,200
In California, a
radio station broadcaster
684
00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:47,880
announcing the news
of Clark's death
685
00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:52,560
asked his listeners
to turn on their headlights
as a mark of respect...
686
00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:55,200
and the freeways lit up.
687
00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:00,640
Such a huge global fuss
688
00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:03,680
would not have sat
easily with Clark,
689
00:38:03,760 --> 00:38:06,120
because this shy, modest man,
690
00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:08,120
the son of
a Scottish sheep farmer,
691
00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:10,880
was never one
to trumpet his own skills.
692
00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:14,200
JIM CLARK:
I started as an amateur
693
00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:17,960
with no idea or no intention
of becoming World Champion,
694
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,440
But, er... it was,
I was curious to find out,
695
00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:24,400
um... what it was like
to drive a car fast,
696
00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:26,040
to drive on
a certain circuit,
697
00:38:26,080 --> 00:38:29,080
to drive
a certain type of car.
698
00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:31,920
Having cut his teeth
in sports car racing
699
00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:33,480
in the late '50s,
700
00:38:33,520 --> 00:38:35,040
Clark's speed and talent
701
00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:38,080
was spotted by Lotus boss
Colin Chapman,
702
00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:41,560
who signed him for his
Formula One team in 1960.
703
00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:49,920
Clark soon set
the motorsport world alight.
704
00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:52,320
Especially in this car...
705
00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:56,480
The Lotus 25.
706
00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:00,840
In which, in 1963...
707
00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:05,640
he won his first
F1 World Championship.
708
00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:12,080
Oh, my God!
709
00:39:12,120 --> 00:39:15,080
I am sitting
where Jim Clark sat.
710
00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:21,040
(LAUGHS)
This is electrifying!
711
00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:28,400
These were not powerful cars.
712
00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:32,640
They only made
210 brake horsepower
713
00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:35,040
from one and a half litres,
714
00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:38,160
but they were still good
for 180 miles an hour.
715
00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:41,840
Oh, ho!
716
00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:47,200
Thanks to its revolutionary
monocoque chassis,
717
00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:50,000
the 25
was stiffer and lighter
718
00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:52,160
than any other F1 car.
719
00:39:52,200 --> 00:39:56,080
Which meant it wasn't
just fast on the straights,
720
00:39:56,120 --> 00:39:58,320
but quicker
through the corners too.
721
00:39:59,560 --> 00:40:02,000
And in the 1963 season,
722
00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,920
Clark used it
to win a record seven
723
00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:07,320
out of the ten Grands Prix.
724
00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:09,280
COMMENTATOR:
Winner is Jim Clark.
725
00:40:09,320 --> 00:40:11,560
Nobody could
possibly catch him now.
726
00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:19,880
But 1963 was just a warm-up
for what was to come.
727
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:22,880
To get a true picture
of Clark's genius,
728
00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:25,320
we must look at another year.
729
00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:27,480
1965.
730
00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:31,480
When he hit heights
no driver had reached before,
731
00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:33,480
or has done since.
732
00:40:36,560 --> 00:40:40,480
A modern Formula One
driver does 21 races a year
733
00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:42,760
and often complains
that's too many.
734
00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:47,880
In 1965,
Jim Clark raced in 63 races.
735
00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:49,080
Some of these cars
look similar,
736
00:40:49,120 --> 00:40:50,840
but they are all
completely different.
737
00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:53,960
In a car like this, he'd do
Formula One Championship.
738
00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:56,320
He raced in the British
Formula Two Championship,
739
00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:59,760
and the French Formula Two
Championship in this car.
740
00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:01,520
He raced in
the Tasman Series,
741
00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:05,280
a sort of Australian
Grand Prix for Down Under,
in this car.
742
00:41:05,320 --> 00:41:07,160
And then
there's this Lotus Cortina,
743
00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:09,840
in which he decided
to race in touring cars.
744
00:41:09,880 --> 00:41:12,000
And then if all that
wasn't enough,
745
00:41:12,040 --> 00:41:15,000
he decided to go for
the Indy 500.
746
00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:22,600
First up was the Tasman
Series in Australasia.
747
00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:24,000
Out of the 15 races,
748
00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:27,880
Clark won 11
and took the crown.
749
00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:33,440
Then it was back to Europe
for the British and French
Formula Two Championships,
750
00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:36,640
both of which he won.
751
00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:38,440
REPORTER:
Jim Clark led from the start.
752
00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,480
Winner is Jim Clark.
753
00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:43,760
RICHARD:
And in between the F2 races,
754
00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:46,160
he was jumping into
his Lotus Cortina
755
00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:48,640
and racking up
touring car victories.
756
00:41:50,200 --> 00:41:52,040
And, on top of all that,
757
00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:53,440
there was America.
758
00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:58,000
(ROAR OF ENGINE)
759
00:41:58,040 --> 00:41:59,440
REPORTER:
The Indianapolis 500
760
00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:00,520
has been called
the greatest
761
00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:02,600
spectacle in racing.
762
00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:03,840
(TYRES SCREECH)
763
00:42:03,880 --> 00:42:06,160
RICHARD: America's
most prestigious race
764
00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:08,520
would be a tough challenge.
765
00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:12,160
Oval racing at higher average
speeds than he was used to
766
00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:14,160
against seasoned
Indy veterans.
767
00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:18,880
For the Indy 500,
768
00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:20,640
Clark raced a specially
developed Lotus
769
00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:24,120
producing just shy
of 500 horsepower.
770
00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:26,600
However,
although he already had
771
00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:29,120
a Formula One
world title to his name,
772
00:42:29,160 --> 00:42:33,560
the Scotsman's CV
cut no ice with the sniffy
Indy officials
773
00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:36,520
who made the upstart
from across the pond
774
00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:39,920
take a rookie driving test
before he could compete.
775
00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:41,800
(ROAR OF ENGINES)
776
00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:45,360
Come Indy weekend,
777
00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:47,360
the upstart
from across the pond
778
00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:49,560
qualified on the front row.
779
00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:52,960
And then...
780
00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:56,160
in the race itself...
781
00:42:56,160 --> 00:43:00,000
Clark, up against
America's finest oval racers,
782
00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:03,760
won by just over two minutes.
783
00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:10,920
(CHEERING)
784
00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:15,040
REPORTER: Jim Clark,
first European to win
at Indianapolis since 1916,
785
00:43:15,080 --> 00:43:19,880
set a new record
of 150.686 miles per hour.
786
00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:23,640
RICHARD: So, what was it
that made Clark so good?
787
00:43:23,680 --> 00:43:28,840
What was it that made him
capable of winning
in any type of car?
788
00:43:30,440 --> 00:43:33,440
Jimmy was an absolute
natural driver,
789
00:43:33,480 --> 00:43:35,160
and he did it
without thinking.
790
00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:37,320
He didn't know
why he was driving
791
00:43:37,360 --> 00:43:39,360
in this style the way he did.
792
00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:41,320
(ROAR OF ENGINE)
793
00:43:43,320 --> 00:43:44,880
In the period
that we're talking about,
794
00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:48,240
we had one and a half-litre
cars, 200 horsepower.
795
00:43:48,280 --> 00:43:52,120
If you drove the car too hard
you would scrub the speed off
796
00:43:52,160 --> 00:43:55,080
and if you lose
a bit of speed,
797
00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:57,120
it's very difficult to
actually make it up again.
798
00:43:57,160 --> 00:43:58,760
And that's what Jimmy had,
799
00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:02,040
the knack of keeping the
momentum of the car going.
800
00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:04,960
I don't think that any
of the modern drivers
801
00:44:05,000 --> 00:44:09,960
could have driven the car
anywhere near as quickly
as Jimmy did,
802
00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:12,080
because he was
just so precise.
803
00:44:16,880 --> 00:44:22,000
RICHARD: Besides
a supernatural ability
to coax speed out of the car,
804
00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:25,920
Clark also possessed
another vital skill.
805
00:44:25,960 --> 00:44:27,880
A lot of
very good racing drivers
806
00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:29,920
died in Lotuses,
807
00:44:29,960 --> 00:44:33,920
because the Lotus
was a very fragile car.
808
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:37,360
But Jim Clark was so smooth
809
00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:40,160
that he never put
too much stress
810
00:44:40,200 --> 00:44:43,240
on the areas of a car
that would give up.
811
00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:46,680
In Barcelona, in practice...
812
00:44:46,720 --> 00:44:48,520
he came in after ten laps.
813
00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:50,280
We'd done ten. He said,
814
00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:51,920
"There's something
on the left rear.
815
00:44:51,960 --> 00:44:53,720
Something, something.
816
00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:56,760
I can feel something
on the left rear.
It's...it's not right."
817
00:44:56,800 --> 00:44:59,000
We looked over,
we checked everything.
818
00:44:59,040 --> 00:45:00,800
Everything felt good.
819
00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:02,640
He said, "No, there's
something wrong."
820
00:45:02,680 --> 00:45:08,200
So, that night
I took the left rear
suspension to pieces,
821
00:45:08,240 --> 00:45:10,880
and lo and behold
one of the wheel bearings
822
00:45:10,920 --> 00:45:14,320
has just started to wear.
823
00:45:14,360 --> 00:45:18,080
I don't know how anybody
could ever feel that.
But he did.
824
00:45:18,120 --> 00:45:21,280
BILLY COWE:
After the race, when you
stripped his car down,
825
00:45:21,320 --> 00:45:24,520
and you stripped
his co-driver's car down,
826
00:45:24,560 --> 00:45:26,360
you could always tell
which parts
827
00:45:26,400 --> 00:45:28,080
came off Jimmy's car
828
00:45:28,120 --> 00:45:29,360
and which parts came off
829
00:45:29,400 --> 00:45:30,960
the other driver's car.
830
00:45:31,000 --> 00:45:33,880
Because the parts
off Jimmy's car
831
00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:35,840
were more or less pristine.
832
00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:39,560
RICHARD:
But don't think for a minute
833
00:45:39,600 --> 00:45:41,400
that Clark
was one of those drivers
834
00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:44,400
that could only win
in a perfect car.
835
00:45:46,200 --> 00:45:48,560
One year at Spa, for example,
836
00:45:48,600 --> 00:45:52,280
he was leading the race
when his gearbox
started to let go.
837
00:45:54,560 --> 00:45:56,560
Did he give up? Nope.
838
00:45:56,600 --> 00:45:58,600
Instead, he drove
the rest of the race,
839
00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:02,680
and we're talking 160 miles
an hour in the wet...
840
00:46:02,720 --> 00:46:04,560
with one hand
on the steering wheel
841
00:46:04,600 --> 00:46:07,680
and the other holding
the gear lever in place.
842
00:46:13,960 --> 00:46:15,320
And he still won.
843
00:46:17,960 --> 00:46:20,040
By nearly five minutes.
844
00:46:36,480 --> 00:46:39,720
As the 1965 season rolled on,
845
00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:42,960
Clark, having won both
Formula Two championships,
846
00:46:43,000 --> 00:46:45,800
the Tasman Series,
847
00:46:45,840 --> 00:46:47,720
and the Indy 500,
848
00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:51,840
now faced
one remaining challenge.
849
00:46:51,880 --> 00:46:55,280
The biggest challenge,
the Formula One world title.
850
00:46:55,320 --> 00:46:57,280
(ROAR OF ENGINE)
851
00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:02,520
For the F1 races,
Clark would be driving
852
00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:05,360
a modified version
of the Lotus 25 -
853
00:47:05,400 --> 00:47:07,000
the car that had taken him
854
00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:09,400
to the World Championship
two years earlier.
855
00:47:11,920 --> 00:47:15,200
But as amazing as the 25 was,
856
00:47:15,240 --> 00:47:17,160
there was no
getting round the fact
857
00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:21,800
that by 1965 it was
a three-year-old design,
858
00:47:21,840 --> 00:47:25,760
and the updated version
only had minor changes.
859
00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:27,360
So how would Jim cope?
860
00:47:31,320 --> 00:47:34,840
At the season's
opening race in South Africa,
861
00:47:34,880 --> 00:47:36,320
up against such legends
862
00:47:36,360 --> 00:47:38,680
as Jack Brabham, Graham Hill,
863
00:47:38,720 --> 00:47:42,920
and reigning World Champion
John Surtees...
864
00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:46,120
Clark won
by half a minute,
865
00:47:46,160 --> 00:47:50,200
and did so while suffering
from a slipped disc.
866
00:47:52,080 --> 00:47:54,200
Next up was Spa,
867
00:47:54,240 --> 00:47:56,680
and then
the French Grand Prix:
868
00:47:56,720 --> 00:48:01,040
both of which he also won.
869
00:48:01,080 --> 00:48:03,840
REPORTER: His Lotus may be
a car with an old engine,
870
00:48:03,880 --> 00:48:05,600
but as far as the
opposition are concerned,
871
00:48:05,640 --> 00:48:08,680
it is just
out-distancing all.
872
00:48:08,720 --> 00:48:12,000
RICHARD: Behind
the wheel, Clark was
becoming untouchable.
873
00:48:14,920 --> 00:48:17,640
Jimmy would go out
beginning of
the practice session
874
00:48:17,680 --> 00:48:20,520
and do
a very, very quick lap.
875
00:48:20,560 --> 00:48:22,640
And come back,
sit on the wall.
876
00:48:22,680 --> 00:48:25,280
You know, there's no point
in wearing the car out.
877
00:48:25,320 --> 00:48:27,920
And then wait and see
what everybody else has done,
878
00:48:27,960 --> 00:48:29,280
and go out and blitz it.
879
00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:33,240
If he wasn't
on pole position,
880
00:48:33,280 --> 00:48:35,400
there was a problem
with the car.
881
00:48:35,440 --> 00:48:37,240
RICHARD:
Next up was Silverstone.
882
00:48:37,280 --> 00:48:40,520
And here, it looked like
business as usual
883
00:48:40,560 --> 00:48:43,880
with Clark
leading the pack.
884
00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:46,800
However,
in the closing stages,
885
00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:50,120
his engine was starting
to lose oil pressure
886
00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:54,440
and was in danger
of detonating
under cornering G-forces.
887
00:48:54,480 --> 00:48:57,600
COMMENTATOR: While
Clark is driving with no
oil pressure on his gauge,
888
00:48:57,640 --> 00:48:59,440
Hill, storming up behind,
breaks the lap record
889
00:48:59,480 --> 00:49:01,000
in his efforts to pass.
890
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:04,000
So instead of driving the car
through the corner
891
00:49:04,040 --> 00:49:06,880
he just switched it off,
coasted through the corner.
892
00:49:06,920 --> 00:49:09,400
When he was through
the corner, switched it
back on again,
893
00:49:09,440 --> 00:49:12,000
did the rest of the lap -
and he won the race.
894
00:49:15,400 --> 00:49:18,040
RICHARD:
Eventually, the F1 circus
895
00:49:18,080 --> 00:49:19,720
arrived at the Nurburgring,
896
00:49:19,760 --> 00:49:23,000
a circuit where Clark
had never won.
897
00:49:23,040 --> 00:49:25,560
REPORTER: For the
Flying Scot, tense moments
before the start.
898
00:49:25,600 --> 00:49:27,000
Victory in
the German Grand Prix
899
00:49:27,040 --> 00:49:28,880
and he'd be World Champion.
900
00:49:28,920 --> 00:49:30,840
(ENGINES REV AND ROAR)
901
00:49:35,880 --> 00:49:37,360
RICHARD:
Leading from pole,
902
00:49:37,400 --> 00:49:40,840
Clark finally broke
his Nurburgring jinx,
903
00:49:40,880 --> 00:49:42,800
winning the race,
and with it
904
00:49:42,840 --> 00:49:45,640
the Formula One
world title.
905
00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:48,480
(APPLAUSE)
906
00:49:55,240 --> 00:49:59,360
So, let's just sum up
Clark's season of 1965.
907
00:49:59,400 --> 00:50:01,800
Of the 63 races he contested,
908
00:50:01,840 --> 00:50:04,600
he won
a staggering 31 of them,
909
00:50:04,640 --> 00:50:07,600
and was on the podium
a further eight times.
910
00:50:07,640 --> 00:50:11,120
He was now seen as
the greatest racing driver
of all time,
911
00:50:11,160 --> 00:50:13,600
in demand the world over.
912
00:50:13,640 --> 00:50:15,520
Yet this shy Scotsman
913
00:50:15,560 --> 00:50:17,880
chose to mark
the year's achievements
914
00:50:17,920 --> 00:50:21,200
with a modest celebration
at his hometown
915
00:50:21,240 --> 00:50:23,160
back in Scotland.
916
00:50:28,480 --> 00:50:30,000
(SOUNDTRACK OVER SPEECH)
917
00:50:34,680 --> 00:50:39,400
The next two years by
contrast were a disaster,
918
00:50:39,440 --> 00:50:41,840
with multiple
mechanical failures
919
00:50:41,880 --> 00:50:43,800
denying him
another championship.
920
00:50:51,320 --> 00:50:54,200
However, in 1968,
921
00:50:54,240 --> 00:50:56,080
driving the Lotus 49,
922
00:50:56,120 --> 00:50:58,680
another game-changer
from Colin Chapman,
923
00:50:58,720 --> 00:51:03,200
Clark took the first win of
the year in South Africa
924
00:51:03,240 --> 00:51:06,880
and looked set for
another dominant season.
925
00:51:06,920 --> 00:51:09,680
Congratulations, Jim,
this was an absolutely
splendid effort.
926
00:51:09,720 --> 00:51:11,000
OK, thank you very much.
927
00:51:11,040 --> 00:51:13,840
And then, on the weekend
of April the 7th,
928
00:51:13,880 --> 00:51:17,000
Clark had a choice of two
races he could compete in,
929
00:51:17,040 --> 00:51:18,440
one at Brands Hatch,
930
00:51:18,480 --> 00:51:21,720
the other a Formula Two race
at Hockenheim.
931
00:51:21,760 --> 00:51:24,720
Fatefully, he entered
the German race.
932
00:51:30,920 --> 00:51:33,680
April the 7th is a...
is a bad day for me.
933
00:51:33,720 --> 00:51:35,600
He wasn't happy.
934
00:51:35,640 --> 00:51:39,280
It was freezing cold
and damp... misty.
935
00:51:39,320 --> 00:51:42,960
We could not get any heat
into the tyres.
936
00:51:43,000 --> 00:51:46,760
Couldn't get
any temperature in them
no matter what we did.
937
00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:48,240
Jimmy said to me
before the race:
938
00:51:48,280 --> 00:51:50,280
"Do not expect
anything from me today.
939
00:51:50,320 --> 00:51:55,280
Just keep me informed with
the pit board where I am,
how many laps to go."
940
00:51:57,760 --> 00:51:59,720
That's the last thing
he said.
941
00:52:02,800 --> 00:52:04,720
(ENGINES REVVING)
942
00:52:11,720 --> 00:52:16,640
RICHARD: On lap five,
Clark's car suddenly
speared off the track
943
00:52:16,680 --> 00:52:19,160
at 170 miles an hour.
944
00:52:23,360 --> 00:52:26,480
I got to the scene,
and they took me through
the undergrowth to this...
945
00:52:26,520 --> 00:52:29,920
There's no Armco.
There's Tarmac, trees.
946
00:52:29,960 --> 00:52:31,200
Literally.
947
00:52:31,240 --> 00:52:32,920
And the sheer path.
948
00:52:32,960 --> 00:52:36,120
And I just saw
what was left of a car... Oh.
949
00:52:39,640 --> 00:52:41,520
There was nothing to see.
950
00:52:41,560 --> 00:52:44,080
I said, "Where's the engine
gearbox? What's going on?
951
00:52:44,120 --> 00:52:46,320
What's happened?"
They said, "That's..."
952
00:52:46,360 --> 00:52:50,520
It was about 35 yards away
through the saplings.
953
00:52:50,560 --> 00:52:52,680
It just cut
the saplings down.
954
00:52:52,720 --> 00:52:56,040
And I said, "Where's, where's
the driver? Where's Jimmy?"
They said, "No."
955
00:52:58,640 --> 00:53:01,560
When you've just... lost...
956
00:53:02,800 --> 00:53:04,560
the best driver
in the world,
957
00:53:04,600 --> 00:53:06,880
what the hell do you do?
958
00:53:08,040 --> 00:53:10,120
Jim Clark, he's a god.
959
00:53:10,160 --> 00:53:12,480
And the first time I saw him,
my God, it's...
960
00:53:12,520 --> 00:53:15,320
I can't believe it.
And you're actually
talking to him.
961
00:53:15,360 --> 00:53:17,720
It was awe-inspiring.
962
00:53:17,760 --> 00:53:20,280
Life is worth living.
963
00:53:22,960 --> 00:53:25,360
It's...
964
00:53:25,400 --> 00:53:27,560
for me, it's tearful.
965
00:53:29,280 --> 00:53:31,240
I'm sorry.
966
00:53:35,120 --> 00:53:37,520
RICHARD: According
to the medical report,
967
00:53:37,560 --> 00:53:40,720
Clark died instantly
of a broken neck
968
00:53:40,760 --> 00:53:45,080
and the crash was later
put down to a deflating tyre.
969
00:53:45,120 --> 00:53:48,840
When he died, he was just 32.
970
00:53:48,880 --> 00:53:54,320
But in his short career
he had racked up some truly
incredible achievements.
971
00:53:56,000 --> 00:54:00,120
In Formula One,
he won 25 of his 73 races,
972
00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:04,040
which in percentage terms
puts him way ahead of
Hamilton, Vettel,
973
00:54:04,080 --> 00:54:05,440
and even Schumacher.
974
00:54:05,480 --> 00:54:07,560
In pole positions, he had 33.
975
00:54:07,600 --> 00:54:09,160
Which again,
in percentage terms,
976
00:54:09,200 --> 00:54:11,680
makes him
second best of all time,
977
00:54:11,720 --> 00:54:14,080
just behind Fangio.
978
00:54:14,120 --> 00:54:15,600
Then there are
the Grand Slams:
979
00:54:15,640 --> 00:54:19,240
that's where a driver gets
pole position, fastest lap,
980
00:54:19,280 --> 00:54:22,640
the win and leads
every lap of the race.
981
00:54:22,680 --> 00:54:25,640
Schumacher has five
Grand Slams to his name.
982
00:54:25,680 --> 00:54:27,280
Senna, four.
983
00:54:27,320 --> 00:54:29,760
Jim Clark, eight.
984
00:54:29,800 --> 00:54:32,480
That's more than
any other driver in history.
985
00:54:34,920 --> 00:54:38,000
You might imagine
that a man with such skills
986
00:54:38,040 --> 00:54:40,840
would be rated highly
by other drivers.
987
00:54:40,880 --> 00:54:43,440
And you'd be right.
988
00:54:43,480 --> 00:54:46,440
I was invited to
a cocktail party for Fangio,
989
00:54:46,480 --> 00:54:49,880
and he said to me,
"In my opinion,
990
00:54:49,920 --> 00:54:53,160
Jimmy Clark was the
greatest racing driver ever."
991
00:54:53,200 --> 00:54:55,240
And coming from Fangio,
992
00:54:55,280 --> 00:54:58,400
there's no better
compliment than that.
993
00:54:58,440 --> 00:55:00,560
And the five-time
World Champion
994
00:55:00,600 --> 00:55:02,760
was not the only
South American
995
00:55:02,800 --> 00:55:04,720
who idolised the Scotsman.
996
00:55:06,680 --> 00:55:08,880
At Clark's old school
in Edinburgh,
997
00:55:08,920 --> 00:55:12,800
there's a plaque
commemorating
his achievements.
998
00:55:12,840 --> 00:55:16,520
And in 1991,
the reigning World Champion
999
00:55:16,560 --> 00:55:19,360
made a special pilgrimage
to the school
1000
00:55:19,400 --> 00:55:23,160
to pay his respects.
1001
00:55:23,200 --> 00:55:27,520
Of Clark, Senna said simply,
"He was my boyhood hero.
1002
00:55:27,560 --> 00:55:30,880
He was the best of the best."
1003
00:55:30,920 --> 00:55:34,200
And like Senna, Clark died
when he was driving
1004
00:55:34,240 --> 00:55:36,840
at his absolute peak.
1005
00:55:36,880 --> 00:55:39,880
Like Senna, who knows
how many more races
1006
00:55:39,920 --> 00:55:42,680
and championships
he could have racked up?
1007
00:55:48,200 --> 00:55:53,040
He was the benchmark.
That was it.
1008
00:55:53,080 --> 00:55:57,440
Most of what I was able to do
in motor racing was done...
1009
00:55:57,480 --> 00:56:00,280
by the manner in
which Jim Clark drove,
1010
00:56:00,320 --> 00:56:02,160
and... I just followed him.
1011
00:56:03,680 --> 00:56:05,400
BILLY COWE:
He was a gentleman.
1012
00:56:05,440 --> 00:56:09,320
He was a gentleman,
and a gentle man .
1013
00:56:09,360 --> 00:56:11,200
It's a pity he's not
around now, because...
1014
00:56:13,520 --> 00:56:15,160
it'd be nice to have him.
1015
00:56:23,600 --> 00:56:25,920
RICHARD: He was
an amazing man.
1016
00:56:25,960 --> 00:56:28,960
-Just incredible.
-All of that's amazing.
1017
00:56:29,000 --> 00:56:30,480
Yeah.
1018
00:56:30,520 --> 00:56:32,280
What I find truly amazing
1019
00:56:32,320 --> 00:56:35,080
is how many championships
he took part in.
1020
00:56:35,120 --> 00:56:37,920
I mean, can you imagine
Lewis Hamilton
1021
00:56:37,960 --> 00:56:39,720
getting out of his
Formula One car and saying,
1022
00:56:39,760 --> 00:56:41,120
"I haven't got time
for any interviews,
1023
00:56:41,160 --> 00:56:42,920
cos I've got to go and
do a touring car race."
1024
00:56:42,960 --> 00:56:44,640
-Just wouldn't.
-And he did.
1025
00:56:44,680 --> 00:56:46,880
The other thing worth
remembering is back
in the early '60s,
1026
00:56:46,920 --> 00:56:50,680
if you went to Australia,
if you flew to Australia
that meant eight stops.
1027
00:56:50,720 --> 00:56:53,480
And there were no flat beds.
There weren't even
any movies.
1028
00:56:53,520 --> 00:56:56,680
And let's not forget
he'd get off that aeroplane,
1029
00:56:56,720 --> 00:56:58,640
do a race, win it -
obviously,
1030
00:56:58,680 --> 00:57:00,880
then get on another aeroplane
straight away to France
1031
00:57:00,920 --> 00:57:03,880
-to win a race there.
-No, it is astonishing.
1032
00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:05,880
I mean, everybody has
a favourite racing driver.
1033
00:57:05,920 --> 00:57:07,960
I'm sure everybody here
does as well.
1034
00:57:08,000 --> 00:57:10,320
It's, you know, it's the
Senna, Schumacher,
1035
00:57:10,360 --> 00:57:12,280
Villeneuve,
Romain Grosjean...
1036
00:57:12,320 --> 00:57:14,600
-(LAUGHTER)
-...Fangio.
1037
00:57:14,640 --> 00:57:18,280
But if you use maths to
measure a driver's greatness,
1038
00:57:18,320 --> 00:57:22,240
you have to conclude
it was Jim Clark.
1039
00:57:22,280 --> 00:57:24,240
-Good night.
-(MOUTHS)
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