I am a closet James May fan. Charismatic he is not, but knows his cars. And obviously gets off on engineering stuff. Pair him up with that bloke Guy Martin and you would probably have something worth watching.
I think his lack of PC extends to his boozing and smoking. He really doesn't give a toss what he looks like. Quite refreshing in a way. I thought he would last on Top Gear until he could no longer squeeze behind the steering wheel, a point which we seemed to be fast approaching when...
Get rid of Clarkson if necessary, but please can we have Top Gear back? I do not think the two things are inextricably bound up with one another. Change is good.