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*THE GRAND TOUR*
Season 03 Episode 05
Episode Title: "An Itchy Urus"
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Hello! Hello!
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What a surprise!
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Thank you.
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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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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.
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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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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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...you find out just
how agile this thing is.
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It's like driving a feather.
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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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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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- 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.
- 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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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.
- 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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- 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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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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Do you want to have a
look at the engine? Another shot.
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- Hang on.
- There it is, look at that!
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- That is a car.
- 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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Oh, my God!
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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.
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Aw!
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- I mean...
- I...
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I need some time alone...
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- with that picture.
- It's just...
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That is such
a good idea, this, I think.
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It is actually, and
it's a very good point.
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We all think we would like a
Jensen Interceptor, don't we?
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But the fact is it won't go,
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it won't stop if it ever does
go, the brakes won't work,
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all the rest of it -
terrible thing.
237
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But here is
a Jensen Interceptor,
238
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but that has modern brakes,
has a modern cooling system,
239
00:14:31,939 --> 00:14:34,411
and it has the engine
from a Corvette.
240
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No, it does. I've actually driven
that very car, and it's epic.
241
00:14:37,481 --> 00:14:39,159
Well, that one isn't
anymore, because somebody
242
00:14:39,244 --> 00:14:40,760
wrapped it round a
fence in Goodwood.
243
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- Spoiled it.
- But it was epic before that.
244
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It's a fantastic car, it really, really is.
245
00:14:44,736 --> 00:14:46,654
I'd like to explain, by the
way, that squeaking noise
246
00:14:46,739 --> 00:14:48,714
is not James thinking,
it's...
247
00:14:49,899 --> 00:14:51,154
...it's the wind.
248
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- It's quite a breezy day.
- It's a breezy day.
249
00:14:53,579 --> 00:14:57,274
And we decided to base ourselves
in a tent because we're mad.
250
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- And on a hill.
- And on a hill.
251
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But I think the problem
252
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with all of these
reimagined cars
253
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is that they're expensive,
they're too expensive.
254
00:15:04,712 --> 00:15:07,657
That Mercedes Pagoda SL,
that's £300,000,
255
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those Singer Porsches,
£400,000,
256
00:15:09,999 --> 00:15:13,554
that E-Type Speedster,
650 grand - it's just crazy.
257
00:15:13,639 --> 00:15:16,462
The problem is that the companies
who are doing this kind of work,
258
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they know they can charge
that kind of money,
259
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cos the customers
that come to their workshops
260
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invariably arrive
in a helicopter
261
00:15:24,032 --> 00:15:28,329
with a Ukrainian girlfriend
and Lewis Hamilton's watch.
262
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And the fact is, if you're
gonna dress up like that
263
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and act like that,
if you're gonna show off,
264
00:15:32,139 --> 00:15:33,774
you'll get ripped off,
that's the way it is.
265
00:15:33,859 --> 00:15:36,554
- They charge accordingly, don't they?
- That's asking for it.
266
00:15:36,639 --> 00:15:38,462
What you should do is
ring them up and say,
267
00:15:38,548 --> 00:15:40,121
"Could you collect me from the station?"
268
00:15:40,206 --> 00:15:41,353
- No.
- That'd be better.
269
00:15:41,439 --> 00:15:43,447
No, the bus stop. "Pick
me up from the bus stop",
270
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I've come to look at
these cars you're making."
271
00:15:45,017 --> 00:15:47,478
I've just had a thought.
Right, picture this.
272
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An original Opel Manta A.
Remember the one?
273
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- The round taillights?
- Yeah... yeah, black bonnet.
274
00:15:51,899 --> 00:15:55,384
But with the engine from a
modern Vauxhall VXR in it.
275
00:15:55,470 --> 00:15:57,587
So I just find some blokes
that'll do that for me,
276
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I do that on the phone, and then I go
and visit them on the bus in a tracksuit.
277
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And you'll get charged
50 quid.
278
00:16:04,879 --> 00:16:07,574
Well, probably 40, cos I need a
tenner to get home on the bus.
279
00:16:09,056 --> 00:16:10,474
Ooh, now.
280
00:16:10,559 --> 00:16:12,234
There's a new electric car
281
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from, you're not
going to believe this...
282
00:16:14,665 --> 00:16:16,754
- Kalashnikov.
- Really?
283
00:16:16,839 --> 00:16:20,525
Yeah, the people who make AK-47s are
going to start making electric cars.
284
00:16:20,611 --> 00:16:21,907
I like the sound of that.
285
00:16:21,993 --> 00:16:24,534
Do you want to see
a picture of it? Here it is.
286
00:16:24,619 --> 00:16:26,514
- Ah.
- Oh.
287
00:16:26,599 --> 00:16:30,337
No, don't laugh, because from
the back it's actually worse.
288
00:16:30,423 --> 00:16:32,694
- There you go.
- You're right, it is.
289
00:16:32,779 --> 00:16:36,415
Now, I assumed that it would
have eight moving parts,
290
00:16:36,501 --> 00:16:39,194
that you could bury it
in a bog for three months
291
00:16:39,392 --> 00:16:41,416
and that it would only jam
if Richard Hammond used it.
292
00:16:41,501 --> 00:16:42,874
Yes, all right.
293
00:16:42,959 --> 00:16:46,394
But they say it has
revolutionary technology.
294
00:16:46,479 --> 00:16:49,594
Does it? Does it have
central locking, and loading?
295
00:16:50,045 --> 00:16:52,380
More importantly, can you fire
it in the air at weddings?
296
00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:53,594
You probably would.
297
00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:55,793
"Exam results, children,"
they go out and do that.
298
00:16:55,895 --> 00:16:58,794
No, but I think the idea of driving
a car called a Kalashnikov...
299
00:16:58,879 --> 00:17:01,418
- It sounds brilliant.
- Oh, yeah, pretty good.
300
00:17:01,536 --> 00:17:03,942
Yeah. "What are you
driving these days, Rich?"
301
00:17:04,028 --> 00:17:06,394
- "Well, it's a Kalashnikov."
- There you go.
302
00:17:06,479 --> 00:17:07,724
- There you go.
- The problem is,
303
00:17:07,809 --> 00:17:09,933
I reckon they're gonna
sell a lot of T-shirts
304
00:17:10,019 --> 00:17:12,134
and mugs and hats
with the name on,
305
00:17:12,219 --> 00:17:13,994
but not many actual cars.
306
00:17:14,079 --> 00:17:16,634
- Like Ferrari?
- Basically Ferrari, yeah.
307
00:17:16,984 --> 00:17:18,965
Oh, er, here's one.
308
00:17:19,051 --> 00:17:20,894
There's a story I got
from the Dorset Echo,
309
00:17:20,979 --> 00:17:23,474
which is a local newspaper
in Dorset.
310
00:17:23,559 --> 00:17:27,434
And, um... I think it wins the
award for unnecessary reporting,
311
00:17:27,519 --> 00:17:29,494
because it's about
a crash that happened
312
00:17:29,579 --> 00:17:31,714
between
a motorcyclist and a tank.
313
00:17:31,799 --> 00:17:35,694
Happened... Yeah, happened near that
army base down there. OK, and it says,
314
00:17:35,779 --> 00:17:39,554
"The motorcyclist sustained a
suspected fracture to his arm and leg."
315
00:17:39,639 --> 00:17:41,494
And here's the line
they probably didn't need:
316
00:17:41,579 --> 00:17:43,414
"The driver of the tank
was uninjured."
317
00:17:43,499 --> 00:17:45,074
- Oh, was he?
- No?
318
00:17:45,159 --> 00:17:47,894
Well, he was lucky to get
away with that, wasn't he?
319
00:17:47,979 --> 00:17:50,634
Was he really?
320
00:17:50,719 --> 00:17:52,974
I suspect he got back to base
and went, "I hit a what?"
321
00:17:53,059 --> 00:17:55,234
"Did I?"
322
00:17:55,319 --> 00:17:57,723
Good conversation here, I think.
Very good conversation.
323
00:17:57,809 --> 00:17:59,657
Because they've
announced a new type
324
00:17:59,743 --> 00:18:01,654
of motor racing
championship for women.
325
00:18:01,739 --> 00:18:03,674
It's called the W Series, OK?
326
00:18:03,759 --> 00:18:06,723
And the idea is is that
potentially quite good, you know,
327
00:18:06,809 --> 00:18:10,801
women racing drivers can
take part in this series.
328
00:18:10,887 --> 00:18:12,594
Cars are all
exactly the same,
329
00:18:12,679 --> 00:18:13,974
you're invited
to take part,
330
00:18:14,059 --> 00:18:16,994
and the prize money
is £1.1 million.
331
00:18:17,079 --> 00:18:19,582
So, it's, you know,
fairly incentivised.
332
00:18:19,668 --> 00:18:21,279
There's actually been
a lot of discussion about it,
333
00:18:21,364 --> 00:18:23,036
or actually debate,
I should say.
334
00:18:23,122 --> 00:18:26,954
Cos some people are saying it's sexist
to have a women-only championship.
335
00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:29,871
But if you think about it, you've
got women-only football, and rugby
336
00:18:29,957 --> 00:18:31,832
and hockey - all Olympic
sports, pretty much,
337
00:18:31,918 --> 00:18:33,481
are segregated
between men and women,
338
00:18:33,567 --> 00:18:35,138
so I can't see why motor
racing should be different.
339
00:18:35,223 --> 00:18:37,082
Not all sports, though.
Men and women compete
340
00:18:37,168 --> 00:18:39,374
directly against each other
in dressage.
341
00:18:39,459 --> 00:18:41,714
Yeah, but that's not a sport.
It isn't.
342
00:18:41,799 --> 00:18:45,014
That's just sitting on a horse
while it tries to look camp.
343
00:18:47,159 --> 00:18:48,734
All right, then, they can...
344
00:18:48,819 --> 00:18:50,594
He's right.
345
00:18:50,679 --> 00:18:52,254
It is, though.
346
00:18:52,339 --> 00:18:53,714
You're right, actually.
347
00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:55,854
There's no segregation, then,
between men and women
348
00:18:55,939 --> 00:18:57,694
in sailing, they compete
against each other.
349
00:18:57,779 --> 00:19:01,314
That's not a sport either,
is it? Sailing is a job.
350
00:19:01,399 --> 00:19:03,074
You have to pull
pieces of rope...
351
00:19:03,159 --> 00:19:04,854
- All right, then!
- It's manual labour.
352
00:19:04,939 --> 00:19:06,794
It's manual labour.
It's not a sport.
353
00:19:06,879 --> 00:19:08,832
There's a world of difference
between any of that
354
00:19:08,918 --> 00:19:10,994
and single-seater car racing.
355
00:19:11,079 --> 00:19:12,674
Why, though? Why is it?
356
00:19:12,759 --> 00:19:15,354
Is it, "Oh, well, you need
manly strength to do it?"
357
00:19:15,439 --> 00:19:17,454
Cos you don't, anyway,
cos even an F1 car
358
00:19:17,539 --> 00:19:18,994
has power steering
these days.
359
00:19:19,079 --> 00:19:21,374
But I was driving a single-seater
race car the other day,
360
00:19:21,459 --> 00:19:23,614
I can't remember what or
where but it had slick tyres.
361
00:19:23,699 --> 00:19:26,714
After three laps, my neck muscles had...
I was like this.
362
00:19:26,799 --> 00:19:28,494
I hadn't got the strength
to lift my head up,
363
00:19:28,579 --> 00:19:31,994
I had to wait for the next corner
to roll over the other way.
364
00:19:32,079 --> 00:19:34,234
Now, I know, you know,
Navratilova and the Williams girl,
365
00:19:34,319 --> 00:19:36,014
you wouldn't want to
arm-wrestle either of them,
366
00:19:36,099 --> 00:19:38,794
so women can build up their
muscles to compensate for that.
367
00:19:38,879 --> 00:19:41,254
So, wait, are you saying that
there should be segregation
368
00:19:41,339 --> 00:19:43,394
with women and men
in motor sport?
369
00:19:43,479 --> 00:19:44,854
Well, it doesn't really
matter what I think.
370
00:19:44,939 --> 00:19:47,494
The fact is, it's 43 years
since there was a...
371
00:19:47,579 --> 00:19:50,234
a girl in
a Formula One motor race.
372
00:19:50,319 --> 00:19:52,694
43 years. Something's going
wrong, they're not making it.
373
00:19:52,779 --> 00:19:54,974
I think it's grass roots.
It happens early on.
374
00:19:55,059 --> 00:19:58,794
I think too many mothers put
their little daughters on ponies
375
00:19:58,879 --> 00:20:00,254
and not into go-karts.
376
00:20:00,339 --> 00:20:02,234
No, not entirely.
377
00:20:02,319 --> 00:20:05,234
Some girls do go karting,
cos Abbie, our driver,
378
00:20:05,319 --> 00:20:07,481
she was karting since
she was a little nipper.
379
00:20:07,567 --> 00:20:09,325
Well... I think what
this series is all about,
380
00:20:09,410 --> 00:20:11,700
it's not about segregation,
it's about encouraging women
381
00:20:11,786 --> 00:20:13,645
to go car racing, which
I think is a good idea.
382
00:20:13,731 --> 00:20:16,494
Yeah, I think it is, but I think
it has to start early on. So,
383
00:20:16,579 --> 00:20:19,494
little girls, it's time
to get off your ponies,
384
00:20:19,579 --> 00:20:21,472
and get into a go-kart.
385
00:20:21,558 --> 00:20:25,713
And I can tell you actually,
from some experience of horses,
386
00:20:25,799 --> 00:20:28,374
the good thing is, when you
walk out in the morning,
387
00:20:28,459 --> 00:20:30,301
you'll find that your go-kart
388
00:20:30,395 --> 00:20:33,215
hasn't crapped itself
and died in the night.
389
00:20:33,719 --> 00:20:35,674
So it's better
than your horse.
390
00:20:35,759 --> 00:20:37,954
You'll also find out that
go-karts are more fun
391
00:20:38,039 --> 00:20:39,854
than going on "an horse",
they just are.
392
00:20:39,939 --> 00:20:41,374
Yes, yes.
And you'll find also
393
00:20:41,459 --> 00:20:44,949
that a go-kart won't pop
its long, stupid head up
394
00:20:45,035 --> 00:20:46,874
over the stable door
and look at you,
395
00:20:46,959 --> 00:20:49,994
and you know it's thinking,
it's trying to say to you,
396
00:20:50,079 --> 00:20:53,014
"Yeah, your wife, she's back
here with me, in here."
397
00:20:53,099 --> 00:20:55,314
Er... she's given me
breakfast in bed,
398
00:20:55,399 --> 00:20:59,794
"crapped myself last night, but she's
clearing that up with a garden fork."
399
00:21:00,019 --> 00:21:02,363
And then it says,
"And my penis is a bit dirty.
400
00:21:02,449 --> 00:21:05,674
She'll be sorting that out
for me later on."
401
00:21:05,759 --> 00:21:08,262
Then your wife's head will
pop up over the stable door
402
00:21:08,348 --> 00:21:11,734
and she'll say, "Don't look at him like
that, he'll think you don't like him,"
403
00:21:11,819 --> 00:21:13,574
and you'll say, "I know!"
404
00:21:14,919 --> 00:21:17,814
If I could speak horse, I
would tell him, "I hate you."
405
00:21:17,899 --> 00:21:21,434
I hate the way you steal
my wife and my money
406
00:21:21,519 --> 00:21:23,594
"and my status around here."
407
00:21:23,679 --> 00:21:26,085
And then one day, you'll
have a conversation
408
00:21:26,171 --> 00:21:27,444
with your wife, and she'll say,
409
00:21:27,530 --> 00:21:31,394
"Darling, I need a trailer to move my
special horse around to wonderful places"
410
00:21:31,479 --> 00:21:33,473
because these fields
are too small for him
411
00:21:33,559 --> 00:21:35,614
"to exercise his magnificent,
muscled legs."
412
00:21:35,699 --> 00:21:37,918
And you'll say,
"OK, I'll get you a trailer."
413
00:21:38,004 --> 00:21:39,674
Then she'll say,
"I need a special car
414
00:21:39,759 --> 00:21:41,988
to tow the special trailer
to carry the special horse."
415
00:21:42,074 --> 00:21:44,254
So you'll get one.
And then one day, she'll say,
416
00:21:44,339 --> 00:21:47,020
"I need a lorry,
a great big lorry,"
417
00:21:47,145 --> 00:21:50,254
to carry my great, big magnificent
horse around the country,
418
00:21:50,339 --> 00:21:53,674
and the lorry must have
a kitchen and a bed in it
419
00:21:53,759 --> 00:21:55,494
so I can sleep
close to my horse,
420
00:21:55,579 --> 00:21:57,634
"closer to my horse
than I am to you."
421
00:21:57,719 --> 00:22:00,414
And at that moment, your head will
bow and your heart will break,
422
00:22:00,499 --> 00:22:03,914
because you know you have
lost, and the horse has won.
423
00:22:03,999 --> 00:22:06,384
That's very good.
424
00:22:09,279 --> 00:22:11,544
That is, um...
425
00:22:14,159 --> 00:22:16,496
- Slightly off.
- We trod on the H-bomb.
426
00:22:16,582 --> 00:22:19,293
Every time you mention the
horse word to him, he's off.
427
00:22:19,379 --> 00:22:20,473
Oh, did it again!
428
00:22:20,559 --> 00:22:23,152
I think we probably end... Well,
it's not Conversation Street,
429
00:22:23,238 --> 00:22:24,574
that was Rant Street
from Hammond.
430
00:22:24,659 --> 00:22:27,457
- Sorry about that.
- Let's move it on, shall we? Right.
431
00:22:27,543 --> 00:22:30,254
There's a new off-road
four-wheel drive Lamborghini.
432
00:22:30,356 --> 00:22:33,371
It's called the Urus, and
to find out if it's any good,
433
00:22:33,457 --> 00:22:35,606
I took The Grand Tour
to Sweden,
434
00:22:35,692 --> 00:22:38,512
armed with some questions.
435
00:22:49,559 --> 00:22:51,534
Here's my first big question:
436
00:22:51,619 --> 00:22:55,294
If you build a car
to tackle terrain like this,
437
00:22:55,379 --> 00:22:58,918
can it still be
a proper Lambo?
438
00:23:07,399 --> 00:23:09,454
Well, the Urus
certainly looks
439
00:23:09,539 --> 00:23:12,285
like a jacked-up supercar.
440
00:23:14,679 --> 00:23:16,474
With its swivel-eyed styling,
441
00:23:16,559 --> 00:23:19,402
it appears to be every
inch a Lamborghini.
442
00:23:21,279 --> 00:23:22,759
But is it?
443
00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:27,294
To make this car,
Lambo's engineers
444
00:23:27,379 --> 00:23:31,234
had a good rummage around
in Volkswagen's parts bin.
445
00:23:31,319 --> 00:23:35,174
So the engine, a four-litre
V8, is from a Porsche Panamera.
446
00:23:35,259 --> 00:23:37,854
The rear axle
and air suspension
447
00:23:37,939 --> 00:23:40,234
is from
a Bentley Bentayga.
448
00:23:40,319 --> 00:23:42,054
The platform
on which it sits,
449
00:23:42,139 --> 00:23:46,994
and a lot of the dashboard,
is from an Audi SQ7.
450
00:23:47,079 --> 00:23:52,215
So, does that mean this isn't
really a Lamborghini at all?
451
00:24:09,727 --> 00:24:14,362
Well, it does 0-60
in 3.6 seconds.
452
00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:20,089
And it has a top speed
of 189.
453
00:24:24,319 --> 00:24:28,394
So, it has the performance
you'd expect.
454
00:24:28,479 --> 00:24:32,634
But there's other stuff
you wouldn't expect.
455
00:24:32,719 --> 00:24:35,554
This is the first Lamborghini
to use turbocharging,
456
00:24:35,639 --> 00:24:38,914
and the first
to have an automatic gearbox.
457
00:24:38,999 --> 00:24:41,874
What that combination means
is there's a very slight
458
00:24:41,959 --> 00:24:44,194
and rather
un-Lamborghini-ish gap
459
00:24:44,279 --> 00:24:48,329
between putting your foot
down and it getting going.
460
00:24:51,599 --> 00:24:53,714
And when it does get going,
461
00:24:53,799 --> 00:24:56,954
there are
no screaming histrionics.
462
00:24:57,039 --> 00:25:00,329
Sure, there's a bit of popping
and banging from the back.
463
00:25:03,279 --> 00:25:05,154
But you can't hear
that inside,
464
00:25:05,239 --> 00:25:08,354
where everything is
muted and refined.
465
00:25:08,439 --> 00:25:10,074
Perhaps that's why
all the writing
466
00:25:10,159 --> 00:25:12,554
down here is in Latin.
467
00:25:12,639 --> 00:25:15,354
This is a Lamborghini for
emeritus professors.
468
00:25:17,519 --> 00:25:20,129
I can see the Pope
in one of these.
469
00:25:24,959 --> 00:25:28,194
So, it's quiet
and a bit hesitant.
470
00:25:28,279 --> 00:25:29,834
And it has snazzy diffs
471
00:25:29,919 --> 00:25:32,223
and a clever
traction-control system.
472
00:25:32,309 --> 00:25:36,874
And the biggest carbon brakes
ever fitted to a road car.
473
00:25:36,959 --> 00:25:39,489
So it's safe as well.
474
00:25:40,879 --> 00:25:42,554
However, there's no
getting around the fact
475
00:25:42,639 --> 00:25:46,106
that I'm currently driving
on snow and ice
476
00:25:46,192 --> 00:25:51,634
in a car that has
641 horsepowers
477
00:25:51,719 --> 00:25:54,954
rampaging around
underneath its bonnet.
478
00:25:58,719 --> 00:26:02,769
Which means that, actually,
it's not that safe at all.
479
00:26:04,399 --> 00:26:06,209
Ooh, God above.
480
00:26:08,639 --> 00:26:10,329
Concentrating.
481
00:26:12,039 --> 00:26:14,969
Twitchy and it's scary!
482
00:26:18,527 --> 00:26:20,223
It's like I've been
put in charge
483
00:26:20,309 --> 00:26:21,957
of all of the world's
physics,
484
00:26:22,043 --> 00:26:25,009
while I'm in a phone box
full of wasps.
485
00:26:25,599 --> 00:26:27,676
Ee! Stop, leave me alone!
486
00:26:27,762 --> 00:26:31,009
I'm doing tides
and gravity... Agh, stop!
487
00:26:32,488 --> 00:26:35,353
This car, then,
it sits right at the moment
488
00:26:35,439 --> 00:26:39,994
where excitement stops
and terror begins.
489
00:26:40,079 --> 00:26:42,910
That is Lambo land, that is.
490
00:26:43,565 --> 00:26:45,085
Shit!
491
00:26:52,279 --> 00:26:56,529
So, the Urus looks and feels
like a Lamborghini.
492
00:26:58,439 --> 00:27:02,176
It's also practical.
The boot is massive.
493
00:27:02,269 --> 00:27:06,639
And inside, there's space
for five six-footers.
494
00:27:08,089 --> 00:27:10,619
It's a nice place to be
as well.
495
00:27:10,963 --> 00:27:13,133
And all that's great.
496
00:27:14,949 --> 00:27:17,199
But does it work off-road?
497
00:27:19,857 --> 00:27:22,572
To find out,
I'm going to try and drive it
498
00:27:22,759 --> 00:27:24,793
to the top
of this ski resort.
499
00:27:24,918 --> 00:27:27,314
Now, it's wearing
these tyres,
500
00:27:27,399 --> 00:27:29,394
which have no studs
in them, or spikes.
501
00:27:29,479 --> 00:27:31,874
And I'm wearing these,
502
00:27:31,959 --> 00:27:36,634
which are not delicate
Italian driving shoes.
503
00:27:36,719 --> 00:27:39,369
Not sure
this is gonna go well.
504
00:27:40,679 --> 00:27:43,074
Problems actually get
worse when you're in here
505
00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:46,474
because there's no manual
locking differentials,
506
00:27:46,559 --> 00:27:48,234
there's no low-range gearbox.
507
00:27:48,319 --> 00:27:51,457
All you can do
is fire it up...
508
00:27:51,620 --> 00:27:55,137
and then put the drive
system into snow mode.
509
00:27:56,319 --> 00:27:58,332
Is... Is that snow?
510
00:27:58,473 --> 00:28:00,729
Is "Neve" Latin for snow?
511
00:28:01,722 --> 00:28:04,574
Think it might be.
So, let's see if that works.
512
00:28:04,679 --> 00:28:06,027
Here we go.
513
00:28:06,393 --> 00:28:09,683
Mustn't hit a skier, mustn't
hit a skier. Oh, it's moving.
514
00:28:14,313 --> 00:28:18,324
The 165,000-pound Lamborghini
515
00:28:18,410 --> 00:28:21,489
is driving up a ski slope.
516
00:28:24,159 --> 00:28:26,598
Those turbo chargers
may be a little bit annoying
517
00:28:26,699 --> 00:28:28,394
on the road,
but here they're giving me
518
00:28:28,479 --> 00:28:32,809
the low-down torque that
I need to get up this hill.
519
00:28:34,679 --> 00:28:36,074
And I've got an inclinometer,
520
00:28:36,159 --> 00:28:39,369
like you used to get in
an old Mitsubishi Shogun.
521
00:28:43,479 --> 00:28:46,594
This is actually quite impressive,
it's just dropped down into first.
522
00:28:53,599 --> 00:28:56,169
Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho!
523
00:28:59,439 --> 00:29:02,049
Hello,
bewildered-looking skiers.
524
00:29:05,239 --> 00:29:10,714
I cannot believe
that this is a 2.4-ton car...
525
00:29:10,799 --> 00:29:13,409
on normal road tyres,
and it's doing this.
526
00:29:16,399 --> 00:29:18,674
Come on, come on, come on,
you can do it. Come on.
527
00:29:18,759 --> 00:29:21,569
Come on, come on. Come on.
528
00:29:25,199 --> 00:29:27,194
Oh, hang on a minute.
529
00:29:27,279 --> 00:29:30,394
Yeah.
530
00:29:30,479 --> 00:29:36,129
Yeah, I now can believe it's a 2.4-ton
car on normal road tyres cos it's stuck.
531
00:29:36,559 --> 00:29:38,714
No.
532
00:29:38,838 --> 00:29:41,408
Oh.
533
00:29:42,580 --> 00:29:43,820
Right.
534
00:29:44,331 --> 00:29:47,326
So, what we've established
so far is that,
535
00:29:47,412 --> 00:29:49,347
yes, it is a Lamborghini.
536
00:29:49,433 --> 00:29:53,189
Feels exciting like
a Lamborghini... should.
537
00:29:53,275 --> 00:29:55,474
And, um... I meant this.
538
00:29:55,559 --> 00:29:57,194
And, er... it's good
off-road as well,
539
00:29:57,279 --> 00:30:00,729
but just not quite
as good as a Range Rover.
540
00:30:03,159 --> 00:30:06,194
Which leaves us with
one more thing to answer:
541
00:30:06,279 --> 00:30:08,689
Is it a good laugh?
542
00:30:10,119 --> 00:30:12,594
What we've done
is use a snow plough
543
00:30:12,679 --> 00:30:16,409
to create a racetrack
on this frozen lake.
544
00:30:20,919 --> 00:30:24,434
And this is
what we have planned.
545
00:30:24,519 --> 00:30:26,714
I'm going to try
and overtake this,
546
00:30:26,799 --> 00:30:30,434
a four-wheel drive
Porsche 911 Turbo,
547
00:30:30,519 --> 00:30:36,074
which is being driven by The Grand
Tour's racing driver Abbie Eaton.
548
00:30:36,159 --> 00:30:39,554
- Have you seen this crack?
- I hadn't noticed that before.
549
00:30:39,639 --> 00:30:41,074
Look at the state of this!
550
00:30:41,159 --> 00:30:42,874
You're the heavier
car, aren't you?
551
00:30:42,959 --> 00:30:47,017
Hm, that's 2.4 tons,
and I weigh half a ton.
552
00:30:47,111 --> 00:30:49,394
Are you not worried
about that?
553
00:30:49,479 --> 00:30:52,834
I haven't got my seatbelt on, so if it
goes under, I can get out straightaway.
554
00:30:52,919 --> 00:30:55,289
- Seriously?
- Yeah.
555
00:30:55,799 --> 00:30:58,474
Before the duel began,
556
00:30:58,559 --> 00:31:01,791
I had a few practice laps
on my own.
557
00:31:05,719 --> 00:31:07,514
Oh, heavens.
558
00:31:07,599 --> 00:31:09,649
Come on, turn!
559
00:31:11,759 --> 00:31:14,289
Whoops, I'm going off a bit.
560
00:31:16,213 --> 00:31:17,653
Ooh!
561
00:31:19,199 --> 00:31:22,474
Ah, my Urus is a bit twitchy.
562
00:31:22,697 --> 00:31:24,969
Sort of thing
you'd say to your doctor.
563
00:31:26,519 --> 00:31:28,569
Right, flick it in there.
564
00:31:30,159 --> 00:31:32,449
Now go the other way,
and power.
565
00:31:35,079 --> 00:31:36,447
Oh, yeah.
566
00:31:39,479 --> 00:31:42,089
Mouse in, lion out.
567
00:31:42,799 --> 00:31:44,769
That's what
they say in Sweden.
568
00:31:47,879 --> 00:31:51,877
I'm making my own fog now!
569
00:31:52,008 --> 00:31:56,643
It may not be able to get as far
up a ski slope as a Range Rover,
570
00:31:56,799 --> 00:31:59,329
but for doing this,
571
00:31:59,959 --> 00:32:01,794
it's better.
572
00:32:06,199 --> 00:32:08,074
But, would it be good enough
573
00:32:08,159 --> 00:32:11,089
to get past Abbie
in that Porsche?
574
00:32:13,759 --> 00:32:15,714
There she is.
575
00:32:15,799 --> 00:32:17,514
There she is!
576
00:32:21,759 --> 00:32:25,289
The bell has sounded,
the race is on.
577
00:32:27,879 --> 00:32:30,114
Now we'd find out what's what
578
00:32:30,199 --> 00:32:33,249
on our specially
designed track.
579
00:32:34,679 --> 00:32:37,289
Right, round the Bell End.
580
00:32:40,239 --> 00:32:42,369
Now down the Shaft...
581
00:32:43,759 --> 00:32:46,529
to what we're calling
the Parabollocka.
582
00:32:51,439 --> 00:32:54,929
I've raced against a few dicks
in my time but never on one.
583
00:32:59,159 --> 00:33:02,129
I should be able to get her,
for heaven's sake, come on!
584
00:33:03,919 --> 00:33:07,369
She, of course, has four-
wheel-steering, same as I do.
585
00:33:10,119 --> 00:33:13,089
Oh, she has got better
braking than I have.
586
00:33:14,959 --> 00:33:18,129
Now, give me 641 horsepower!
587
00:33:21,999 --> 00:33:24,234
Oh, yeah.
588
00:33:24,319 --> 00:33:28,569
You know I said it was
a bit hesitant sometimes?
589
00:33:29,319 --> 00:33:31,689
Well, in Corsa mode,
it isn't.
590
00:33:35,679 --> 00:33:38,729
It's bob-on, this. Bob-on!
591
00:33:40,959 --> 00:33:43,714
Ooh, she's gone wide,
is there a chance here?
592
00:33:43,799 --> 00:33:44,799
Come on!
593
00:33:47,759 --> 00:33:49,559
Now, now!
594
00:33:52,359 --> 00:33:53,834
Bollocks.
595
00:33:53,919 --> 00:33:56,489
Come on now, Jeremy.
596
00:34:02,199 --> 00:34:03,719
Come on!
597
00:34:04,540 --> 00:34:07,150
Come on, you can have her!
598
00:34:08,678 --> 00:34:10,158
Come on!
599
00:34:18,919 --> 00:34:22,354
For lap after lap,
the big heavy Urus
600
00:34:22,439 --> 00:34:25,714
clawed at the rear end
of the 911 Turbo.
601
00:34:25,799 --> 00:34:28,529
Oh, God. Nearly!
602
00:34:28,868 --> 00:34:29,948
Now.
603
00:34:31,524 --> 00:34:35,199
But eventually,
I had to admit defeat.
604
00:34:35,285 --> 00:34:37,880
I can't get past that 911,
and that's just an end of it,
605
00:34:38,232 --> 00:34:40,562
but I can keep up.
606
00:34:40,959 --> 00:34:43,574
And in an off-road car...
607
00:34:43,659 --> 00:34:46,205
that is fairly
astonishing.
608
00:34:46,801 --> 00:34:49,011
It really is.
609
00:34:52,799 --> 00:34:55,954
Certainly, I can believe
Lamborghini's claim
610
00:34:56,039 --> 00:34:59,329
that this is the fastest
off-road car...
611
00:34:59,799 --> 00:35:02,249
in the world.
612
00:35:08,639 --> 00:35:11,354
- That was quite good fun.
- Looked like fun, yeah. A nice day out.
613
00:35:11,439 --> 00:35:13,154
- I got paid for that.
- That was your job.
614
00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:15,809
That is work.
Doing that is my work.
615
00:35:16,639 --> 00:35:18,834
Um... it probably won't be
616
00:35:18,919 --> 00:35:21,314
the fastest off-road car in the
world for very long, though,
617
00:35:21,399 --> 00:35:23,874
because both Aston Martin
and Ferrari have got, er...
618
00:35:23,959 --> 00:35:26,154
- big SUVs coming out this year.
- Yeah. Yeah.
619
00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:28,554
Whatever. Thing is,
could you really tell people
620
00:35:28,639 --> 00:35:30,434
that you have a Urus?
621
00:35:30,519 --> 00:35:34,554
Cos it... it sounds like a
minor alien out of Star Trek.
622
00:35:34,639 --> 00:35:36,794
- Yeah.
- But it does work as a Lamborghini.
623
00:35:36,879 --> 00:35:38,834
Yeah. But no.
624
00:35:39,548 --> 00:35:41,514
Well, this is excellent
consumer advice.
625
00:35:41,599 --> 00:35:44,034
- I'm glad we...
- Yeah, it's very clear, very clear.
626
00:35:44,119 --> 00:35:45,634
The thing is,
after I made that film,
627
00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:47,514
which was quite good fun,
628
00:35:47,599 --> 00:35:49,314
I came home and I thought,
the trouble is
629
00:35:49,399 --> 00:35:52,634
it could do with being
a bit more Aventador-ish.
630
00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:55,394
It could do with being
a bit more mad.
631
00:35:55,479 --> 00:35:57,074
Are you saying
you changed your mind?
632
00:35:57,159 --> 00:35:58,714
- Yes.
- Oh, great.
633
00:35:58,799 --> 00:36:00,954
So, Prime Minister Clarkson
returns from the summit:
634
00:36:01,039 --> 00:36:03,234
"I've declared war,
but on the plane home"
635
00:36:03,319 --> 00:36:05,594
I had another think about it
and I'm not so sure now.
636
00:36:05,679 --> 00:36:07,991
- "I've changed my mind."
- Exactly, that's what I've done.
637
00:36:08,077 --> 00:36:10,257
Good, well, since we're in
such a sensible frame of mind,
638
00:36:10,343 --> 00:36:12,074
I'd like to move
things on now,
639
00:36:12,159 --> 00:36:14,729
um, with a brief
history lesson.
640
00:36:27,839 --> 00:36:31,194
On April the 7th, 1968,
641
00:36:31,279 --> 00:36:34,274
a racing driver was killed
in a Formula Two race
642
00:36:34,359 --> 00:36:36,529
in Hockenheim, Germany.
643
00:36:37,752 --> 00:36:42,307
Sadly, the driver's death was
not a surprising occurrence,
644
00:36:42,642 --> 00:36:46,277
because such was the danger
of the sport back then,
645
00:36:46,495 --> 00:36:50,730
he was one of
127 racing drivers
646
00:36:50,839 --> 00:36:54,529
who would die at the wheel
that year alone.
647
00:36:56,119 --> 00:36:58,554
This time, though,
the death sent shockwaves
648
00:36:58,639 --> 00:37:00,474
through the motorsport world,
649
00:37:00,559 --> 00:37:03,874
because it had just lost the
man who was unquestionably
650
00:37:03,959 --> 00:37:06,874
the greatest
racing driver of his day,
651
00:37:06,959 --> 00:37:11,769
and who many argue is still
the greatest of all time.
652
00:37:16,919 --> 00:37:19,154
Jim Clark
has died in an accident
653
00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:22,874
during a Formula Two
race in West Germany.
654
00:37:22,959 --> 00:37:25,234
It was a
terrible shock to everybody.
655
00:37:25,319 --> 00:37:28,034
It really
knocked us all back.
656
00:37:28,119 --> 00:37:30,034
If there was anybody
who was not gonna have
657
00:37:30,119 --> 00:37:32,514
a fatal accident
it was Jim Clark.
658
00:37:32,599 --> 00:37:34,914
Because he drove
in such a way
659
00:37:34,999 --> 00:37:38,114
that he just
didn't do the mistakes
660
00:37:38,199 --> 00:37:40,289
that other drivers did.
661
00:37:41,940 --> 00:37:44,975
In California, a
radio station broadcaster
662
00:37:45,279 --> 00:37:47,834
announcing the news
of Clark's death
663
00:37:47,919 --> 00:37:52,554
asked his listeners to turn on their
headlights as a mark of respect...
664
00:37:52,639 --> 00:37:55,849
and the freeways lit up.
665
00:37:58,039 --> 00:38:00,594
Such a huge global fuss
666
00:38:00,679 --> 00:38:03,674
would not have sat
easily with Clark,
667
00:38:03,759 --> 00:38:06,074
because this shy, modest man,
668
00:38:06,159 --> 00:38:08,114
the son of
a Scottish sheep farmer,
669
00:38:08,199 --> 00:38:11,529
was never one
to trumpet his own skills.
670
00:38:12,519 --> 00:38:14,234
I started as an amateur
671
00:38:14,319 --> 00:38:17,954
with no idea or no intention
of becoming World Champion,
672
00:38:18,039 --> 00:38:21,394
But, er... it was,
I was curious to find out,
673
00:38:21,479 --> 00:38:24,354
um... what it was like
to drive a car fast,
674
00:38:24,439 --> 00:38:26,034
to drive on
a certain circuit,
675
00:38:26,119 --> 00:38:29,034
to drive
a certain type of car.
676
00:38:29,119 --> 00:38:31,914
Having cut his teeth
in sports car racing
677
00:38:31,999 --> 00:38:33,434
in the late '50s,
678
00:38:33,519 --> 00:38:35,034
Clark's speed and talent
679
00:38:35,119 --> 00:38:38,074
was spotted by Lotus boss
Colin Chapman,
680
00:38:38,159 --> 00:38:42,209
who signed him for his
Formula One team in 1960.
681
00:38:45,319 --> 00:38:49,914
Clark soon set
the motorsport world alight.
682
00:38:49,999 --> 00:38:52,969
Especially in this car...
683
00:38:54,879 --> 00:38:57,129
The Lotus 25.
684
00:38:58,559 --> 00:39:01,489
In which, in 1963...
685
00:39:02,559 --> 00:39:06,289
he won his first
F1 World Championship.
686
00:39:10,599 --> 00:39:12,034
Oh, my God!
687
00:39:12,119 --> 00:39:15,729
I am sitting
where Jim Clark sat.
688
00:39:18,079 --> 00:39:21,689
This is electrifying!
689
00:39:25,759 --> 00:39:29,049
These were not powerful cars.
690
00:39:29,839 --> 00:39:32,634
They only made
210 brake horsepower
691
00:39:32,719 --> 00:39:34,994
from one and a half litres,
692
00:39:35,079 --> 00:39:38,809
but they were still good
for 180 miles an hour.
693
00:39:40,439 --> 00:39:41,839
Oh, ho!
694
00:39:44,079 --> 00:39:47,234
Thanks to its revolutionary
monocoque chassis,
695
00:39:47,319 --> 00:39:49,994
the 25
was stiffer and lighter
696
00:39:50,079 --> 00:39:52,114
than any other F1 car.
697
00:39:52,199 --> 00:39:56,054
Which meant it wasn't
just fast on the straights,
698
00:39:56,139 --> 00:39:58,969
but quicker
through the corners too.
699
00:39:59,559 --> 00:40:01,954
And in the 1963 season,
700
00:40:02,039 --> 00:40:04,914
Clark used it
to win a record seven
701
00:40:04,999 --> 00:40:07,274
out of the ten Grands Prix.
702
00:40:07,359 --> 00:40:09,274
Winner is Jim Clark.
703
00:40:09,359 --> 00:40:12,209
Nobody could
possibly catch him now.
704
00:40:14,759 --> 00:40:19,834
But 1963 was just a warm-up
for what was to come.
705
00:40:19,919 --> 00:40:22,874
To get a true picture
of Clark's genius,
706
00:40:22,959 --> 00:40:25,314
we must look at another year.
707
00:40:25,399 --> 00:40:27,434
1965.
708
00:40:27,519 --> 00:40:31,474
When he hit heights
no driver had reached before,
709
00:40:31,559 --> 00:40:34,129
or has done since.
710
00:40:36,559 --> 00:40:40,434
A modern Formula One
driver does 21 races a year
711
00:40:40,519 --> 00:40:42,754
and often complains
that's too many.
712
00:40:42,839 --> 00:40:47,834
In 1965,
Jim Clark raced in 63 races.
713
00:40:47,919 --> 00:40:49,169
Some of these cars
look similar,
714
00:40:49,255 --> 00:40:50,756
but they are all
completely different.
715
00:40:50,919 --> 00:40:53,914
In a car like this, he'd do
Formula One Championship.
716
00:40:53,999 --> 00:40:56,314
He raced in the British
Formula Two Championship,
717
00:40:56,399 --> 00:40:59,714
and the French Formula Two
Championship in this car.
718
00:40:59,799 --> 00:41:01,514
He raced in
the Tasman Series,
719
00:41:01,599 --> 00:41:05,234
a sort of Australian Grand Prix
for Down Under, in this car.
720
00:41:05,319 --> 00:41:07,154
And then
there's this Lotus Cortina,
721
00:41:07,239 --> 00:41:09,834
in which he decided
to race in touring cars.
722
00:41:09,919 --> 00:41:11,994
And then if all that
wasn't enough,
723
00:41:12,079 --> 00:41:15,649
he decided to go for
the Indy 500.
724
00:41:17,279 --> 00:41:22,554
First up was the Tasman
Series in Australasia.
725
00:41:22,639 --> 00:41:23,994
Out of the 15 races,
726
00:41:24,079 --> 00:41:27,834
Clark won 11
and took the crown.
727
00:41:27,926 --> 00:41:30,869
Then it was back to
Europe for the British
728
00:41:30,955 --> 00:41:33,849
and French Formula
Two Championships,
729
00:41:34,386 --> 00:41:36,471
both of which he won.
730
00:41:36,639 --> 00:41:39,089
Jim Clark led from the start.
731
00:41:39,479 --> 00:41:41,434
Winner is Jim Clark.
732
00:41:41,519 --> 00:41:43,754
And in between the F2 races,
733
00:41:43,839 --> 00:41:46,154
he was jumping into
his Lotus Cortina
734
00:41:46,239 --> 00:41:49,289
and racking up
touring car victories.
735
00:41:50,199 --> 00:41:52,034
And, on top of all that,
736
00:41:52,119 --> 00:41:54,089
there was America.
737
00:41:58,039 --> 00:41:59,394
The Indianapolis 500
738
00:41:59,479 --> 00:42:00,514
has been called
the greatest
739
00:42:00,599 --> 00:42:02,554
spectacle in racing.
740
00:42:03,879 --> 00:42:06,154
America's
most prestigious race
741
00:42:06,239 --> 00:42:08,474
would be a tough challenge.
742
00:42:08,559 --> 00:42:12,154
Oval racing at higher average
speeds than he was used to
743
00:42:12,239 --> 00:42:14,809
against seasoned
Indy veterans.
744
00:42:17,199 --> 00:42:18,834
For the Indy 500,
745
00:42:18,919 --> 00:42:20,634
Clark raced a specially
developed Lotus
746
00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:24,074
producing just shy
of 500 horsepower.
747
00:42:24,159 --> 00:42:26,554
However,
although he already had
748
00:42:26,639 --> 00:42:29,114
a Formula One
world title to his name,
749
00:42:29,199 --> 00:42:33,514
the Scotsman's CV cut no ice
with the sniffy Indy officials
750
00:42:33,599 --> 00:42:36,474
who made the upstart
from across the pond
751
00:42:36,559 --> 00:42:39,914
take a rookie driving test
before he could compete.
752
00:42:43,159 --> 00:42:45,314
Come Indy weekend,
753
00:42:45,399 --> 00:42:47,354
the upstart
from across the pond
754
00:42:47,439 --> 00:42:50,209
qualified on the front row.
755
00:42:51,039 --> 00:42:52,914
And then...
756
00:42:52,999 --> 00:42:56,074
in the race itself...
757
00:42:56,159 --> 00:42:59,994
Clark, up against
America's finest oval racers,
758
00:43:00,079 --> 00:43:04,409
won by just over two minutes.
759
00:43:10,959 --> 00:43:15,034
Jim Clark, first European
to win at Indianapolis since 1916,
760
00:43:15,119 --> 00:43:19,834
set a new record
of 150.686 miles per hour.
761
00:43:19,919 --> 00:43:23,634
So, what was it
that made Clark so good?
762
00:43:23,719 --> 00:43:29,489
What was it that made him capable
of winning in any type of car?
763
00:43:30,439 --> 00:43:33,394
Jimmy was an absolute
natural driver,
764
00:43:33,479 --> 00:43:35,114
and he did it
without thinking.
765
00:43:35,199 --> 00:43:37,314
He didn't know
why he was driving
766
00:43:37,399 --> 00:43:39,354
in this style the way he did.
767
00:43:43,319 --> 00:43:44,874
In the period
that we're talking about,
768
00:43:44,959 --> 00:43:48,194
we had one and a half-litre
cars, 200 horsepower.
769
00:43:48,279 --> 00:43:52,114
If you drove the car too hard
you would scrub the speed off
770
00:43:52,199 --> 00:43:55,034
and if you lose
a bit of speed,
771
00:43:55,119 --> 00:43:57,114
it's very difficult to
actually make it up again.
772
00:43:57,199 --> 00:43:58,754
And that's what Jimmy had,
773
00:43:58,839 --> 00:44:02,034
the knack of keeping the
momentum of the car going.
774
00:44:02,119 --> 00:44:04,954
I don't think that any
of the modern drivers
775
00:44:05,039 --> 00:44:09,954
could have driven the car anywhere
near as quickly as Jimmy did,
776
00:44:10,039 --> 00:44:12,729
because he was
just so precise.
777
00:44:16,879 --> 00:44:21,994
Besides a supernatural
ability to coax speed out of the car,
778
00:44:22,079 --> 00:44:25,874
Clark also possessed
another vital skill.
779
00:44:25,959 --> 00:44:27,874
A lot of
very good racing drivers
780
00:44:27,959 --> 00:44:29,874
died in Lotuses,
781
00:44:29,959 --> 00:44:33,914
because the Lotus
was a very fragile car.
782
00:44:33,999 --> 00:44:37,314
But Jim Clark was so smooth
783
00:44:37,399 --> 00:44:40,114
that he never put
too much stress
784
00:44:40,199 --> 00:44:43,234
on the areas of a car
that would give up.
785
00:44:43,319 --> 00:44:46,634
In Barcelona, in practice...
786
00:44:46,719 --> 00:44:48,514
he came in after ten laps.
787
00:44:48,599 --> 00:44:50,234
We'd done ten. He said,
788
00:44:50,319 --> 00:44:51,914
"There's something
on the left rear."
789
00:44:51,999 --> 00:44:53,674
Something, something.
790
00:44:53,759 --> 00:44:56,754
"I can feel something on the left rear.
It's... it's not right."
791
00:44:56,839 --> 00:44:58,994
We looked over,
we checked everything.
792
00:44:59,079 --> 00:45:00,754
Everything felt good.
793
00:45:00,839 --> 00:45:02,634
He said, "No, there's
something wrong."
794
00:45:02,719 --> 00:45:08,154
So, that night I took the left
rear suspension to pieces,
795
00:45:08,239 --> 00:45:10,874
and lo and behold
one of the wheel bearings
796
00:45:10,959 --> 00:45:14,274
has just started to wear.
797
00:45:14,359 --> 00:45:18,034
I don't know how anybody could
ever feel that. But he did.
798
00:45:18,119 --> 00:45:21,274
After the race,
when you stripped his car down,
799
00:45:21,359 --> 00:45:24,474
and you stripped
his co-driver's car down,
800
00:45:24,559 --> 00:45:26,354
you could always tell
which parts
801
00:45:26,439 --> 00:45:28,034
came off Jimmy's car
802
00:45:28,119 --> 00:45:29,354
and which parts came off
803
00:45:29,439 --> 00:45:30,954
the other driver's car.
804
00:45:31,039 --> 00:45:33,854
Because the parts
off Jimmy's car
805
00:45:33,939 --> 00:45:36,489
were more or less pristine.
806
00:45:37,639 --> 00:45:39,534
But don't think for a minute
807
00:45:39,619 --> 00:45:41,394
that Clark
was one of those drivers
808
00:45:41,479 --> 00:45:45,049
that could only win
in a perfect car.
809
00:45:46,199 --> 00:45:48,514
One year at Spa, for example,
810
00:45:48,599 --> 00:45:52,929
he was leading the race when
his gearbox started to let go.
811
00:45:54,559 --> 00:45:56,514
Did he give up? Nope.
812
00:45:56,599 --> 00:45:58,594
Instead, he drove
the rest of the race,
813
00:45:58,679 --> 00:46:02,634
and we're talking 160 miles
an hour in the wet...
814
00:46:02,719 --> 00:46:04,554
with one hand
on the steering wheel
815
00:46:04,639 --> 00:46:08,329
and the other holding
the gear lever in place.
816
00:46:13,959 --> 00:46:15,969
And he still won.
817
00:46:17,959 --> 00:46:20,689
By nearly five minutes.
818
00:46:36,479 --> 00:46:39,674
As the 1965 season rolled on,
819
00:46:39,759 --> 00:46:42,954
Clark, having won both
Formula Two championships,
820
00:46:43,039 --> 00:46:45,754
the Tasman Series,
821
00:46:45,839 --> 00:46:47,714
and the Indy 500,
822
00:46:47,799 --> 00:46:51,794
now faced
one remaining challenge.
823
00:46:51,879 --> 00:46:55,274
The biggest challenge,
the Formula One world title.
824
00:46:59,999 --> 00:47:02,514
For the F1 races,
Clark would be driving
825
00:47:02,599 --> 00:47:05,314
a modified version
of the Lotus 25 -
826
00:47:05,399 --> 00:47:06,994
the car that had taken him
827
00:47:07,079 --> 00:47:10,049
to the World Championship
two years earlier.
828
00:47:11,919 --> 00:47:15,154
But as amazing as the 25 was,
829
00:47:15,239 --> 00:47:17,154
there was no
getting round the fact
830
00:47:17,239 --> 00:47:21,754
that by 1965 it was
a three-year-old design,
831
00:47:21,839 --> 00:47:25,754
and the updated version
only had minor changes.
832
00:47:25,839 --> 00:47:28,009
So how would Jim cope?
833
00:47:31,319 --> 00:47:34,794
At the season's
opening race in South Africa,
834
00:47:34,879 --> 00:47:36,314
up against such legends
835
00:47:36,399 --> 00:47:38,674
as Jack Brabham, Graham Hill,
836
00:47:38,759 --> 00:47:42,914
and reigning World Champion
John Surtees...
837
00:47:42,999 --> 00:47:46,074
Clark won
by half a minute,
838
00:47:46,159 --> 00:47:50,849
and did so while suffering
from a slipped disc.
839
00:47:52,079 --> 00:47:54,154
Next up was Spa,
840
00:47:54,239 --> 00:47:56,674
and then
the French Grand Prix:
841
00:47:56,759 --> 00:48:00,994
both of which he also won.
842
00:48:01,079 --> 00:48:03,794
His Lotus may be
a car with an old engine,
843
00:48:03,879 --> 00:48:05,594
but as far as the
opposition are concerned,
844
00:48:05,679 --> 00:48:08,634
it is just
out-distancing all.
845
00:48:08,719 --> 00:48:12,649
Behind the wheel,
Clark was becoming untouchable.
846
00:48:14,919 --> 00:48:17,634
Jimmy would go out beginning
of the practice session
847
00:48:17,719 --> 00:48:20,474
and do
a very, very quick lap.
848
00:48:20,559 --> 00:48:22,594
And come back,
sit on the wall.
849
00:48:22,679 --> 00:48:25,234
You know, there's no point
in wearing the car out.
850
00:48:25,319 --> 00:48:27,914
And then wait and see
what everybody else has done,
851
00:48:27,999 --> 00:48:29,929
and go out and blitz it.
852
00:48:31,639 --> 00:48:33,234
If he wasn't
on pole position,
853
00:48:33,319 --> 00:48:35,354
there was a problem
with the car.
854
00:48:35,439 --> 00:48:37,234
Next up was Silverstone.
855
00:48:37,319 --> 00:48:40,514
And here, it looked like
business as usual
856
00:48:40,599 --> 00:48:43,834
with Clark
leading the pack.
857
00:48:43,919 --> 00:48:46,754
However,
in the closing stages,
858
00:48:46,839 --> 00:48:50,094
his engine was starting
to lose oil pressure
859
00:48:50,179 --> 00:48:54,394
and was in danger of detonating
under cornering G-forces.
860
00:48:54,479 --> 00:48:57,554
While Clark is driving
with no oil pressure on his gauge,
861
00:48:57,639 --> 00:48:59,434
Hill, storming up behind,
breaks the lap record
862
00:48:59,519 --> 00:49:00,954
in his efforts to pass.
863
00:49:01,039 --> 00:49:03,954
So instead of driving the car
through the corner
864
00:49:04,039 --> 00:49:06,834
he just switched it off,
coasted through the corner.
865
00:49:06,919 --> 00:49:09,394
When he was through the corner,
switched it back on again,
866
00:49:09,479 --> 00:49:12,649
did the rest of the lap -
and he won the race.
867
00:49:15,399 --> 00:49:17,994
Eventually, the F1 circus
868
00:49:18,079 --> 00:49:19,714
arrived at the Nurburgring,
869
00:49:19,799 --> 00:49:22,954
a circuit where Clark
had never won.
870
00:49:23,039 --> 00:49:25,554
For the Flying Scot,
tense moments before the start.
871
00:49:25,639 --> 00:49:26,994
Victory in
the German Grand Prix
872
00:49:27,079 --> 00:49:28,874
and he'd be World Champion.
873
00:49:35,879 --> 00:49:37,354
Leading from pole,
874
00:49:37,439 --> 00:49:40,794
Clark finally broke
his Nurburgring jinx,
875
00:49:40,879 --> 00:49:42,794
winning the race,
and with it
876
00:49:42,879 --> 00:49:46,289
the Formula One
world title.
877
00:49:55,239 --> 00:49:59,314
So, let's just sum up
Clark's season of 1965.
878
00:49:59,399 --> 00:50:01,794
Of the 63 races he contested,
879
00:50:01,879 --> 00:50:04,554
he won
a staggering 31 of them,
880
00:50:04,639 --> 00:50:07,554
and was on the podium
a further eight times.
881
00:50:07,639 --> 00:50:11,114
He was now seen as the greatest
racing driver of all time,
882
00:50:11,199 --> 00:50:13,554
in demand the world over.
883
00:50:13,639 --> 00:50:15,474
Yet this shy Scotsman
884
00:50:15,559 --> 00:50:17,874
chose to mark
the year's achievements
885
00:50:17,959 --> 00:50:21,194
with a modest celebration
at his hometown
886
00:50:21,279 --> 00:50:23,809
back in Scotland.
887
00:50:34,679 --> 00:50:39,354
The next two years by
contrast were a disaster,
888
00:50:39,439 --> 00:50:41,814
with multiple
mechanical failures
889
00:50:41,899 --> 00:50:44,449
denying him
another championship.
890
00:50:51,319 --> 00:50:54,154
However, in 1968,
891
00:50:54,239 --> 00:50:56,034
driving the Lotus 49,
892
00:50:56,119 --> 00:50:58,674
another game-changer
from Colin Chapman,
893
00:50:58,759 --> 00:51:03,154
Clark took the first win of
the year in South Africa
894
00:51:03,239 --> 00:51:06,834
and looked set for
another dominant season.
895
00:51:06,919 --> 00:51:09,674
Congratulations, Jim, this was
an absolutely splendid effort.
896
00:51:09,759 --> 00:51:10,994
OK, thank you very much.
897
00:51:11,079 --> 00:51:13,794
And then, on the weekend
of April the 7th,
898
00:51:13,879 --> 00:51:16,994
Clark had a choice of two
races he could compete in,
899
00:51:17,079 --> 00:51:18,434
one at Brands Hatch,
900
00:51:18,519 --> 00:51:21,714
the other a Formula Two race
at Hockenheim.
901
00:51:21,799 --> 00:51:25,369
Fatefully, he entered
the German race.
902
00:51:30,919 --> 00:51:33,674
April the 7th is a...
is a bad day for me.
903
00:51:33,759 --> 00:51:35,554
He wasn't happy.
904
00:51:35,639 --> 00:51:39,234
It was freezing cold
and damp... misty.
905
00:51:39,319 --> 00:51:42,914
We could not get any heat
into the tyres.
906
00:51:42,999 --> 00:51:46,714
Couldn't get any temperature
in them no matter what we did.
907
00:51:46,799 --> 00:51:48,234
Jimmy said to me
before the race:
908
00:51:48,319 --> 00:51:50,274
"Do not expect
anything from me today.
909
00:51:50,359 --> 00:51:55,929
Just keep me informed with the pit
board where I am, how many laps to go."
910
00:51:57,298 --> 00:51:59,908
That's the last thing
he said.
911
00:52:11,719 --> 00:52:16,634
On lap five, Clark's car
suddenly speared off the track
912
00:52:16,719 --> 00:52:19,809
at 170 miles an hour.
913
00:52:23,163 --> 00:52:26,278
I got to the scene, and they took me
through the undergrowth to this...
914
00:52:26,364 --> 00:52:29,719
There's no Armco.
There's Tarmac, trees.
915
00:52:29,834 --> 00:52:30,989
Literally.
916
00:52:31,239 --> 00:52:32,894
And the sheer path.
917
00:52:32,979 --> 00:52:36,769
And I just saw
what was left of a car... Oh.
918
00:52:39,639 --> 00:52:41,474
There was nothing to see.
919
00:52:41,559 --> 00:52:44,074
I said, "Where's the engine
gearbox? What's going on?"
920
00:52:44,159 --> 00:52:46,314
What's happened?"
They said, "That's..."
921
00:52:46,399 --> 00:52:50,474
It was about 35 yards away
through the saplings.
922
00:52:50,559 --> 00:52:52,634
It just cut
the saplings down.
923
00:52:52,719 --> 00:52:56,689
And I said, "Where's, where's the driver?
Where's Jimmy?" They said, "No."
924
00:52:58,427 --> 00:53:01,997
When you've just... lost...
925
00:53:02,799 --> 00:53:04,554
the best driver
in the world,
926
00:53:04,639 --> 00:53:06,486
what the hell do you do?
927
00:53:08,039 --> 00:53:10,074
Jim Clark, he's a god.
928
00:53:10,159 --> 00:53:12,434
And the first time I saw him,
my God, it's...
929
00:53:12,519 --> 00:53:15,314
I can't believe it. And you're
actually talking to him.
930
00:53:15,399 --> 00:53:17,714
It was awe-inspiring.
931
00:53:17,799 --> 00:53:20,929
Life is worth living.
932
00:53:22,959 --> 00:53:24,986
It's...
933
00:53:25,399 --> 00:53:28,209
for me, it's tearful.
934
00:53:29,279 --> 00:53:31,239
I'm sorry.
935
00:53:35,119 --> 00:53:37,514
According
to the medical report,
936
00:53:37,599 --> 00:53:40,674
Clark died instantly
of a broken neck
937
00:53:40,759 --> 00:53:45,074
and the crash was later
put down to a deflating tyre.
938
00:53:45,159 --> 00:53:48,794
When he died, he was just 32.
939
00:53:48,879 --> 00:53:54,969
But in his short career he had racked
up some truly incredible achievements.
940
00:53:55,811 --> 00:53:59,886
In Formula One,
he won 25 of his 73 races,
941
00:54:00,010 --> 00:54:03,916
which in percentage terms puts
him way ahead of Hamilton, Vettel,
942
00:54:04,002 --> 00:54:05,317
and even Schumacher.
943
00:54:05,403 --> 00:54:07,398
In pole positions, he had 33.
944
00:54:07,484 --> 00:54:09,039
Which again,
in percentage terms,
945
00:54:09,239 --> 00:54:11,674
makes him
second best of all time,
946
00:54:11,759 --> 00:54:14,034
just behind Fangio.
947
00:54:14,119 --> 00:54:15,594
Then there are
the Grand Slams:
948
00:54:15,679 --> 00:54:19,234
that's where a driver gets
pole position, fastest lap,
949
00:54:19,319 --> 00:54:22,594
the win and leads
every lap of the race.
950
00:54:22,679 --> 00:54:25,634
Schumacher has five
Grand Slams to his name.
951
00:54:25,719 --> 00:54:27,274
Senna, four.
952
00:54:27,359 --> 00:54:29,714
Jim Clark, eight.
953
00:54:29,799 --> 00:54:33,129
That's more than
any other driver in history.
954
00:54:34,919 --> 00:54:37,994
You might imagine
that a man with such skills
955
00:54:38,079 --> 00:54:40,834
would be rated highly
by other drivers.
956
00:54:40,919 --> 00:54:43,394
And you'd be right.
957
00:54:43,479 --> 00:54:46,434
I was invited to
a cocktail party for Fangio,
958
00:54:46,519 --> 00:54:49,834
and he said to me,
"In my opinion,
959
00:54:49,919 --> 00:54:53,154
Jimmy Clark was the
greatest racing driver ever."
960
00:54:53,239 --> 00:54:55,194
And coming from Fangio,
961
00:54:55,279 --> 00:54:58,354
there's no better
compliment than that.
962
00:54:58,439 --> 00:55:00,554
And the five-time
World Champion
963
00:55:00,639 --> 00:55:02,754
was not the only
South American
964
00:55:02,839 --> 00:55:05,369
who idolised the Scotsman.
965
00:55:06,679 --> 00:55:08,874
At Clark's old school
in Edinburgh,
966
00:55:08,959 --> 00:55:12,794
there's a plaque commemorating
his achievements.
967
00:55:12,879 --> 00:55:16,474
And in 1991,
the reigning World Champion
968
00:55:16,559 --> 00:55:19,354
made a special pilgrimage
to the school
969
00:55:19,439 --> 00:55:23,114
to pay his respects.
970
00:55:23,199 --> 00:55:27,514
Of Clark, Senna said simply,
"He was my boyhood hero.
971
00:55:27,599 --> 00:55:30,834
He was the best of the best."
972
00:55:30,919 --> 00:55:34,194
And like Senna, Clark died
when he was driving
973
00:55:34,279 --> 00:55:36,479
at his absolute peak.
974
00:55:36,627 --> 00:55:39,874
Like Senna, who knows
how many more races
975
00:55:39,959 --> 00:55:43,329
and championships
he could have racked up?
976
00:55:47,917 --> 00:55:52,712
He was the benchmark.
That was it.
977
00:55:52,844 --> 00:55:57,159
Most of what I was able to do
in motor racing was done...
978
00:55:57,322 --> 00:56:00,117
by the manner in
which Jim Clark drove,
979
00:56:00,359 --> 00:56:02,809
and... I just followed him.
980
00:56:03,538 --> 00:56:05,253
He was a gentleman.
981
00:56:05,877 --> 00:56:08,908
He was a gentleman,
and a gentle man.
982
00:56:09,359 --> 00:56:11,849
It's a pity he's not
around now, because...
983
00:56:13,635 --> 00:56:15,809
it'd be nice to have him.
984
00:56:23,599 --> 00:56:25,874
He was
an amazing man.
985
00:56:25,959 --> 00:56:29,158
- Just incredible.
- All of that's amazing.
986
00:56:29,244 --> 00:56:30,434
Yeah.
987
00:56:30,519 --> 00:56:32,234
What I find truly amazing
988
00:56:32,319 --> 00:56:35,221
is how many championships
he took part in.
989
00:56:35,307 --> 00:56:37,874
I mean, can you imagine
Lewis Hamilton
990
00:56:37,959 --> 00:56:39,802
getting out of his
Formula One car and saying,
991
00:56:39,888 --> 00:56:41,114
"I haven't got time
for any interviews,
992
00:56:41,199 --> 00:56:43,099
cos I've got to go and
do a touring car race."
993
00:56:43,185 --> 00:56:44,594
- Just wouldn't.
- And he did.
994
00:56:44,679 --> 00:56:47,005
The other thing worth remembering
is back in the early '60s,
995
00:56:47,091 --> 00:56:50,846
if you went to Australia, if you flew
to Australia that meant eight stops.
996
00:56:50,932 --> 00:56:53,721
And there were no flat beds.
There weren't even any movies.
997
00:56:53,807 --> 00:56:56,654
And let's not forget
he'd get off that aeroplane,
998
00:56:56,739 --> 00:56:58,594
do a race, win it -
obviously,
999
00:56:58,679 --> 00:57:01,252
then get on another aeroplane
straight away to France
1000
00:57:01,338 --> 00:57:03,955
- to win a race there.
- No, it is astonishing.
1001
00:57:04,041 --> 00:57:06,041
I mean, everybody has
a favourite racing driver.
1002
00:57:06,127 --> 00:57:08,236
I'm sure everybody here
does as well.
1003
00:57:08,322 --> 00:57:10,314
It's, you know, it's the
Senna, Schumacher,
1004
00:57:10,399 --> 00:57:12,274
Villeneuve,
Romain Grosjean...
1005
00:57:12,359 --> 00:57:14,554
Fangio.
1006
00:57:14,639 --> 00:57:18,274
But if you use maths to
measure a driver's greatness,
1007
00:57:18,359 --> 00:57:22,214
you have to conclude
it was Jim Clark.
1008
00:57:22,299 --> 00:57:24,236
Good night.
1009
00:57:24,322 --> 00:57:26,197
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