Maybe he didn't on the day expected. You can do the lap any time, that's easy to film. The trick will be to spot if the audience in the back at interview time is the same as in the rest of the episode...

Jon

He'll turn up on the right day. He'll be setting out tomorrow.

Well I enjoyed it.
Good show.
And I still want a Maserati Gran Turismo.

Again, If I was to give it a grade I'd give it a 'B'. Hammond's race was somewhat what we've seen before but the guy with the jet wings is an interesting thing on several levels. The two cars on the track were quite entertaining and at least they did consider what they'd be like on the road. I thought the AMG was hideous but I'd also have a Maserati, although oddly I'd have the standard GT over that one. Clarkson may think it's a barge but most people don't spend their whole lives on tracks or driving other people's Ferraris. Plus it didn't look any bigger than say a Jaguar XK and it's certainly not as wide as a Lambo or Ferrari.

News was amusing enough. Thankfully they tactfully ignored Hammond's part of the wager and springing the loading bay thing on May was quite funny. And hardly a racial stereotype joke in sight!

I have to admit I ignored the reasaonably priced car segment. However nice a bloke Matt Smith may be, I can't deal with Clarkson doing any more interviewing. Sorry.

The highlight was of course the segment on the demise of SAAB. This is the kind of stuff Top Gear does quite well and more importantly can't find a way to mess up. It brings out the fact they do actually love cars and not just £200,000 monsters either. Neatly done, not too mawkish, reverential while also irreverent. The equivalent of a bowl of crumble & custard at the end of a televisual Sunday lunch.

I thought the SAAB segment was the only redeeming feature.

Still, they're inproving.

They have to. It must be getting to that time in BBC HQ when someone dares utter the phrase “they doing that again?” and memos are written. Top Gear needs to reinvent itself really.

Anyho, I thought the SAAB bit was good. And, yes, the Maserati is the one I’d choose too.

While I'm generally liking the series so far, there's been a lack of anything..... epic.

As long as the press can't whip up enough of a faux moral outrage to cause it to be taken off screen, the sheer amount of cash it brings the BBC ensures its survival. As well as the viewing figures. It's going to be a brave DG to scrap such a successful brand.

Erm...

You were right.

A completely different audience for the interview

I can see it meaning no spot in the schedule for a summer series but don't they do a series of TG in October/November?

Indeed...

http://m.stv.tv/entertainment/showbiz/3 ... ear-delay/

I'm more interested in the individual shows tbh , I hope they're right about the extra time thing...