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Tonight, I point at some fields,
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Richard minces round a corner,
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and James describes
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Vomit and sputum,
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Hello, good evening.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
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Thank you. Now, we begin,
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we begin with the Range Rover Sport.
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After eight years,
it's gone out of production.
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They are not going to make any more.
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And this is a good thing,
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because there's always been
one major problem with it,
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as Richard Hammond
shall now explain.
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Here we are, then. The soon-to-be
deceased Range Rover Sport.
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There are many things
you might object to about this car.
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But the biggest problem
has always been very simple.
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It's the badge - Range Rover Sport.
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First of all, underneath this is
the chassis of a Land Rover Discovery
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so it's not a Range Rover,
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and because it's the chassis
of a Land Rover Discovery,
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it weighs nearly three tonnes.
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So it's not sporty either.
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Its success hinged on appealing
to people who didn't know that,
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or indeed, anything.
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Basically, this car was only bought
by two types of people - footballers
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and people
who were married to footballers.
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And the Sport's
stamping ground is this place.
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The Premier League ghetto
of Wilmslow in Cheshire.
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Genuine Georgian
electric gates right there.
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And there. And there.
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Georgian security cameras.
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Manicured lawns, very popular
for spit-roast barbecues.
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Apparently, they drink
more champagne per head here
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than in any other county.
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Class.
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The people of Wilmslow
are going to miss this car,
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but before they start weeping
onto their marble breakfast bars,
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I have some good news.
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Because now there is a new one.
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With prices starting at £50,000, it's
cheaper than a proper Range Rover
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and because it's available with seven
seats, it's more practical, as well.
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But like I said at the beginning,
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the old Range Rover Sport
was a bit of a fraud.
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The question must be,
is this one really a Range Rover
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and is it a Sport?
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Let's start with that first bit.
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No matter how much wood and leather
it's fitted with, the mark
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of a real Range Rover is being able
to tackle this sort of stuff.
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Important work being done,
coming through.
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Well, the first thing
you need to know
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is that this is not
a Discovery in a Range Rover frock.
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It has the proper Range Rover chassis
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and the same terrain
response system, as well.
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This analyses the ground
you're driving over
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and automatically adjusts
the suspension, gearbox,
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brakes and engine output to suit.
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Big, big, almost vertical hill now!
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Very steep, very steep, very muddy.
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That is... that is a climb.
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Well done, you.
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Besides the terrain response,
there's also a computer
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that disconnects the anti-roll bars
to increase wheel articulation.
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We're over.
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I mean, that was a big old
cross-axling hump to get over.
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It didn't even notice!
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And there's more.
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Ah! Water.
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Good. Gives me a chance to play
with something else I have on board
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and that is...
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sonar. Kid you not!
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Sonar transmitters and receivers
in the door mirrors
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measure the depth of the water.
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It will make a big noise
if it's getting too deep.
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It's not worried, not worried.
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I feel like I'm driving
a luxury hotel room through a swamp.
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Cool.
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Oh-ho! That's steep!
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Just pretty much like it never...
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There, I think I've repaired that.
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More or less. That's how it was.
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Good.
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So, there we are.
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This car, in the right hands,
is very good off-road.
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And now, we must move on,
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to this bit of the badge.
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Welcome to Donington Park racetrack,
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and if the Sport is as sporty
as Land Rover claims,
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it should put on a good show here.
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Now, you can get these
with a V6 or a V8 diesel.
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The one I'm in is the supercharged
petrol V8 with 503-brake horsepower,
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so that is the power taken care of.
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And because it's built on
the brand-new all-aluminium chassis
of the proper Range Rover,
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it's getting on for half a tonne
lighter than the old Sport.
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That turn, lift, and then
it comes around and then bang!
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503-braked all four wheels
and off you go!
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And as well as the weight loss,
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the computer-controlled suspension
fights body roll,
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and there's an active rear diff
like you'd get on a BMW M5.
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It also has something called
torque vectoring,
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which dictates how much power is sent
to each of the wheels and when.
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I mean, that is supercar stuff.
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That's what you get
on the McLaren 12C road car.
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What's staggering me right now
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is that hurling this car
around this racetrack,
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it doesn't feel like I'm asking it to
do anything it doesn't want to do.
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It feels at home.
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All in all, on a track,
it's good. But how good?
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Well, to find out,
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we must, as ever, call on the help of
the world's chattiest racing driver.
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Today, The Stig is in
a Mini John Cooper Works GP,
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one of the most hardcore
hot-hatches you can buy.
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And now, he's going
to use it to set a lap time.
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When you're ready... go!
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Now, let's find out
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if that can be beaten
by the big, bulky four by four.
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And to oversee proceedings,
I shall ride shotgun.
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The beauty of this is,
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he has no idea what that last car
was called, no idea what he's in now.
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Doesn't care. No bias, you see.
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All he can do is
try and go as fast as he can.
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And we're off!
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Head towards the first corner, not
braking at all for the first corner.
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Oh, that's very,
very quick down there!
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Some wee might have come out there.
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Whoa! Brakes work. That's good.
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I'm not worried about putting him off
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because this is just like a quacking
noise for him. It's irrelevant.
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It's worth remembering about now
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that this is still
a very big, heavy car.
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It weighs more than
the heaviest Mercedes S-class.
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But even at Stig speed, the Sport
seemed to have everything in order.
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We should be The Leaning Tower
of Range Rover Sport right now,
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but somehow we're not.
It's fantastic!
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We just crossed over a minute.
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That's the longest
protracted tyre squeal
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in the history
of tyres and squealing.
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Oh, that is... My, that was flying.
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Chicane! That is fast.
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And on to the final straight.
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129.8 to beat.
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129.5. There it is.
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So, after years of
writing cheques it can't cash,
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this car has finally earned the right
to be called the Range Rover Sport.
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Massively better than the old one.
Massively better. Yeah.
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And definitely worthy now
of the Range Rover Sport badge,
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but I'd still prefer to have
the big proper Range Rover.
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No, because if you buy the big one,
you'll spend half your time
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wishing you'd saved 20 grand
and bought the Sport.
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No, because you see, the thing is,
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the proper Range Rover
has a split tailgate,
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which all Range Rovers should have.
Look. That one doesn't have this.
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No, but the Range Rover Sport
is better looking.
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It's better to drive,
and you can get it with seven seats.
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Yes, but when I take my dogs
for a walk, OK,
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they leap out and I look at that
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and think, "Yes! You know what,
I'll have a nice sit down."
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So your walks are spent sitting down?
Yeah, I like sitting down.
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What, so you'd spend £20,000
basically on a bench?
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Why wouldn't you buy the Sport
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and one of those folding chairs
from a petrol station for a quid?
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But it isn't just the bench.
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This is bigger, and bigger, as we
know, is always better than smaller.
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Well, not always, not in...
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Not in bruises, it's not.
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Not bruises, no. Premium Bond wins.
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Heart attacks.
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Erm...
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Fireworks.
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Unexpected bills.
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Ladies, can you think
of anything which is better
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when it's bigger than smaller?
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Now, the news.
And a couple of weeks ago,
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on the way back from the show,
going along the A3,
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I was held up for an hour
and a half by an accident.
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When I eventually
got to the front of the queue,
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expecting a scene of devastation,
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I found a Fiat 500 with the bumper
hanging off at one end...
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Oh, no!
Two of the three lanes closed,
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and then just a load of people
in uniforms sort of milling about.
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These people in uniform,
James, let me guess,
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were they by any chance Highway
Agency Traffic Enforcement Officers?
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Ah, yes. I knew they would be. We've
spoken about these people before
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and I think we should
speak about them again
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because they were employed
by the Highways Agency
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to keep the roads open, and
all they ever do is shut them. Yeah.
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As soon as they get their first job,
"Right, must close the road."
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"Dislodged door mirror?
Close the road."
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"Child a bit carsick?
Close the road."
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"Someone says they've got whiplash?
Close the road. It's serious."
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Whiplash, by the way,
is not a serious injury,
it's insurance fraud.
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And that's all they do
and they've got to be stopped.
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I think they should only be
allowed to close the road
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if certain words are being used
to describe the incident.
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"Inferno", "crater", "apocalyptic."
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"Felt in Japan." Yes.
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"Can't find the head." Yes, yes.
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If Sally Traffic says that
on the traffic report,
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"Can't find the head", then you
can think about closing the road.
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But you still have to ring somebody
for permission and that is me.
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I'd basically
never give them permission.
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I would remind them that their
job is to clear up litter. Yes.
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They are, as you once described,
they're basically Wombles.
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Yes, it's a lovely job and they
should appreciate what they've got.
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It's fun. They can work
underground, overground.
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They could make good use of the
things they find. Yes, they could.
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Things that everyday folk just
leave behind. What an opportunity.
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I think we should dress
them up like actual Wombles.
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Come on, who wouldn't want to see
a Womble by the side of the road?
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I wouldn't mind being
stopped by a Womble
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and it would be good for your own
safety because nobody would want
to run over a Womble, would they?
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You'd be careful.
You'd be heartbroken!
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They wouldn't need hi-vis.
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Now, the Royal Mail, as we know,
often issues commemorative stamps.
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They pick on a subject like
woodpeckers or hats or diseases.
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Diseases?! Anyway, they've decided
to do a range of stamps
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based on
classic British motoring cars.
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I've got some of the ones
they've done for you here.
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There's the Lotus Esprit. This
isn't the actual size of the stamp.
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I did wonder! This is a mock-up.
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They've got the Lotus Esprit and
they've got the Aston Martin DB5
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and if you don't want your letter
to get there, the MG.
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Oh, God, look at that, dismal.
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The Ford Anglia police car.
Now that is a Ford Anglia.
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The scariest thing I've ever done
in how many years have been testing
cars, 25 years? 80. 80 years.
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In 80 years, was doing an
emergency stop in one of those.
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My dad lost his kneecaps
in one of those.
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I don't mean lost them,
like, "Where are they?"
They'll be under the seat.
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He crashed it and they had
to take his kneecaps out,
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after crashing a Ford Anglia.
And now they've put it on a stamp.
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That's more dreadful heritage
Britain nonsense, isn't it?
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It gets worse, look at that one! That
is The Archers as a postage stamp.
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Why don't they put
something modern on it?
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You could put the McLaren
or the Bentley Mulsanne on it,
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that would be fantastic on a stamp.
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I mean, the French wouldn't do
a stamp that had an old bloke
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on a bicycle and a stripy T-shirt
with some onions, would they?
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That's what that is!
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The Germans wouldn't do a stamp with
a half-track just outside Warsaw.
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Exactly. No, they really wouldn't.
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No, Jeremy, definitely,
they wouldn't do that.
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They wouldn't, would they?
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No, anyway, let's move on.
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Now Mazda and Alfa Romeo
have announced they're going to do
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a joint project
to make a small sports car.
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Mazda will call theirs the MX5,
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Alfa will call theirs the Spider.
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The trouble is, Alfa Romeo
once did this in the past.
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They teamed up with Nissan,
remember this? Yes.
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They teamed up with Nissan
and we thought, what a great plan.
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Alfa does the styling and the
engine and then Nissan builds it.
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But they did it the other way
around. Yeah, they did.
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It was the stupidest decision
in history.
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This is what we got,
ladies and gentlemen. The Arna.
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Oh, dear.
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Style by Nissan,
built by Alfa Romeo.
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It's a bit like going to Peter
Crouch and Abbey Clancy and saying,
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"Right, Abbey, you take the penalty
and Peter, you model bikinis."
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It's that idiotic.
They couldn't be more wrong.
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So for this MX5/Spider, job one,
make sure Mazda build it.
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That's essential.
Mazda do the building.
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Alfa do the styling, engine?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Alfa do the engine and the styling,
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but welding, soldering, doing up
the bolts, that's Mazda's job.
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I really do want
to see this Alfa Mazda.
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I think
an MX5 Spider joint-venture,
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that could be brilliant.
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Now I want to move it
onto something really important.
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A few months ago there was a bit
of a brouhaha about town centres
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in Britain dying,
all the shops closing down.
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And we suggested
on this show that this is because
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you aren't really allowed
to park anywhere in a town centre,
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so people go to out-of-town shopping
centres, where you can park.
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We said they needed to relax
the parking arrangements.
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Well, we have a powerful ally.
Do we? Is it Barack Obama?
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No, not Barack Obama. Darth Vader?
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No, Eric Pickles. Brilliant.
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Who's Eric Pickles. I've no idea.
Do you not know who he is?
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Well, he's not Darth Vader, is he?
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Eric Pickles,
I can actually draw him.
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Cos he's got an incredibly
small face, he's got a small face
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and then he's got
really quite a big head.
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So he actually looks like that.
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He doesn't look like that. He does.
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Put a proper picture
of him on the screen.
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Oh, God, he looks like that.
He does look like that.
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That's amazing. What a fabulous
arrangement. Look at that.
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You can draw him,
it's really quite good.
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You can have your own personal
Eric Pickles on your thumb.
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Wow! It's Eric Pickles!
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That's brilliant.
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I like his face. That's a good face.
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Excellent facework.
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Anyway, Eric has said, OK,
and he is a government minister,
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he said that you should be allowed
to stop on a single yellow
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or a double yellow line
just for a few minutes,
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while you pop into a shop
to get a pint of milk.
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That sounds like
perfectly good common sense.
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"I'm just popping in to the shop,
out in a minute." Hang on, though.
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This is the BBC, let's not forget,
so in the interests of balance
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and impartiality, I will think
of why that isn't a good idea.
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It's a great idea.
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So there we are, we've addressed
all the problems and we can say,
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Mr Pickles,
implement it straight away
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or we shall park
on your substantial face.
305
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To be fair, you could get
about ten cars on there.
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If you look, he's got
a mini-roundabout on his chin.
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I like the sound of Eric Pickles.
He sounds brilliant!
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He talks good sense
and he's called Eric Pickles.
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I think we should have him on the
show in the Reasonably-Priced Car,
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but here's the spin,
here's the trick.
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We tell him the reasonably-priced
car is an Ariel Atom,
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because I've got a wobbly face
that goes a bit like that.
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Imagine what his face would be like!
It could go inside out entirely.
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Amazing. Who here thinks we should
get Eric Pickles on the show?
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Come on, Eric! Please come
on Top Gear. We want you.
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Moving on, a lot of carmakers
have got it into their heads
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that anyone who spends £300,000 plus
on a car will want only two seats
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and an absolutely
enormous top speed.
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The Lamborghini Aventador,
for example.
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And that's great, but what if you're
not really interested in speed
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and you want more than two seats?
Well, how about this?
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It is the long-awaited replacement
for the Routemaster.
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It costs £330,000 and it's known,
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rather unimaginatively,
as the NBFL, the new bus for London.
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00:20:27,145 --> 00:20:33,544
But could it be used as
a private car, I wonder?
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Could this, in fact, be the NCFS,
the new car for Somerset?
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00:20:42,865 --> 00:20:46,504
So, here we are and the first
problem you notice
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with the new London bus
is that it's a bit complicated.
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So you can't just get in it and go.
330
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'Tyre system pressure OK.'
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Ignition system. Right. Here we go.
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Cock.
333
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'Tyre system pressure OK.' Hang on!
334
00:21:23,985 --> 00:21:27,265
'Tyre system pressure OK.'
Oh, bollocks.
335
00:21:30,505 --> 00:21:34,384
Eventually, though,
if you press absolutely everything
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it will actually start and set off.
337
00:21:39,025 --> 00:21:42,545
Look at me!
Look at my big steering wheel.
338
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Sorry!
339
00:21:46,145 --> 00:21:49,184
But how does it get on as a car?
340
00:21:49,185 --> 00:21:52,025
Well, if I'm honest,
it is quite wide.
341
00:21:54,905 --> 00:21:58,665
And, yeah, all right, very
occasionally the height is an issue.
342
00:22:01,345 --> 00:22:03,464
Cocking Nora!
343
00:22:03,465 --> 00:22:09,944
But even though it's 35 feet long,
it's not hard to drive at all.
344
00:22:09,945 --> 00:22:13,504
The steering is light
and quite direct.
345
00:22:13,505 --> 00:22:18,224
It lacks the crispness that you
find in, say, the Ferrari 458
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but it's not bad.
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What's more, unlike most cars
in a similar price bracket,
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it's extremely home-grown.
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00:22:27,465 --> 00:22:30,664
It's not something that's
just been badged up over here.
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It's all made in Britain. The
chassis, the bodywork, the glass.
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It keeps British people employed,
it promotes British skill,
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it advertises workmanship.
This is a dead-end. Cock!
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How did I do...?
It didn't say dead-end
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at the beginning of the road.
355
00:22:47,985 --> 00:22:52,464
'This, then, would be a good
place to test manoeuvrability.'
356
00:22:52,465 --> 00:22:55,904
Right, I can go right up
to that because I'm right
at the front of the bus.
357
00:22:55,905 --> 00:22:58,624
'This did attract a crowd.
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00:22:58,625 --> 00:23:02,224
'But if you try doing a three-point
turn in a Lamborghini,
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'you get a crowd, as well.'
360
00:23:04,625 --> 00:23:08,385
'Tyre system pressure OK.' Oh, God.
361
00:23:09,945 --> 00:23:11,704
Can you look at the back for me?
362
00:23:11,705 --> 00:23:14,064
Can you check
I don't knock a building over?
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00:23:14,065 --> 00:23:15,584
It's like Victorian Britain.
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I've employed some children
to do something useful.
365
00:23:18,065 --> 00:23:23,264
'The only difference is that people
do tend to mistake this for a bus.'
366
00:23:23,265 --> 00:23:26,465
Mind the dog! '..and get on it.'
367
00:23:29,545 --> 00:23:30,585
Oi!
368
00:23:32,345 --> 00:23:38,664
God above! Get off, you pesky,
meddling kids. Off, off! Off, off.
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No mobile phones, no pressing
the button. Off, off, off, off.
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00:23:43,225 --> 00:23:44,305
Stay of the bus.
371
00:23:50,065 --> 00:23:53,625
I've locked myself out.
I've locked myself out of the bus.
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00:23:56,185 --> 00:23:58,984
'Having sorted out
the problem with pliers,
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'I immediately crashed into a
Volkswagen Beetle.' Yi-yi-yi!
374
00:24:04,865 --> 00:24:07,384
'And then I nearly hit a bridge.'
375
00:24:07,385 --> 00:24:09,825
4.4? We're 4.42! Ah!
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00:24:11,665 --> 00:24:13,425
God, this is exhausting.
377
00:24:17,345 --> 00:24:20,584
But with the road ahead mercifully
free of traffic,
378
00:24:20,585 --> 00:24:25,704
there was time to talk about some
of the bus's high-tech features.
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00:24:25,705 --> 00:24:27,744
It's a hybrid bus, this.
380
00:24:27,745 --> 00:24:30,984
It has a diesel engine
and it has an electric motor.
381
00:24:30,985 --> 00:24:33,504
The electric motor always
drives the wheels.
382
00:24:33,505 --> 00:24:37,224
The diesel engine generates
electricity for the batteries.
383
00:24:37,225 --> 00:24:39,345
So it is actually
like a Fisker Karma.
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The 0-60 time is not quoted.
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Primarily because it won't do 60.
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00:24:46,345 --> 00:24:50,584
But it will accelerate at one
metre per second. And that's good.
387
00:24:50,585 --> 00:24:52,705
That means people standing up
won't fall over.
388
00:24:55,745 --> 00:24:58,184
So what about the styling?
389
00:24:58,185 --> 00:25:01,104
Well, it was created
by the same people
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00:25:01,105 --> 00:25:04,104
who did the amazing
Olympic cauldron.
391
00:25:04,105 --> 00:25:06,385
And they've done
another great job on this.
392
00:25:10,265 --> 00:25:14,864
From the back, it looks
like Phil Oakey's haircut,
out of The Human League.
393
00:25:14,865 --> 00:25:17,944
All right, it is quite boxy.
394
00:25:17,945 --> 00:25:20,664
But that's because it's a bus.
395
00:25:20,665 --> 00:25:23,864
A point that becomes obvious
when you step inside.
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Over its lifetime, it's reckoned
that about four million people
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will get on and off it so it
is a bit of a collection point
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for vomit and sputum
and other bodily secretions.
399
00:25:34,225 --> 00:25:38,384
So this floor, rubberised cork
for grip, with drainage channels,
400
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so that the blood runs out.
401
00:25:40,505 --> 00:25:43,824
There are three doorways
and two staircases
402
00:25:43,825 --> 00:25:48,464
so that desperate teenagers can get
upstairs as quickly as possible.
403
00:25:48,465 --> 00:25:52,984
There are 16 CCTV
security cameras on board,
404
00:25:52,985 --> 00:25:55,784
and this upholster,
which is inspired by that used
405
00:25:55,785 --> 00:26:00,024
on the original Routemaster, so that
we find it comforting and familiar.
406
00:26:00,025 --> 00:26:02,184
And then there's this,
which I particularly like.
407
00:26:02,185 --> 00:26:04,664
This screen tells you
when you get on the bus
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00:26:04,665 --> 00:26:06,544
whether or not the top deck is full,
409
00:26:06,545 --> 00:26:09,745
so you don't waste your life
going up and down the stairs.
410
00:26:11,385 --> 00:26:12,904
Now, handling.
411
00:26:12,905 --> 00:26:16,624
On a road like this, in a supercar,
you'd be clammy-handed
412
00:26:16,625 --> 00:26:20,624
and frightened,
but in my bus, I was very relaxed.
413
00:26:20,625 --> 00:26:22,225
♪ Da-da, da-da-da... ♪
414
00:26:24,145 --> 00:26:28,145
And this got me thinking. How would
the bus cope with a track day?
415
00:26:38,065 --> 00:26:40,904
Now you might think we're
just being deliberately silly
416
00:26:40,905 --> 00:26:43,024
in a Top Gear, sort of, way,
but are we?
417
00:26:43,025 --> 00:26:47,384
Because the NBFL has
a lot of features that you'd
want in a track day car.
418
00:26:47,385 --> 00:26:52,264
It's rear-engined, like a Porsche
911, it's rear wheel drive.
419
00:26:52,265 --> 00:26:56,505
It has massive tyres. And then
if we move down to the front...
420
00:27:01,585 --> 00:27:04,824
we find excellent
all-round visibility, a lofty,
421
00:27:04,825 --> 00:27:06,664
commanding driving position
422
00:27:06,665 --> 00:27:09,185
that will give me
a good view of all the bends.
423
00:27:11,905 --> 00:27:14,744
Unfortunately, while that
sounded good in the paddock,
424
00:27:14,745 --> 00:27:16,265
there were some issues.
425
00:27:20,105 --> 00:27:21,025
Bandits on my six.
426
00:27:25,465 --> 00:27:26,505
Yobbo!
427
00:27:28,785 --> 00:27:32,984
On the straights, for instance,
it was woefully slow.
428
00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:34,905
More speed!
429
00:27:39,705 --> 00:27:43,785
But in the corners, you could
at least behave like a bus driver.
430
00:27:45,185 --> 00:27:48,104
I've shut the door on the Porsche.
431
00:27:48,105 --> 00:27:50,905
Your Oyster card is about to expire!
432
00:27:58,225 --> 00:28:00,065
And across the line!
433
00:28:01,345 --> 00:28:03,265
Thank you.
434
00:28:06,385 --> 00:28:10,865
I have never enjoyed my time
on a race track as much as that.
435
00:28:13,345 --> 00:28:18,984
In fact, I enjoyed my whole day with
the bus. There are a few drawbacks.
436
00:28:18,985 --> 00:28:21,584
Parking,
fuel consumption, reversing,
437
00:28:21,585 --> 00:28:25,064
but all that is true
of the Bugatti Veyron, as well.
438
00:28:25,065 --> 00:28:28,864
On the plus side,
it's roomy, it's distinctive,
439
00:28:28,865 --> 00:28:31,105
and it's extremely nice to drive.
440
00:28:33,825 --> 00:28:37,185
All in all,
I think it would make a super car.
441
00:28:43,865 --> 00:28:46,824
Hang on.
442
00:28:46,825 --> 00:28:49,864
Hang on a minute. What?
443
00:28:49,865 --> 00:28:53,744
Have you completely
taken leave of your senses?
444
00:28:53,745 --> 00:28:58,544
Are you seriously proposing
THIS as an alternative to THIS?
445
00:28:58,545 --> 00:29:03,344
No, look, Hammond, let me explain.
Lord Sir Sugar, he is a wealthy man,
446
00:29:03,345 --> 00:29:07,264
but he's not interested in doing
nought to 60 in two seconds, is he?
447
00:29:07,265 --> 00:29:10,784
If he had one of these,
he could take all his mates, well,
448
00:29:10,785 --> 00:29:12,984
if he's got any,
and have a lovely day out.
449
00:29:12,985 --> 00:29:14,904
It's hardly practical, is it?
450
00:29:14,905 --> 00:29:18,664
No, Hammond, I think he's onto
something. Oh, for God's sake...
451
00:29:18,665 --> 00:29:20,904
No, no, because
if you wanted a Lexus LFA,
452
00:29:20,905 --> 00:29:23,624
but you'd had a papal attitude
to birth control -
453
00:29:23,625 --> 00:29:25,465
a lot of children - this is ideal.
454
00:29:26,985 --> 00:29:29,064
Exactly right.
And you don't have to drive,
455
00:29:29,065 --> 00:29:31,144
you could get somebody
to drive it for you.
456
00:29:31,145 --> 00:29:33,304
You could call him the,
I don't know, the bus driver.
457
00:29:33,305 --> 00:29:36,504
Oh, for crying out loud!
Hang on, how's this for an idea?
458
00:29:36,505 --> 00:29:39,424
You get the local authority
to buy the bus
459
00:29:39,425 --> 00:29:42,904
and then you can just use it now
and then in return for a small fee.
460
00:29:42,905 --> 00:29:45,704
No, James, that would be communism.
461
00:29:45,705 --> 00:29:49,504
Anyway, it's time now to put a star
in our reasonably-priced car.
462
00:29:49,505 --> 00:29:52,944
Now, my guest tonight is
an Australian who lives in Britain,
463
00:29:52,945 --> 00:29:55,744
but, unusually,
he doesn't work in a pub.
464
00:29:55,745 --> 00:29:59,344
Instead, he works
in the marketing department
465
00:29:59,345 --> 00:30:03,984
of a large energy drinks company
and he's just handed his notice in.
466
00:30:03,985 --> 00:30:06,465
Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Mark Webber.
467
00:30:11,065 --> 00:30:12,584
Mark Webber!
468
00:30:12,585 --> 00:30:14,225
How are you?
469
00:30:17,865 --> 00:30:21,784
Have a seat. Have a seat.
470
00:30:21,785 --> 00:30:25,624
One of the most popular figures,
I say, in Formula 1.
471
00:30:25,625 --> 00:30:28,104
Now, we have so much in common.
472
00:30:28,105 --> 00:30:34,544
We have the same body fat index,
I know that. Why are you laughing?
473
00:30:34,545 --> 00:30:36,904
Exactly the same. But the
main thing we have in common,
474
00:30:36,905 --> 00:30:39,824
apart from the same body fat index,
475
00:30:39,825 --> 00:30:43,624
is cycling.
476
00:30:43,625 --> 00:30:45,504
I'm now a cyclist.
477
00:30:45,505 --> 00:30:48,344
I hear it's a new passion for you.
478
00:30:48,345 --> 00:30:50,984
And you, of course,
are well-known as a cyclist.
479
00:30:50,985 --> 00:30:54,544
You do a lot of competing. I've
done a little bit over the years.
480
00:30:54,545 --> 00:30:56,744
Somebody said
you are the fittest driver.
481
00:30:56,745 --> 00:30:59,304
I'm in reasonable shape.
I think all the guys are fit now.
482
00:30:59,305 --> 00:31:01,384
If you're
the fittest Formula 1 driver,
483
00:31:01,385 --> 00:31:03,824
you've got to be one
of the fittest athletes.
484
00:31:03,825 --> 00:31:07,344
If we did lots and lots of different
challenges, I think, yeah.
485
00:31:07,345 --> 00:31:10,584
That would be good.
Let's get you all playing
all the different sports.
486
00:31:10,585 --> 00:31:11,944
Do you play football?
Ours or your silly football?
487
00:31:11,945 --> 00:31:13,704
We won't get
onto the Lions and Australia.
488
00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:15,584
We'll leave that well alone.
489
00:31:15,585 --> 00:31:19,184
Somebody's here. Somebody
understands what you're on about.
490
00:31:19,185 --> 00:31:21,705
Lions and Wallabies,
we really enjoyed that.
491
00:31:23,345 --> 00:31:24,305
And the Ashes.
492
00:31:26,265 --> 00:31:29,584
You must have really enjoyed
living here these last few years.
493
00:31:29,585 --> 00:31:32,024
I thought the previous Ashes
was quite a good series.
494
00:31:32,025 --> 00:31:35,105
I mean, all the South Africans
played well for you guys.
495
00:31:37,025 --> 00:31:40,264
So how much mileage have you done
on the bike? On the bike?
496
00:31:40,265 --> 00:31:42,664
I've done... three.
497
00:31:42,665 --> 00:31:44,544
Three miles.
498
00:31:44,545 --> 00:31:47,344
One thing I will say
about cycling is, it is, well,
499
00:31:47,345 --> 00:31:49,424
it's pretty dangerous.
500
00:31:49,425 --> 00:31:53,384
Over the years, you've had a number
of car accidents, let's be honest.
501
00:31:53,385 --> 00:31:55,024
If you race cars, you'll crash cars.
502
00:31:55,025 --> 00:31:57,664
We've got a photograph of a crash.
I believe it was at Le Mans.
503
00:31:57,665 --> 00:32:01,104
A still photo.
Yeah, this is you in a Mercedes.
504
00:32:01,105 --> 00:32:05,025
I say car crash, that is a plane
crash going on. How did that happen?
505
00:32:06,065 --> 00:32:09,424
Actually, in that era, the late 90s,
the cars were super unsafe,
506
00:32:09,425 --> 00:32:12,304
so a lot of cars were flying.
Just the regulations.
507
00:32:12,305 --> 00:32:14,224
So you're sitting in there,
thinking...?
508
00:32:14,225 --> 00:32:17,624
I'm thinking,
obviously I'm now out of control.
509
00:32:17,625 --> 00:32:19,865
Believe it or not,
I'm now out of control.
510
00:32:20,945 --> 00:32:24,984
As arrogant as us boys are,
I have now lost control of that car.
511
00:32:24,985 --> 00:32:29,504
That's gone. Do you find yourself
in a situation like that braking?
512
00:32:29,505 --> 00:32:32,705
The brake lights
will still be on, probably, yes.
513
00:32:33,905 --> 00:32:36,144
"Why isn't it slowing down?"
514
00:32:36,145 --> 00:32:39,664
And then, of course, that was
the big Formula 1 airborne one.
515
00:32:39,665 --> 00:32:42,264
Was that Valencia? Yeah.
It was quite a big crash.
516
00:32:42,265 --> 00:32:43,704
We've got the footage here,
517
00:32:43,705 --> 00:32:47,505
just to remind everybody of Mark,
one of your finest hours, really.
518
00:32:57,945 --> 00:32:59,544
Again, I find myself...
519
00:32:59,545 --> 00:33:01,784
What does go through
your mind apart from,
520
00:33:01,785 --> 00:33:04,544
"Wow, it's like a fairground ride"?
521
00:33:04,545 --> 00:33:08,464
You've just got to
stay away from Lotuses, mate,
that's the long and short of it.
522
00:33:08,465 --> 00:33:10,864
The thing about
both of those accidents,
523
00:33:10,865 --> 00:33:13,904
I think the first one,
you suffered a little bit of...
524
00:33:13,905 --> 00:33:16,464
I had some concussion, neck problems.
525
00:33:16,465 --> 00:33:20,224
That one, though, the one
in the Formula 1 car? I was lucky.
526
00:33:20,225 --> 00:33:22,704
I snapped the brake pedal,
actually. So that was about it.
527
00:33:22,705 --> 00:33:25,024
Which is unusual
to do from that side.
528
00:33:25,025 --> 00:33:27,504
A lot of power required, adrenaline.
529
00:33:27,505 --> 00:33:30,544
You actually broke it with your
own...? Snapped it. Just popped it.
530
00:33:30,545 --> 00:33:33,544
What, just with the force
of your own foot? Exactly.
531
00:33:33,545 --> 00:33:36,464
So you walk away from both those
accidents, which is remarkable,
532
00:33:36,465 --> 00:33:39,504
and yet you go cycling in 2008,
533
00:33:39,505 --> 00:33:44,664
bump into a Nissan Torino,
I believe. It won, mate, it won.
534
00:33:44,665 --> 00:33:47,624
It won. And you broke your leg?
535
00:33:47,625 --> 00:33:49,144
Yeah. Shoulder...
536
00:33:49,145 --> 00:33:53,744
Because this is what I think we need
to impress upon children watching.
537
00:33:53,745 --> 00:33:56,545
Don't get a bicycle.
Because they're dangerous.
538
00:33:57,985 --> 00:34:02,145
Now obviously, you've, as we said in
the introduction, handed notice in.
539
00:34:04,825 --> 00:34:07,944
Why? Where are you going?
What you going to do?
540
00:34:07,945 --> 00:34:09,824
Timing's right for me, mate.
541
00:34:09,825 --> 00:34:13,784
Bit of a break from what I've been
doing for the last 14 years.
542
00:34:13,785 --> 00:34:16,664
So I'm going to race
with Porsche, actually.
543
00:34:16,665 --> 00:34:18,784
I know you love Porsches, don't you?
544
00:34:18,785 --> 00:34:20,985
The 911 is such
an interesting car!
545
00:34:23,105 --> 00:34:26,704
No, cos what worries me,
do you think you're getting out
at the right time of Formula 1?
546
00:34:26,705 --> 00:34:29,224
Now that we've got the tyres
going off like they do,
547
00:34:29,225 --> 00:34:30,904
is that getting a bit wearisome?
548
00:34:30,905 --> 00:34:33,464
You're in the car, the car's
going well, you know the track,
549
00:34:33,465 --> 00:34:36,544
you're in the groove
and you know that if you push hard,
550
00:34:36,545 --> 00:34:39,224
your tyres will simply wear out
and you can't win.
551
00:34:39,225 --> 00:34:42,544
It is very different, mate,
from how it used to be.
552
00:34:42,545 --> 00:34:45,944
But that's the way it is, we've got
to learn and get on with it.
553
00:34:45,945 --> 00:34:49,104
But you've got to be able to push.
In Formula 1,
554
00:34:49,105 --> 00:34:53,184
it's about us boys absolutely on the
limits all the time. It should be.
555
00:34:53,185 --> 00:34:55,544
There's a big regulation change
next year.
556
00:34:55,545 --> 00:34:59,824
We're going to have to save fuel.
1.6 litre engines?
557
00:34:59,825 --> 00:35:03,744
I mean, my Ford Cortina
had a 1.6 litre engine.
558
00:35:03,745 --> 00:35:06,265
So are you going
to miss your team-mate?
559
00:35:14,025 --> 00:35:15,985
Am I going to miss Seb?
560
00:35:17,505 --> 00:35:21,504
Probably not a huge amount, no.
561
00:35:21,505 --> 00:35:24,744
In a competitive environment, there's
always going to be a bit of needle.
562
00:35:24,745 --> 00:35:28,584
There's a lot of history between us
two, obviously, that's gone before.
563
00:35:28,585 --> 00:35:33,345
Did it start in Malaysia when he
suddenly lost the ability to hear?
564
00:35:34,905 --> 00:35:37,784
It was basically
"Don't overtake Mark",
565
00:35:37,785 --> 00:35:41,464
and then he heard everything
apart from the "don't".
566
00:35:41,465 --> 00:35:45,185
I mean, you're an Aussie.
Have you never felt tempted to...?
567
00:35:47,025 --> 00:35:49,624
"This is for Gallipoli, blam!"
568
00:35:49,625 --> 00:35:53,104
A lot of people are saying yes.
I'm a bit concerned.
569
00:35:53,105 --> 00:35:56,345
My dad always says,
"You shouldn't hit boys, mate", so...
570
00:36:00,025 --> 00:36:01,065
Good one.
571
00:36:02,385 --> 00:36:05,664
Now you're here
for the second time, in fact.
572
00:36:05,665 --> 00:36:08,304
Different studio,
everything's a bit different.
573
00:36:08,305 --> 00:36:11,144
I was a bit nervous today.
Were you in the old studio? Yeah.
574
00:36:11,145 --> 00:36:13,265
You actually looked
half-decent back then.
575
00:36:16,945 --> 00:36:19,344
I've gone, I've absolutely gone.
576
00:36:19,345 --> 00:36:22,264
I've got grey, too, mate.
You've got grey.
577
00:36:22,265 --> 00:36:23,944
Richard Hammond hasn't gone grey.
578
00:36:23,945 --> 00:36:26,064
It's really weird.
That's incredible.
579
00:36:26,065 --> 00:36:28,784
I don't know how
he's keeping it at bay.
580
00:36:28,785 --> 00:36:32,304
Anyway, let's find out
how you got on on your laps.
581
00:36:32,305 --> 00:36:35,624
You came here once
before and, let's be honest...
582
00:36:35,625 --> 00:36:37,984
It was chucking it down
and I was nowhere.
583
00:36:37,985 --> 00:36:41,384
You were 1.47, but it was
the wettest day in human history.
584
00:36:41,385 --> 00:36:44,904
Well, today was not raining.
Very good conditions.
585
00:36:44,905 --> 00:36:48,664
Good conditions, the right
temperatures for a Suzuki Liana.
586
00:36:48,665 --> 00:36:51,264
Who'd like to have
a look at this lap?
587
00:36:51,265 --> 00:36:52,544
Yeah!
588
00:36:52,545 --> 00:36:55,425
Let's have a look. Come on, Mark.
Let's have a look at the lap.
589
00:36:57,425 --> 00:37:02,504
Righto, here we go.
Coming to get you.
590
00:37:02,505 --> 00:37:04,544
Lewis and Sebastian.
591
00:37:04,545 --> 00:37:08,304
Right, those are the two targets.
The first corner.
592
00:37:08,305 --> 00:37:12,465
Nice and wide on the way. And it is
interesting how you lot all do that.
593
00:37:13,705 --> 00:37:15,985
Look at the Liana, what a machine.
594
00:37:21,105 --> 00:37:22,944
What is it with Formula 1 drivers?
595
00:37:22,945 --> 00:37:25,784
Kimi was looking
at the helicopters and planes
596
00:37:25,785 --> 00:37:30,504
and now you're adjusting
your clothing. Where are you going?
597
00:37:30,505 --> 00:37:33,184
Pay attention.
The steering's very responsive.
598
00:37:33,185 --> 00:37:36,464
That'll help with your time.
Right, Hammerhead.
599
00:37:36,465 --> 00:37:39,984
Keep it tight, keep it in.
It's horrible, Hammerhead.
600
00:37:39,985 --> 00:37:41,824
What's that?
601
00:37:41,825 --> 00:37:43,904
You keep the grip up.
There's new asphalt there.
602
00:37:43,905 --> 00:37:45,865
It's good grip on that,
really good grip.
603
00:37:48,305 --> 00:37:52,344
Don't scrub any speed
through these fast ones.
604
00:37:52,345 --> 00:37:54,585
Turning lightly, here we go.
605
00:37:59,745 --> 00:38:02,704
Here we are,
the Hugh Jackman. Ooh!
606
00:38:02,705 --> 00:38:05,424
Cutting it nicely.
607
00:38:05,425 --> 00:38:08,864
How do you carry? Look how much
speed you've got going into that!
608
00:38:08,865 --> 00:38:11,904
That's impressive.
Well, bound to be, really.
609
00:38:11,905 --> 00:38:14,824
And here, no, I wouldn't
have changed down there
610
00:38:14,825 --> 00:38:17,545
but there we are, across the line.
611
00:38:18,985 --> 00:38:22,265
I just said "I wouldn't have
changed down there" to YOU!
612
00:38:24,265 --> 00:38:29,064
Second gear in the last corner,
second? Yeah.
613
00:38:29,065 --> 00:38:31,144
I use third in Gambon. Do you?
614
00:38:31,145 --> 00:38:34,784
Well, on the basis that it's
the end, so it doesn't really matter
615
00:38:34,785 --> 00:38:37,624
if you roll it or burst.
There's no weight transfer in third.
616
00:38:37,625 --> 00:38:40,464
I want to get the weight on the front
tyre. The weight on the front?
617
00:38:40,465 --> 00:38:44,304
You see, I trail break.
Trail breaking? A little bit.
618
00:38:44,305 --> 00:38:47,264
Still not enough inertia.
It just gets the weight of the nose.
619
00:38:47,265 --> 00:38:50,225
I'll give you some lessons after.
The least I can do.
620
00:38:51,345 --> 00:38:53,864
Anyway, where do you think?
621
00:38:53,865 --> 00:38:56,384
Obviously, you said you were
going for Sebastian and Lewis,
622
00:38:56,385 --> 00:38:59,064
who are right up at the top.
That was the goal.
623
00:38:59,065 --> 00:39:02,185
Well, I've got the time here. I
shall have a look. Hang on a minute.
624
00:39:03,585 --> 00:39:06,704
I love the way
that Formula 1 drivers, actually,
625
00:39:06,705 --> 00:39:11,664
it's like you really care
about this. Cos it is quite funny.
626
00:39:11,665 --> 00:39:15,104
I mean Rubens was really dead
chuffed when he was fastest.
627
00:39:15,105 --> 00:39:17,984
He was running around handing out,
"I am the beat..."
628
00:39:17,985 --> 00:39:20,104
He was, he gave me one.
629
00:39:20,105 --> 00:39:21,705
Anyway, Mark Webber...
630
00:39:23,785 --> 00:39:27,065
You did it. Well, I'm going
to start with the bad news.
631
00:39:28,625 --> 00:39:31,705
Really? Yeah. You're not fastest.
632
00:39:34,425 --> 00:39:38,624
So, really, once we got that one out
the way, the big question is,
633
00:39:38,625 --> 00:39:39,625
ze German.
634
00:39:45,305 --> 00:39:49,304
Did you beat ze German,
who did a 1.44 dead?
635
00:39:49,305 --> 00:39:52,984
It's quite tight between those three.
It is very tight in the 1.44s.
636
00:39:52,985 --> 00:39:56,345
It's all very tight.
So, Mark Webber, you did 1...
637
00:39:58,345 --> 00:39:59,784
40...
638
00:39:59,785 --> 00:40:01,465
The next number's important.
639
00:40:06,465 --> 00:40:07,825
Three. Ooh!
640
00:40:10,345 --> 00:40:11,385
You beat Seb.
641
00:40:14,225 --> 00:40:16,585
Only .2 off Lewis.
642
00:40:22,425 --> 00:40:23,865
That...
643
00:40:25,785 --> 00:40:26,825
I reckon that did it.
644
00:40:29,345 --> 00:40:31,984
I reckon if you'd
just taken my advice
645
00:40:31,985 --> 00:40:34,064
about third at the final corner.
646
00:40:34,065 --> 00:40:37,624
The thing is, you're not faster than
Lewis but you don't have an earring.
647
00:40:37,625 --> 00:40:39,824
OK. That's worth 3/10, isn't it?
648
00:40:39,825 --> 00:40:43,024
It's got to be 3/10,
yeah, with his earring.
649
00:40:43,025 --> 00:40:47,505
But you have beaten
Sebastian Vettel in the same car.
650
00:40:48,705 --> 00:40:50,745
Ladies and gentlemen, Mark Webber!
651
00:40:55,505 --> 00:40:57,064
Tremendous.
652
00:40:57,065 --> 00:40:58,984
Now, for years we've known
653
00:40:58,985 --> 00:41:02,504
that Jaguar was working
on a new small sports car.
654
00:41:02,505 --> 00:41:04,704
We've known that it's going
to be called the F-type
655
00:41:04,705 --> 00:41:07,664
and we had a pretty good idea
of what it would be like.
656
00:41:07,665 --> 00:41:11,064
Yeah, we knew that it was going
to be quiet and comfortable
657
00:41:11,065 --> 00:41:14,224
and restrained and that the interior
would be full of traditional leather
658
00:41:14,225 --> 00:41:17,224
and wood and moss.
659
00:41:17,225 --> 00:41:19,345
So were we right?
660
00:41:42,705 --> 00:41:45,504
In short, no.
661
00:41:45,505 --> 00:41:47,265
We were not right.
662
00:41:56,225 --> 00:41:59,745
It's an X-rated,
hardcore monster...
663
00:42:01,305 --> 00:42:02,865
for the terminally unhinged.
664
00:42:08,745 --> 00:42:13,024
It's got such a wide range
of intoxicating noises.
665
00:42:13,025 --> 00:42:15,985
When you change up,
it snorts like a hippo.
666
00:42:17,985 --> 00:42:20,745
And when you put your
foot down, it bellows.
667
00:42:22,105 --> 00:42:23,704
And when you take it off again...
668
00:42:23,705 --> 00:42:24,705
RUMBLING
669
00:42:25,785 --> 00:42:27,785
Have you heard
a soundtrack like that?
670
00:42:30,425 --> 00:42:32,665
That is the sound
of the '60s right there!
671
00:42:38,505 --> 00:42:40,704
And if you push this
little button here,
672
00:42:40,705 --> 00:42:45,585
you engage the sports exhaust
system, which makes it even louder.
673
00:42:51,985 --> 00:42:54,105
It's not all bark
and no bite, either.
674
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:58,424
The 3 litre V6 engine is supercharged
675
00:42:58,425 --> 00:43:03,305
and delivers 375
fire-spitting horse powers.
676
00:43:05,225 --> 00:43:09,144
It does 0-60 in 4.8 seconds.
677
00:43:09,145 --> 00:43:12,025
Top speed, 171.
678
00:43:19,785 --> 00:43:22,505
And this isn't even
the fast version.
679
00:43:24,145 --> 00:43:29,504
If you want,
Jaguar will sell you a 488hp V8.
680
00:43:29,505 --> 00:43:31,104
I wouldn't bother, though,
681
00:43:31,105 --> 00:43:34,424
because at no point while I've
been driving this, have I thought,
682
00:43:34,425 --> 00:43:37,065
"Yeah, but I wish
it was a bit more exciting."
683
00:43:41,505 --> 00:43:45,424
Now, you would imagine that a car
this loud and this brutal
684
00:43:45,425 --> 00:43:49,064
would be as luxurious
as a Methodist's coal house.
685
00:43:49,065 --> 00:43:50,865
But, no.
686
00:44:01,145 --> 00:44:03,224
The roof can be raised or lowered,
687
00:44:03,225 --> 00:44:06,545
even when you're going
30 miles an hour.
688
00:44:07,785 --> 00:44:09,745
The switches are bronzed.
689
00:44:11,105 --> 00:44:12,625
The seats are electric.
690
00:44:18,505 --> 00:44:22,745
And you can choose what shade
of mood lighting you'd like.
691
00:44:26,785 --> 00:44:29,664
The interior, then,
is nicely thought out,
692
00:44:29,665 --> 00:44:33,705
but it is nothing
compared to the exterior.
693
00:44:36,185 --> 00:44:41,265
I think this is one of the
best-looking cars ever made.
694
00:44:44,305 --> 00:44:48,944
So, it's beautiful
and mad and thrilling and loud.
695
00:44:48,945 --> 00:44:50,505
And there's more.
696
00:44:52,145 --> 00:44:56,304
A lot of cars these days feel like
laptops, but this doesn't.
697
00:44:56,305 --> 00:44:58,304
Yes, you can go into the computer
698
00:44:58,305 --> 00:45:01,384
and alter the characteristics
of the gearbox and the engine
699
00:45:01,385 --> 00:45:04,184
and the steering
and suspension, but that said,
700
00:45:04,185 --> 00:45:06,304
there's no double clutch gearbox.
701
00:45:06,305 --> 00:45:09,344
It's just a smooth,
eight-speed auto.
702
00:45:09,345 --> 00:45:11,304
There's no six-way traction control,
703
00:45:11,305 --> 00:45:14,304
there's no complicated
folding metal roof.
704
00:45:14,305 --> 00:45:15,705
It's much simpler than that.
705
00:45:18,505 --> 00:45:20,584
Engine at the front,
drive to the rear
706
00:45:20,585 --> 00:45:23,345
and a big, smiling piece
of meat in the middle.
707
00:45:29,345 --> 00:45:33,184
The chassis is epic, and so are
the brakes, and so's the steering.
708
00:45:33,185 --> 00:45:34,504
And you've got tons of locks,
709
00:45:34,505 --> 00:45:37,585
so if you do get it out of shape,
it's easy to get it back again.
710
00:45:40,665 --> 00:45:43,705
In many ways, it puts me in mind
of a BMW M3 and that is...
711
00:45:45,985 --> 00:45:47,465
That is high praise.
712
00:45:50,225 --> 00:45:52,504
Except, it's not a BMW.
713
00:45:52,505 --> 00:45:53,785
It's a Jag.
714
00:45:57,265 --> 00:46:00,864
And I wish I could end it there,
but, unfortunately,
715
00:46:00,865 --> 00:46:04,785
there are one or two issues
that need mentioning.
716
00:46:13,305 --> 00:46:15,424
I've just done my weekly shop.
717
00:46:15,425 --> 00:46:17,425
I bought some jam...
718
00:46:19,665 --> 00:46:20,785
some milk...
719
00:46:23,185 --> 00:46:24,465
some sugar...
720
00:46:25,825 --> 00:46:26,865
and some butter.
721
00:46:28,505 --> 00:46:30,704
Sadly, I wasn't able
to buy any more than that,
722
00:46:30,705 --> 00:46:34,984
because if you buy your Jag
with a spare wheel,
723
00:46:34,985 --> 00:46:37,425
this is what the boot looks like.
724
00:46:39,825 --> 00:46:44,784
How could they have a meeting
and decide that THAT was acceptable?
725
00:46:44,785 --> 00:46:46,824
It's just madness!
726
00:46:46,825 --> 00:46:49,105
And there's another problem -
the price.
727
00:46:52,265 --> 00:46:57,504
I was expecting the V6 version
to cost around £50,000.
728
00:46:57,505 --> 00:47:02,304
But actually, it's almost £68,000.
729
00:47:02,305 --> 00:47:07,104
And the V8
is an eye-watering £80,000.
730
00:47:07,105 --> 00:47:10,225
But the biggest problem,
by a country mile, is the ride.
731
00:47:11,225 --> 00:47:14,344
This road appears
to be completely smooth,
732
00:47:14,345 --> 00:47:17,384
but it feels like I'm driving...
733
00:47:17,385 --> 00:47:20,504
No, not driving,
it feels like I'm roller-skating,
734
00:47:20,505 --> 00:47:22,704
over a piece of corrugated iron.
735
00:47:22,705 --> 00:47:24,384
It's just... urgh!
736
00:47:24,385 --> 00:47:27,304
And it's even worse
when you go slowly in a town.
737
00:47:27,305 --> 00:47:29,744
That's just unbearably harsh.
738
00:47:29,745 --> 00:47:32,144
And there's no need for it.
739
00:47:32,145 --> 00:47:36,624
When you've got a chassis this good,
you don't need hard suspension.
740
00:47:36,625 --> 00:47:38,945
What were they thinking of?!
741
00:47:47,025 --> 00:47:50,505
Happily, however, the ride does
get better the faster you go.
742
00:47:51,625 --> 00:47:55,225
Which means, there is
a way round the problem.
743
00:47:56,745 --> 00:47:58,425
Don't drive slowly.
744
00:48:00,185 --> 00:48:01,945
Drive fast.
745
00:48:07,465 --> 00:48:09,984
Let's be honest,
in a car that looks this good
746
00:48:09,985 --> 00:48:14,744
and sounds this fantastic,
and goes this well,
747
00:48:14,745 --> 00:48:17,025
that's no hardship.
748
00:48:22,345 --> 00:48:23,905
That is no hardship, at all.
749
00:48:34,505 --> 00:48:37,104
Another amazing road
in Hertfordshire.
750
00:48:37,105 --> 00:48:39,424
You should come there more often.
751
00:48:39,425 --> 00:48:45,184
Anyway, Jaguar, as I'm sure
you know, is now an Indian company,
752
00:48:45,185 --> 00:48:48,544
but the cars
are still made in Britain.
753
00:48:48,545 --> 00:48:51,384
And so are the Range Rovers
that we were talking about earlier,
754
00:48:51,385 --> 00:48:54,904
and so is the bus
that James thinks as a car.
755
00:48:54,905 --> 00:48:57,464
And that got us thinking.
756
00:48:57,465 --> 00:48:58,544
We're always been told
757
00:48:58,545 --> 00:49:00,784
that Britain's
manufacturing industry is dead,
758
00:49:00,785 --> 00:49:02,384
that we don't make stuff any more,
759
00:49:02,385 --> 00:49:05,264
and that we certainly
don't make vehicles.
760
00:49:05,265 --> 00:49:06,984
But, do we?
761
00:49:06,985 --> 00:49:09,344
Well, WE do, obviously.
762
00:49:09,345 --> 00:49:13,584
We made this pioneering hybrid
electric car, using technology
763
00:49:13,585 --> 00:49:16,224
that is now copied globally.
764
00:49:16,225 --> 00:49:19,824
And we made
the magnificent Hovervan,
765
00:49:19,825 --> 00:49:22,624
a machine of
unparalleled capabilities,
766
00:49:22,625 --> 00:49:25,264
many of which were not faked
in any way, at all.
767
00:49:25,265 --> 00:49:29,224
And then there was the superb P45.
768
00:49:29,225 --> 00:49:31,144
Which was terrible.
769
00:49:31,145 --> 00:49:32,984
Well, it had one or two issues.
770
00:49:32,985 --> 00:49:34,464
Yeah, it was lethal.
771
00:49:34,465 --> 00:49:36,464
Yeah, being lethal
was one of the issues.
772
00:49:36,465 --> 00:49:38,544
But it was British built.
773
00:49:38,545 --> 00:49:41,504
And we were wondering, what else is?
774
00:49:41,505 --> 00:49:45,904
And so, for the finale
of the last programme of the series,
775
00:49:45,905 --> 00:49:48,265
we thought we should find out.
776
00:49:53,065 --> 00:49:56,585
This is most people's idea
of a British car factory.
777
00:49:57,825 --> 00:50:05,464
A ruin that closed down after some
long-forgotten strike in the 1970s.
778
00:50:05,465 --> 00:50:07,664
But it turns out that, actually,
779
00:50:07,665 --> 00:50:10,345
there's rather more going on
than you might think.
780
00:50:15,225 --> 00:50:17,744
Today, a new car
rolls off a production line
781
00:50:17,745 --> 00:50:20,825
somewhere in Britain
every 20 seconds.
782
00:50:22,705 --> 00:50:25,224
Honda has a factory in Swindon,
783
00:50:25,225 --> 00:50:27,864
where 2,700 people are employed
784
00:50:27,865 --> 00:50:30,145
to make the Civic,
the Jazz, and the CRV.
785
00:50:32,945 --> 00:50:35,304
Toyota makes cars in Derbyshire.
786
00:50:35,305 --> 00:50:39,464
Cars, which are
then exported to Japan.
787
00:50:39,465 --> 00:50:41,664
And then there's the Nissan plant
788
00:50:41,665 --> 00:50:42,984
in the Northeast.
789
00:50:42,985 --> 00:50:45,464
Last year,
this one factory made more cars
790
00:50:45,465 --> 00:50:49,145
than the whole of the Italian
motor industry put together.
791
00:50:54,265 --> 00:50:57,664
And it's not just
whole cars we make, either.
792
00:50:57,665 --> 00:51:00,704
Last year, one in three Fords
sold globally
793
00:51:00,705 --> 00:51:05,825
had an engine made either
in Wales or here in Essex.
794
00:51:10,705 --> 00:51:12,225
And there's more.
795
00:51:25,225 --> 00:51:29,304
And then, we arrive
at the Rolls-Royce plant in Sussex,
796
00:51:29,305 --> 00:51:35,144
where, yes, many of the components
are shipped over from Germany.
797
00:51:35,145 --> 00:51:39,185
But the job of putting them
all together is done here.
798
00:51:42,905 --> 00:51:46,104
Because Britain is the only country
that appreciates
799
00:51:46,105 --> 00:51:49,104
it's better to trim the seats
with hide from bulls,
800
00:51:49,105 --> 00:51:52,585
because cows get stretch marks
when they're pregnant.
801
00:51:54,865 --> 00:51:57,344
Then you have
the people doing the wood.
802
00:51:57,345 --> 00:52:00,024
Grandmasters, they're called.
803
00:52:00,025 --> 00:52:06,945
And the paint shop, where 45 kilos
of paint is applied to each car.
804
00:52:09,865 --> 00:52:11,944
And then, there's this chap.
805
00:52:11,945 --> 00:52:13,744
It's his job
to apply the coach lines
806
00:52:13,745 --> 00:52:17,384
and embellishments
to the finished product...
807
00:52:17,385 --> 00:52:19,225
by hand.
808
00:52:21,505 --> 00:52:25,864
You won't find his equivalent
in a Hyundai factory.
809
00:52:25,865 --> 00:52:30,584
He learned his trade
as a pub sign writer.
810
00:52:30,585 --> 00:52:34,585
It's said he has
the steadiest hand in the world.
811
00:52:39,425 --> 00:52:41,025
Then, there's motor racing.
812
00:52:42,385 --> 00:52:46,624
In the whole world,
there are 11 Formula 1 teams.
813
00:52:46,625 --> 00:52:48,104
Eight are based in Britain
814
00:52:48,105 --> 00:52:53,144
and seven can be seen from the top
of this one hill in Oxfordshire.
815
00:52:53,145 --> 00:52:56,384
Over there, you have Williams.
816
00:52:56,385 --> 00:52:59,584
Up there in the Cotswolds,
there's Lotus and Caterham.
817
00:52:59,585 --> 00:53:01,064
Then, moving further along,
818
00:53:01,065 --> 00:53:02,744
we have Force India, Marussia,
819
00:53:02,745 --> 00:53:04,025
Red Bull and Mercedes.
820
00:53:08,505 --> 00:53:12,585
Britain's contribution
to motorsport is extraordinary.
821
00:53:15,185 --> 00:53:17,504
All IndyCar races,
822
00:53:17,505 --> 00:53:20,544
every Dakar winner since 2009,
823
00:53:20,545 --> 00:53:24,784
35 of the 56 starters
at this year's Le Mans,
824
00:53:24,785 --> 00:53:27,224
including the car that won it.
825
00:53:27,225 --> 00:53:30,745
The Marussia Formula 1 car,
and the Pagani Huayra.
826
00:53:32,945 --> 00:53:36,344
All of them have gearboxes
made in that factory
827
00:53:36,345 --> 00:53:39,105
on this little industrial estate
in Berkshire.
828
00:53:41,585 --> 00:53:45,224
A whopping 75%
of all research and development
829
00:53:45,225 --> 00:53:47,385
done in global motorsport
is British.
830
00:53:52,785 --> 00:53:54,025
British clutch.
831
00:53:55,185 --> 00:53:58,304
British hybrid system.
832
00:53:58,305 --> 00:54:00,265
British ECUs.
833
00:54:04,585 --> 00:54:07,944
And it's not just us saying,
"Ooh, look! Aren't we clever?"
834
00:54:07,945 --> 00:54:11,064
The rest of the world likes
what we're doing these days.
835
00:54:11,065 --> 00:54:13,424
For five out of
the last seven years,
836
00:54:13,425 --> 00:54:16,665
Aston Martin has been voted
"coolest brand in the world".
837
00:54:17,665 --> 00:54:21,905
And then, there's the list of global
celebrities who drive a Range Rover.
838
00:54:30,905 --> 00:54:34,945
Time now to move away from the cars
and into the heavy engineering.
839
00:54:37,025 --> 00:54:40,744
On this map of the world,
all the countries shaded in red
840
00:54:40,745 --> 00:54:44,224
use military vehicles
made in Britain.
841
00:54:44,225 --> 00:54:47,024
All the countries shaded green
842
00:54:47,025 --> 00:54:50,264
use British-made lorries
to move stuff around.
843
00:54:50,265 --> 00:54:52,904
In all the countries shaded yellow,
844
00:54:52,905 --> 00:54:56,185
there's at least one JCB
helping to build something.
845
00:54:58,185 --> 00:55:00,984
And while it's not exactly
heavy engineering,
846
00:55:00,985 --> 00:55:05,865
all the countries shaded brown
watch British-made motoring shows.
847
00:55:09,105 --> 00:55:12,384
Having established we do make
quite a lot of stuff in Britain,
848
00:55:12,385 --> 00:55:15,984
we decided to find out
just how much.
849
00:55:15,985 --> 00:55:18,744
So we hatched an ambitious plan.
850
00:55:18,745 --> 00:55:21,424
We called all the companies
that make motorised vehicles
851
00:55:21,425 --> 00:55:24,904
and said to them, "Could you bring
whatever it is you make
852
00:55:24,905 --> 00:55:26,624
"to a gathering in London?"
853
00:55:26,625 --> 00:55:28,944
A little bit
of a problem with Morgan,
854
00:55:28,945 --> 00:55:31,184
who didn't know what London was,
855
00:55:31,185 --> 00:55:34,865
but eventually,
everybody responded magnificently.
856
00:56:06,425 --> 00:56:09,744
Jeremy, Richard, and I are taking
three different versions
857
00:56:09,745 --> 00:56:11,304
of the new F-Type to London.
858
00:56:11,305 --> 00:56:13,104
I, for example, have the V6...
859
00:56:13,105 --> 00:56:16,105
Whoa! That's the Triumph bikes.
860
00:56:17,945 --> 00:56:19,025
Tremendous!
861
00:56:34,145 --> 00:56:36,265
Meanwhile,
deep in the countryside...
862
00:56:40,665 --> 00:56:42,784
Oh, look at that!
863
00:56:42,785 --> 00:56:45,184
And now, look what's coming!
864
00:56:45,185 --> 00:56:47,665
It's the Morgans. Carry on, chaps!
865
00:57:02,465 --> 00:57:04,064
Much later than everyone else,
866
00:57:04,065 --> 00:57:07,025
the Formula 1 cars
began to leave for London.
867
00:57:14,385 --> 00:57:17,265
Which, in Milton Keynes,
was quite a sight.
868
00:57:20,865 --> 00:57:22,945
And quite a sound.
869
00:57:55,785 --> 00:57:59,344
Eventually, the fleet of vehicles
that had been made in Britain
870
00:57:59,345 --> 00:58:02,265
began to arrive
on the streets of the capital.
871
00:58:10,065 --> 00:58:12,305
And after
the slowest had turned up...
872
00:58:14,865 --> 00:58:16,384
we climbed into our Jags
873
00:58:16,385 --> 00:58:18,784
and headed for the meeting point
874
00:58:18,785 --> 00:58:21,785
to see how much stuff was there.
875
00:58:24,545 --> 00:58:27,025
This feels a bit special, this does.
876
00:58:30,105 --> 00:58:32,024
And it became even more special
877
00:58:32,025 --> 00:58:34,184
as we swung past Buckingham Palace
878
00:58:34,185 --> 00:58:35,905
and onto The Mall.
879
00:58:40,185 --> 00:58:42,305
There's more than I thought.
880
00:58:57,905 --> 00:59:02,584
The Mall has hosted many
uplifting scenes over the years.
881
00:59:02,585 --> 00:59:07,184
But it has never hosted
anything quite like this before.
882
00:59:07,185 --> 00:59:11,384
It wasn't just the sheer volume
that took our breath away.
883
00:59:11,385 --> 00:59:14,425
It was the diversity, the breadth.
884
00:59:16,785 --> 00:59:20,784
Cars, lorries, diggers, racers,
885
00:59:20,785 --> 00:59:23,344
ice cream vans, hearses.
886
00:59:23,345 --> 00:59:25,704
It was magnificent.
887
00:59:25,705 --> 00:59:27,585
It was huge.
888
00:59:33,625 --> 00:59:36,024
I didn't know we made those
massive tipper trucks.
889
00:59:36,025 --> 00:59:37,344
Look at that that thing!
890
00:59:37,345 --> 00:59:40,384
A tractor.
891
00:59:40,385 --> 00:59:41,585
I didn't think of that.
892
00:59:44,745 --> 00:59:47,025
Land speed record cars!
893
00:59:48,585 --> 00:59:51,865
There's my bus! All right, mate?
894
00:59:57,545 --> 00:59:58,585
Ooh, the Eagle!
895
01:00:15,705 --> 01:00:18,544
A lot of people say that, today,
896
01:00:18,545 --> 01:00:22,344
Britain is nothing more than a bank,
or a boutique, or a busted flush,
897
01:00:22,345 --> 01:00:26,905
but looking at that staggering
collection back there...
898
01:00:28,945 --> 01:00:30,825
I'm not sure they're right.
899
01:00:47,051 --> 01:01:17,995
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