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Sync and corrections by APOLLO
www.addic7ed.com
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Thank you so much. Hello!
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Hello and welcome.
Thank you, everybody. Thank you.
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Now, even though this programme
has taken a terrible battering
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in the newspapers
in recent weeks,
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we have made every
effort we possibly can
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to make sure this
series is unaffected.
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Thank you. Thank you, really.
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Thanks very much.
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So, coming up now is a montage
of what you can expect
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over the next seven weeks.
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57 miles to the gallon!
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So, spacious... and economical.
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Going through the first corner...
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And THAT is how a camshaft works.
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Mate!
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No-o-o!
There's been a bit of a mistake.
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THAT is the tape we
sent to the newspapers
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in the hope they'd be
fooled into thinking
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that's what we'll be doing.
What we're actually doing is THIS!
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No! That's not what I wanted to see
in the mirror! Heading to the side...
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There he is! There he is!
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Turning left into Acacia Avenue.
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Over there. Over there.
Go over there!
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Buffeting! Buffeting!
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He's The Stig's Chinese cousin.
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Hold onto your spine.
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Johnson makes a good start.
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Come on, you little bugger!
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Man alive!
Are we getting some shots here?!
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Thank you. Just browsing.
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Stretch it, stretch it, stretch it!
Come on!
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How's that possible?
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That was beautiful.
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All of that is to come,
but we kick off tonight with this.
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Yes, because this is important.
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Let's say you want a mid-engine
supercar but, for some reason,
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you don't want a Ferrari 458.
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What is best for you?
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Now, naturally, of course, us three
could not agree on a solution on this,
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so the producer said
we had to settle our
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differences with a road
trip across Italy.
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'The meeting point was the beautiful
town of Lecce, in the heel of Italy,
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'and I was the first to arrive.'
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This is the McLaren MP4-12C.
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It's a car made with an almost
psychotic attention to detail.
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It's very technical. It's why, I think,
it probably suits me quite well.
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Then Jeremy arrived in
a car that suits HIM quite well.
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Morning, shrinking violet.
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This...
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is a Lamborghini Aventador.
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What I love most of all
about this is that
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Audi did all the boring
engine and wiring bits
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and then let Lamborghini
go mad with the styling.
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It looks better than yours and,
therefore, it IS better.
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I agree. As a poster, as Lamborghinis
always have been, it is superb.
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It looks great.
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But it's a bit of a dinosaur,
to be honest. It is. It is.
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It's too big, it's too wide.
I'm sorry?! This, you just know...
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All they ever talked about was G.
They were sitting going,
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"How can we make it go round
a corner a little bit faster?"
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It's a supercar. "So give it guns!
Let's give it guns! Space rockets!"
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This...
they will have had seven years of
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meetings to get to
that windscreen wiper.
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So it works properly.
What's wrong with that?
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Lamborghini would've said,
"Why don't we use a laser?
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"Why don't we have lasers shooting
heat onto the windscreen to...?"
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That's why I love Lambos.
They're mental.
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Have you had a lot of pop today?
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'At that moment, Hammond arrived,
in a Noble M600.' Yeah.
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So, Hammond... Morning.
Let's just get this straight.
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You think there are people
in the world who are going to say,
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"No, I don't want something Italian
and exotic. Don't want a Ferrari.
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"I want something built
on a light industrial
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unit in Leicestershire"?
No, because...
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No, wait a minute. Sorry.
You buy this, I think,
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because it's got the
engine from a Volvo XC90.
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No! Yes, the engine may be from
a Volvo, but it's made by Yamaha.
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It's twin-engine, it's
absolutely magnificent,
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and this car, above
everything else, is light.
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Comparing these...
it's like comparing me with you.
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The power-to-weight ratio is insane.
541 brake horsepower per tonne in there.
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That's Bugatti Veyron territory,
and you know it!
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This is going to crush you guys like
beetles under its feet.
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Soon, our cars started to draw
a bit of a crowd...
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so the producer said we
should leave the town
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and go for a little
drive in the country.
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Bloody hellfire!
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Quite good.
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You are probably sitting
there, thinking, "Hold on!
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Why would I spend £228,000
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"on a car with no airbags or
anti-lock brakes, made in Leicester?"
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But that's missing the point.
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If I were to ask those two what the
best supercar ever made is,
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I know what they'd answer.
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Ferrari F40.
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There's something
of the Ferrari F40 about this.
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Something to do with the way it rides
on the road, the way it feels.
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The simplicity of it.
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I buy the argument for
a flamboyant supercar. I get it.
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But maybe there is another
way of doing it.
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There's a sort of joy
in things that simply
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work really well,
like this gearbox.
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It's sort of like a two-stage
trigger on a sniping rifle...
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you can preload it with half
a ball... and then change.
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It's very satisfying.
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Maybe really anal attention to detail
will have a charm of its own. Let's see.
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James and Richard can
make as many arguments
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as they want, but
the fact is this.
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They're driving about
in Virgin Cola.
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It's not the real thing.
This is the real thing.
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Lamborghini invented
the supercar with the Miura,
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the world's first mid-engine
speed and dream machine.
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I mean, yes,
this is the most expensive car here.
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A quarter of a million pounds.
But who cares? It's a dream car.
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You don't dream about going
to Filey or Bridlington.
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You dream about going to Tahiti.
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Actually, Tahiti's terrible.
I went there once.
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It was full of Americans
looking at dolphins.
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'Half an hour later, we were told to
brim the tanks in our cars
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'and pay careful attention to the
challenge we were about to receive.'
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Hang on a minute.
"You will now see which of
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your cars can achieve
the highest speed."
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That'll be mine.
It's as simple as that.
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It's the fastest.
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"How fast your car can go is
not relevant." It sort of is.
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"It's how fast you dare drive it."
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'The location for this challenge was
the Nardo test track,
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'a banked 8-mile circle of tarmac so
vast it can be seen clearly from space.
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'No car can achieve its true top speed
here because it's one endless corner.
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'But it is one of only
two or three places
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in the world where
they can get close.
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'Lamborghini and McLaren had both sent
technicians to make sure their cars,
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'and especially the
tyres, could handle the
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vast heat of constant
high-speed cornering.
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'But as for Richard
and his car from Leicester... '
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Do Noble not have a workshop here?
Not a workshop, no.
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I suppose if we were doing this at
Mallory Park, they'd send Geoff over
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I've done it. It's all right.
All four tyres are the same makes.
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That there's air in 'em.
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'James and I were feeling fairly
confident...
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'until we started chatting to a man
called Max Venturi,
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'who is one of Lambo's
test drivers.'
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We do a lot of testing here but
we don't do too much the top speed,
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because it is very bumpy.
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You... you could jump from one lane
to the other lane,
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so is... That sounds bad.
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And also, today, it is windy,
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so you need to take care
about the wind, as well.
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What, do we need to tack
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'Because speedometers are never
absolutely accurate,
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'the producers fitted each
of our cars with hi-tech telemetry
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'so they could see how fast
we were really going.
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'And then we were sent on to
the track for a sighting lap.'
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I have the most to lose here.
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My car is the fastest...
top speed 225mph.
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Jeremy's Lambo... 217,
James's McLaren 205mph,
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or to put it another way,
a walking race.
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Now, I have 691 brake horsepower
at my disposal.
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That's almost 100 more
than James has.
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And it's proper horsepower.
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Blue-blooded, real horsepower.
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Thanks to emission regulations,
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this is probably the last V12 engine
that will ever be made.
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From now on, they'll have to be
smaller and turbo charged,
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like they are in the Noble
and the McLaren.
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Yes, my engine is the smallest.
It's a 3.8-litre V8,
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but it has the highest specific output,
that is, of all the engines here,
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it produces the most BHP per litre,
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because it's been intelligently
designed by engineers in Woking,
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not just put together
to impress yahoos.
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Those two keep banging on about, "This
has got the engine out of a Volvo XC90."
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Yes, well, OK,
but let's not forget, Yamaha make it,
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and they produce some pretty amazing
motorcycle engines,
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and Noble have then strapped two turbos
to it, so it makes 650 brake horsepower.
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I say that,
but I can change that.
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With this button down here, I can
have 450 for road, 550 for track,
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or 650 for race. I'm going to
have the full 650, I think, today.
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I do have quite a lot of respect for
the Midget doing this, because...
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Well, the last time he tried to go fast
on a test track, it didn't go well.
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With the sighting lap over,
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we were told to put some distance
between ourselves and go for it.
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I'm moving up into the outside lane.
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It's 250kph.
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Now we're in 6th speed...
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Moving up a little bit...
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It does feel a bit wobbly.
I don't like it.
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270...
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My God, this surface is shocking!
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There's the wind!
There's the wobble!
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There's the jump!
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God!
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See, that is 280, and it's
really starting to weave now. 290...
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'Max from Lamborghini had warned
all of us
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'that it would be too dangerous
to exceed 300km per hour.
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'And all of us chose to ignore him.'
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My foot is hard down now.
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300 and... Crikey! Moses.
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I'd a lift there. Bit of a panic.
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300km per hour indicated.
I can feel the car jumping.
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Buffeting! Buffeting!
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There's a scare?
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340... 360...
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And every fibre of by being
wants me to lift off!
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God Almighty!
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God knows what those
tyres are going through.
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God, it's hypnotic.
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Don't look at the line,
don't look at the line.
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Come on!
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Please, just another ten!
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326 indicated!
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327 indicated.
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329 indicated!
Come on... 330!
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331.
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Come on, give me
a bit more than 330!
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Just give me a bit more!
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A bit more!
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This is BLEEP quick!
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I'm backing out of this.
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That is...
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Pretty bloody alarming.
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'With the test over, it was now time
to find out which one of us
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'had the biggest testes.'
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The top speed of your car is 225mph.
Yes.
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You achieved 204.8.
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Who have you got?
I've got James's. James's? Yes.
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In the slowest car, in the slowest
car. 200...
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And 1.6.
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217mph IS the top speed
of the Lamborghini.
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You did it at
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204.3. God.
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No! Yes!
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No!
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Right, we will, of course be picking
that up again later on.
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Can I just say, half
a mile an hour?
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That's all there was in it
between you and me. Yeah.
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If I'd just kept my foot down...
Yeah. But you lost!
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Hold on a minute. Hold on.
I think you'll find
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you both lost.
How did you work that out?
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Because I got closest to
the theoretical top speed of my car,
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and therefore
I have the biggest testes. No!
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The challenge was to see who could
drive the fastest, and I did.
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Then we refilled the cars,
we brimmed them, to
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see which had used the
least fuel doing it,
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and guess what?!
Well, the Lambo did 7mpg,
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the McLaren did 8mpg
and the Noble did 9!
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So the Noble wins AGAIN! I know!
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Just stop it! Let's just...
No, no, no. OK.
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Let's just... just to work out where we
are, so that's two challenges so far,
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two wins for the Noble,
and for the Lambo...
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Now, let's see. Let's not see.
Let's do the news. All right.
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Actually, before that, those of you
who saw our Christmas special
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will remember we left our three cars
on plinths high in the Himalayas
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on a road between China and India,
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so that people passing between these
two great economic superpowers
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would forevermore be
reminded of Great Britain.
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Well, unfortunately,
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it turns out that the plinths
were built on
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an ancient burial ground
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with deep religious significance,
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so a man came and told us
to take them down immediately.
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Yeah. So we did.
Where are the cars now?
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They're not in the Himalayas.
But where are they?
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Hampshire. Really? Yes. That's where
it is. Anyway, the news.
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There was a man in the
papers this week who
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has failed his driving
theory test 92 times.
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92?! I don't want to be rude,
but he must be an idiot...
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I mean, 92...
Interestingly, you say that.
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Have you seen the theory test?
I didn't have to do one.
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Has anyone here seen the theory
test? Anybody? Yeah. You have?
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Because most people of our age
haven't,
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and none of the questions
have anything to do...
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as far as I can work out...
with driving.
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Can I give you some examples?
You can answer this.
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"An elderly person...
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"An elderly person's
ability could be
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affected because they
may be unable to...?"
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Eat toffees. No.
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Get an erection.
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Wear jeans!
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Funny "Where's the safest place
to park your vehicle at night?"
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In a police station.
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Right, we've got a picture here.
Bring up this picture. Right.
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This is a real question, OK?
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"You must not stop
on these road markings
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"because you may obstruct... what?"
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Landing aircraft I mean,
seriously, that is a question.
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He's managed to fail
92 times on that one.
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Those are not questions
to pass your driving...
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Do any of them say, for instance,
can you drive a car No, no.
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I'm in the book now.
This is what you buy your
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teenage child when they're
learning to drive.
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"At an incident,
a small child is not breathing.
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"To restore normal
breathing, you should
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breathe into their mouth,
A sharply, B gently,
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"C heavily, D tenderly?"
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It doesn't say "tenderly"!
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I made "tenderly" up.
Nothing to do with driving!
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That's enough driving
test rubbish.
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We'll have to move it on,
or we'll be here all day.
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Let's talk about cars again,
because the mighty Alfa Romeo,
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they are reduced now,
to a full range of cars,
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they make two. Two cars.
Really? What, the Mito and...
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The Giulietta and the Mito.
They don't make the 159 any more?
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No, two Alfa Romeos
on the market,
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but that's about to change as they
have just announced this, the 4C.
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I know. It's tiny, it's a small,
lightweight sports car.
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Very lightweight. Carbon fibre,
all sorts of clever technical stuff.
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Mid...engined... it's only a 1750CC
engine, but it's turbo charged,
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so it will be quick, because it's
so light. It looks fantastic!
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It's wrong, is what it is.
What Alfa Romeo should make
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is a small convertible two-seater,
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engine at the front,
rear-wheel drive.
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They could call it, I don't know, the...
Spider? Spider's a great name.
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And maybe they could get Dustin
Hoffman to appear in a film with it,
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to etch it into the
world's consciousness.
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They could, they could
live in the past.
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Or they could make something modern and
forward-looking, like that. No, rubbish!
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What if you two had
been at Alfa Romeo when
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they came up with the
original Spider?
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"That's no good!
Where's the horse in front of it?
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"It's not wood. That'll never work."
It's not modern. It won't work.
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Make it go away. I've got something
more important to talk about.
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- A new Maserati. Really OK.
- This is the new Maserati 4x4, OK?
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00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:06,039
I think it looks fantastic but there
are some odd things about it.
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Maserati say that, unlike any other
big 4x4, it has a luxury atmosphere.
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00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,319
Cos every time I get in a Range
Rover, I always think, "No!
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"I've accidentally
got into a cowshed."
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And then they say,
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"There are no off-roaders
that give a sporty feel."
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What about the Porsche Cayenne?
Or the Mercedes ML63? BMW X5?
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All of those?
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00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,360
I think Maserati...
they're the sort of company
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that go, "We've invented
a new type of watch.
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"What makes it really good is,
you can wear it on your wrist!"
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This is quite awkward,
because somebody'll have
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to tell them, "Hey,
Maserati, it's been done!"
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What I love about
this, though, is it's
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called the Kubang, which,
being a Maserati,
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is the noise it'll make
the day the warranty runs out!
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We received a press release
from someone who wanted to
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get their name on the
television, I've always said.
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Now, they say that the
standard of your driving
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gets worse if you're
suffering from a cold.
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The thing is, they go on to say that
it's no good taking a cold remedy,
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because the police say
that's the same as driving
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while under the influence of cocaine.
Is it?!
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00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,879
Sorry, I mean... It's cheaper,
though. It isn't, is it?
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00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:26,039
I mean, cocaine and Day Nurse
are different products entirely.
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They're in a different price bracket.
Entirely different.
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I bring all this up, OK,
because when did it
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happen that somebody
decided that driving
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was so unbelievably hard, you can't
do it while doing something else?
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Like listening to Ken Bruce's pop
master, or talking on the phone.
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00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:47,759
Honestly, I can't think of anything
that I couldn't do while driving...
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apart from reading
a broadsheet newspaper.
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00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,799
I wouldn't be able to do that.
Sawing a piece of wood.
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00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,439
I could do that. You'd... No, no,
you put it between your legs.
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00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,700
You can still operate the pedals.
You could saw.
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00:21:58,701 --> 00:22:01,959
It's like sewing on a button.
You need both hands...
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00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,959
I could do that.
You could not! I could!
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00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,919
You know you can't sew on a button
with a hammer? I know how to sew.
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00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,439
While we're on the subject, did you
see that case recently...
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a woman who was stopped
by the police after they
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caught her driving down
a motorway while...
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causing herself to have pleasure.
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00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,279
I bet you can't drive
in a sleeping bag.
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00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,599
Actually, I'm not sure.
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00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,920
I'm going to take that back. I think
you could drive in a sleeping bag.
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00:22:29,921 --> 00:22:33,759
You couldn't drive in a sleeping bag.
I bet I could. Can't!
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00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:37,479
I bet I could drive in a
sleeping bag. Right, you're on!
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Some time this week, before next week's
show, I'll take you on round the track.
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You drive in a proper cocoon
sleeping bag... Yeah...
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00:22:45,461 --> 00:22:49,159
and race me, and I'll sew
a button on my shirt.
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00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:53,039
Let me guess... I've got to drive
whilst performing an act on myself.
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00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:02,879
No. It'd be a short race!
We'll leave you out of it.
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00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,519
Can we make it a 50-yard sprint?!
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00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:10,039
Right, that is the end of the news,
so let's get back to the action.
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00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:13,159
Tonight, for those of you with
very short memories,
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we are trying to answer
an important question...
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which is the best mid-engined supercar
if you don't want a Ferrari 458?
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00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,559
James says it's the McLaren MP4...12C.
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00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,599
I say it's
the Lamborghini Aventador,
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00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,719
and Richard says
it's the Noble M600.
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00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,399
Yes, and so far,
I'm being proved right.
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It achieved the highest top speed
and is the most economical.
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But having tested those
sort of things,
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we were then told to leave the test
track and drive north to Rome.
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So, three supercars,
lovely weather, drive across Italy,
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00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:48,440
what could possibly go wrong
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00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:55,999
'Certainly, as the day began, the
rather smug Hammond was very happy,
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'making up his own little games.'
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00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:01,719
I'm going to make some more
turbo noise. It is addictive.
394
00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:05,880
Put the foot down
and then lift off.
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00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,559
Turbo noises are sort of
for children. You do know that?
396
00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,180
Right, I'm going to
come alongside and give
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00:24:13,181 --> 00:24:15,799
you a turbo noise.
Drop your window. God...
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00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:19,280
Three, two, one.
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00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:27,560
This is like indulging a six-year-old
child who's learned a simple card trick.
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00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:32,400
BLEEP!
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00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:42,159
I hate to say this, but I believe
I have clutch or gearbox issues.
402
00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,000
Dear.
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00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,100
I can't understand it
myself, cos you know
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00:24:48,101 --> 00:24:50,359
when you see the legend
"made in Leicester"...
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00:24:50,360 --> 00:24:53,919
It's a byword for reliability
and quality. Absolutely.
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00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,839
So what are the other things that
are made in Leicester?
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00:24:56,840 --> 00:25:00,200
Leicestershire cheese?
They make pork pies nearby, don't they?
408
00:25:00,201 --> 00:25:03,559
Yeah. Pork pies are
always reliable
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00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,000
Have you tried pumping the
clutch, to see if...?
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00:25:06,001 --> 00:25:08,439
Well, no, because the
linkage is to cock as well.
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00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:11,759
'Clearly,
the Noble wasn't going anywhere.'
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00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:14,119
Let me just think a minute. Sorry.
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00:25:14,120 --> 00:25:16,839
When something goes wrong
with my car,
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00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,359
Richard Hammond always... helps you.
415
00:25:19,360 --> 00:25:22,919
No, the opposite of that. No, he
just gets in his car and drives off.
416
00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,280
You're right. Yes. Let's do that.
Goodbye. Goodbye.
417
00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,839
'We were leaving Hammond
200 miles away from Rome,
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00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:35,159
'and that made us
feel quite sorry for him.'
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00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:40,519
For two months, he's been looking
forward to driving his Noble
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right across Italy,
and he's only gone 30 miles!
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00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:52,320
'As our cars ate up the miles,
we got to know them better.'
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00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,079
Bloody hell, it's good, this.
It really is good.
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00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,279
It's very clever.
It's active, this car.
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00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:03,519
It doesn't have big metal anti-roll
bars, or anything like that.
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00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:07,759
Everything is controlled by its brain.
It works out what each wheel is doing.
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00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:10,639
It can even brake an individual
wheel as you corner.
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00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:15,399
In the olden days, supercars were
very, very hard to drive,
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00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:18,679
and the hardest of them all
were the big Lambos.
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00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:23,559
Changing gear in a Countach
or a Diablo, you needed two hands.
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00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:27,399
This, though, it feels like a Golf.
I mean, I'm doing, what,
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00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:31,999
80mph now,
and it's almost completely silent.
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00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,959
I can see where I'm going.
I can see roughly where I've been.
433
00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:38,319
I think it's important to
stress at this point,
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00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:41,119
every single thing about this car
is new.
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00:26:41,120 --> 00:26:45,000
Body, interior, engine, suspension.
Everything.
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00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:48,680
It's brand new, and it feels it.
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00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,999
'Meanwhile,
after a two-and-a-half-hour wait,
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00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,440
'my knight in shining armour
finally arrived.'
439
00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,479
Hi!
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00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:14,759
Hi...
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00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:16,839
This is the car.
442
00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:18,679
Yeah!
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00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,200
Please talk to me.
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00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:25,960
Please just say hello,
or just... Or see me, even.
445
00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,559
Now,
there's a big tunnel coming up here.
446
00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:33,680
The irresponsible thing
to do would be to
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00:27:33,681 --> 00:27:35,799
turn the power train
into the track mode
448
00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:41,319
and change down unnecessarily.
Three, two, one, go!
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00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,080
What a sound!
450
00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:59,720
'James's car made a great
noise, but mine was making fire!'
451
00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:07,680
Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
452
00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,040
It's a shame Hammond isn't here
to enjoy the moment.
453
00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:20,920
Right...
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00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,280
Does he need that many words?
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00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:29,280
God.
456
00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,279
The thing coming off the bottom
of his phone is actually a wire...
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00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:40,040
into his jacket,
and then that's ALL batteries.
458
00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,119
Yeah!
459
00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:56,840
Right...
460
00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:09,159
Back to six!
461
00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:13,559
'Our day, meanwhile,
was just getting better and better.'
462
00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,880
That's not a bad view, is it?
Marvellous.
463
00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:27,119
It's just suddenly hit me, that I'm
driving across Italy in a supercar,
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00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:30,120
and I've got another one to look at!
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00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:40,920
Buonasera! Buonasera!
466
00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:46,279
Yeah... No idea.
467
00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:48,919
Parlate Italiano? No.
468
00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,999
Inglese? No! French? No.
469
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:56,879
No, he's going on the phone.
No. No...
470
00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:00,239
Well, that's that, then.
471
00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:02,479
'Still, could be worse... '
472
00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:08,280
Dear.
473
00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:12,639
Prepare to look at shoes.
474
00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:17,040
This is my special face,
reserved for continental policemen.
475
00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:30,600
OK? OK! Yeah.
476
00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:38,599
Still, it is under four hours
to Rome. Just.
477
00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:48,719
The only problem for them is
because today is holiday in Italy.
478
00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,180
Interestingly, their
only real concern is
479
00:30:51,181 --> 00:30:53,639
that we appear to be
working on a Sunday.
480
00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:55,719
We need a permit for that.
481
00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:58,240
That's why Italy's nearly bankrupt.
482
00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,599
'Eventually, they told us
we had to stop working,
483
00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:05,840
'so we went into Rome
for a lovely dinner.'
484
00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,840
Somebody's farted.
485
00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:21,919
'The next day, in a workshop
in the outskirts of Rome,
486
00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:25,399
'I found out just what had gone wrong
with my Noble.'
487
00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:32,479
This is the clutch assembly... and
this is the plate and, yeah,
488
00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,359
that's pretty clearly
the component that failed.
489
00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:38,559
Once that broke, that came away,
which is not supposed to happen.
490
00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:42,359
The thing is, this is easily
replaceable. Noble don't make these.
491
00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:45,279
They're bought in... it's a clutch...
but the problem now is,
492
00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:48,399
because that was
whizzing around inside here,
493
00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,820
that's damaged bearings and
shafts and all sorts of things.
494
00:31:50,821 --> 00:31:53,240
What's it done to the gearbox?
495
00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:59,239
'James and I decided the best way we
could help Hammond was to go for lunch,
496
00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:03,359
'and since it was a Monday and we
were allowed to do a bit of work,
497
00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:05,780
'we thought we'd find out
which of our cars was
498
00:32:05,781 --> 00:32:08,199
best in traffic by racing
to the restaurant.
499
00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:11,399
'Last one there would pay the bill!'
500
00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:14,080
Right, let the race begin.
501
00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:21,239
'Immediately, it was advantage Lambo,
because the Aventador has satnav... '
502
00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,479
'Your route is being calculated.'
Thank you.
503
00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:28,280
'..Whereas, on the McLaren, it's an
option... that hadn't been fitted.'
504
00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:34,759
Bollocks!
505
00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,199
I'll come back to that.
506
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,359
'However, I did have some issues.'
507
00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:42,279
The first problem is width.
508
00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:45,679
It's five centimetres wider
than a Range Rover.
509
00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:50,279
It's very nearly as wide,
in fact, as a London bus,
510
00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:54,999
but the biggest problem of them all
is the gearbox.
511
00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,559
Flappy paddle boxes were OK
on a track,
512
00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:00,439
they work OK on the open road,
but in town,
513
00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:03,159
all of them are useless.
514
00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:05,959
It's uh-uh-uh-uh-uh,
jerking along, and then,
515
00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,599
when you want to exploit a gap,
it's dim-witted and slow.
516
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:15,639
'This was especially bad in a city where
there are 117 road accidents every DAY.'
517
00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:19,919
Haven't actually seen one car yet
that isn't dented.
518
00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:21,759
Look at that one there.
519
00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:26,439
A red light, but that actually
doesn't mean stop. Not in Italy.
520
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:30,119
It means, "We're trying a red light.
In a minute, we'll try a green one."
521
00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:33,120
It's not relevant to
the actual traffic flow.
522
00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:40,519
What happened to that?! Dear.
523
00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:44,639
What we're now going to do,
and this is quite cool, really,
524
00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:48,959
is turn onto the Via Appia,
the ancient Roman road,
525
00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:51,980
and the suspension, with
its no anti-roll bars and
526
00:33:51,981 --> 00:33:54,999
its intelligent computer,
is doing quite well.
527
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:56,919
Excellently, in fact.
528
00:33:56,920 --> 00:34:01,920
Why is nobody using that middle bit?
Yes! That's the ticket!
529
00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:08,800
Now, you see, I didn't actually
think it would get quite THAT Roman.
530
00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:18,240
I'm going to by
overtaken by a Smart car!
531
00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:23,759
'By this stage, I'd worked out why
no-one was using the middle bit. '
532
00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:28,440
I've got myself on a railway line.
533
00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:32,079
Now what am I going to do?
534
00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:37,119
Sorry. Yeah, now I'm basically
going down a... Yes.
535
00:34:37,120 --> 00:34:39,999
I'm now driving down
a railway embankment...
536
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:45,600
Ristorante Nino, Via Appia...
537
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:53,400
Yeah, the ground clearance
is very poor. OK.
538
00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:59,679
'Soon, though, after a short drive
through a bit of history... '
539
00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:02,119
No! God Al-bloody-mighty!
540
00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:05,399
'..We were both near
our destination.'
541
00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:07,799
I'm so close.
542
00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:09,360
BLEEP!
543
00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:17,559
Now, the restaurant is coming up
in 30 metres. There it is.
544
00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:20,599
'All I had to do now was park.'
545
00:35:20,600 --> 00:35:23,020
That's Veneto. It's too wide.
You see, if I
546
00:35:23,021 --> 00:35:25,439
park there, I just block
the whole street.
547
00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:28,840
God. No, you're joking.
548
00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:31,199
No-o-o!
549
00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,359
How do you park a Lamborghini here?
550
00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:40,759
Is that the piazza? I think it is.
I'm right on top of it.
551
00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:43,719
Via Vittorio. It's correct!
552
00:35:43,720 --> 00:35:45,840
Right, parking space.
553
00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:50,519
Hell's... BLEEP ..
bum... BLEEP ..arseholes.
554
00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:52,679
Parking, parking, parking, parking.
555
00:35:52,680 --> 00:35:55,719
It's the easiest thing in the world,
reversing a Lambo.
556
00:35:55,720 --> 00:35:58,760
You just get out of the car
to do it.
557
00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:03,399
Can I go there? Why can't
I go there? There's no lines.
558
00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:06,400
James May, get ready to lose.
559
00:36:10,720 --> 00:36:16,040
Prego? Prego. Have you seen a very
long-haired man? An idiot? Here.
560
00:36:22,315 --> 00:36:26,194
'After lunch, which I didn't bother
with, because I was paying,
561
00:36:26,323 --> 00:36:29,999
'we decided to help Richard
some more by going shopping.
562
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:33,799
'And then, we got a bit
of a surprise.' That's Hammond.
563
00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:35,119
No, but it's not...
564
00:36:40,958 --> 00:36:44,511
That's a different car.
No, no. This is still wet.
565
00:36:44,558 --> 00:36:46,495
Don't lean on it. I painted it.
566
00:36:46,531 --> 00:36:48,870
Maybe you thought, "I'll put
the steering wheel on this side"
567
00:36:49,644 --> 00:36:52,404
It's always been on that side.
You were looking at
568
00:36:52,561 --> 00:36:55,319
me in your rear-view mirror.
You have changed cars.
569
00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:56,880
Hammond? What?
570
00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:01,519
You're joking! Come on!
571
00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:03,519
This isn't my car. Mine's red.
572
00:37:03,957 --> 00:37:06,651
You haven't caused a stir.
Buongiorno.
573
00:37:06,815 --> 00:37:08,735
I think people have come to see...
574
00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:13,639
Did that first delivery driver...
575
00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:16,039
Did that first repair man
not say anything? No.
576
00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:19,839
I don't think he could see me.
"Hello! I'm here." No, nothing.
577
00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:24,439
Anyway, can we just ask... how did
a tiny little company like Noble
578
00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:27,500
get another car out there so quickly?
I'm being serious.
579
00:37:27,501 --> 00:37:31,175
Be serious.
Seriously, they drove it.
580
00:37:31,510 --> 00:37:33,753
A bloke drove it from the factory,
overnight,
581
00:37:33,816 --> 00:37:36,575
all the way from Leicester
to Rome in one hit.
582
00:37:36,667 --> 00:37:38,320
That's what I call service.
"Certainly, sir.
583
00:37:38,321 --> 00:37:40,359
We'll send you another car."
584
00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:44,378
But it is Noble... you mean, "We'll
send you THE other car"? Yeah.
585
00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:46,987
Anyway, we'll pick that up later on.
Now, though, it
586
00:37:47,010 --> 00:37:50,503
is time to put a star in
our reasonably priced car.
587
00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:56,347
Let me list some songs. I'm Not In
Love, Wichita Lineman, Lady In Red.
588
00:37:56,495 --> 00:37:59,815
My guest tonight hasn't
recorded any of those.
589
00:37:59,895 --> 00:38:04,814
That's because he's from an organisation
called the Black Eyed Peas.
590
00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:09,831
Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome will.i.am.
591
00:38:14,675 --> 00:38:18,635
How are you? Good to see you.
Good to see you.
592
00:38:27,089 --> 00:38:29,758
Your e-mail address must be
a nightmare!
593
00:38:29,759 --> 00:38:38,112
will.i.am.@.a.o.l.
594
00:38:38,124 --> 00:38:39,429
.uk.
595
00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:44,315
I have never met anybody
in my entire life
596
00:38:44,370 --> 00:38:46,534
who is apparently
as busy as you are,
597
00:38:46,589 --> 00:38:48,839
because you're a fashion designer,
598
00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:54,039
you've worked for Obama, starred
in X-Men Origins and Madagascar,
599
00:38:54,040 --> 00:38:57,359
you run a scholarship fund for
disadvantaged youngsters,
600
00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:01,759
you're a creative director at Intel,
you developed smartphones,
601
00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:05,253
produce everyone in the
world, make your own music,
602
00:39:05,319 --> 00:39:10,014
*
603
00:39:10,065 --> 00:39:13,736
and you've started a car company.
Yeah. What is it?
604
00:39:13,790 --> 00:39:15,001
Tell us about it.
605
00:39:15,037 --> 00:39:19,728
So, when I was working at Intel,
I found out that a lot of the phones
606
00:39:19,775 --> 00:39:21,189
and the things that you have
607
00:39:21,190 --> 00:39:24,709
aren't really made by the name
that's on the phone,
608
00:39:24,710 --> 00:39:28,290
so there's all these companies
in Southeast Asia that
609
00:39:28,291 --> 00:39:31,345
make all the equipment.
You mean the components?
610
00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:36,056
Yeah. Then you put them together, like a
sandwich, and then you got your product.
611
00:39:36,118 --> 00:39:37,720
Then I got into my car...
612
00:39:37,830 --> 00:39:41,814
I want to know how much it cost to
make this Bentley that I'm driving.
613
00:39:41,884 --> 00:39:44,949
A Bentley? Yeah. About 38 pence!
614
00:39:44,950 --> 00:39:50,269
Right. Cos it's just a Volkswagen
with some wood on the dashboard.
615
00:39:50,270 --> 00:39:52,210
So, for the past two years,
we've been tooling...
616
00:39:52,211 --> 00:39:54,149
I design things on my computer.
617
00:39:54,150 --> 00:39:56,589
The first thing
I did was a Thundervet,
618
00:39:56,590 --> 00:39:58,830
where you take a
Thunderbird and a vet...
619
00:39:58,831 --> 00:40:01,069
We've got a photograph of it.
620
00:40:01,070 --> 00:40:04,949
Yeah, that's a Thundervet.
Cos that looks like a '50s vet.
621
00:40:04,950 --> 00:40:07,090
The white slash is
'50s vet, but there's
622
00:40:07,091 --> 00:40:09,229
some Thunderbird in there, as well?
Yeah.
623
00:40:09,230 --> 00:40:13,876
So, the groove and stuff. And those
wheels aren't white-wall tyres.
624
00:40:14,063 --> 00:40:17,790
That's a white-wall rim,
with the five-spoke inside of it.
625
00:40:17,910 --> 00:40:19,709
That's the actual rim?
626
00:40:19,710 --> 00:40:23,389
Yeah. That's fantastic.
So, what engine has it got?
627
00:40:23,390 --> 00:40:26,269
That has a super-sized
Corvette engine in it.
628
00:40:26,270 --> 00:40:29,103
And have you designed your own
car now, with its own body?
629
00:40:29,165 --> 00:40:31,337
Yes.
So, that was just, you know,
630
00:40:31,392 --> 00:40:33,469
let's test what we can do with this.
631
00:40:33,470 --> 00:40:36,789
From there, we go on to something
that we built from scratch.
632
00:40:36,790 --> 00:40:41,309
I think we've got a picture of it,
as well. IAMAUTO 88. That is...
633
00:40:41,310 --> 00:40:44,909
It's a bit like an old Maserati
Quattroporte, except it's two-door.
634
00:40:44,910 --> 00:40:48,690
And that's made in California?
That's made down
635
00:40:48,691 --> 00:40:51,665
in the ghetto that I'm from.
Why...? Really?
636
00:40:51,767 --> 00:40:55,486
Yeah. My whole thing was, "I'm going to
make music so I can take care of my mom,
637
00:40:55,658 --> 00:40:58,030
"and move my family out the ghetto."
638
00:40:58,031 --> 00:41:01,572
So, if that's what I want to do,
then it's going to keep me going,
639
00:41:01,634 --> 00:41:03,556
so there's no "no" for an answer.
640
00:41:03,599 --> 00:41:07,212
So, now that I've done that, and
every single person in my family...
641
00:41:07,321 --> 00:41:10,440
cousins, uncles, nieces
and nephews... are out the ghetto,
642
00:41:11,814 --> 00:41:15,589
I want to go back to my ghetto
and build a car company.
643
00:41:15,590 --> 00:41:19,029
We all complain about underdeveloped
communities,
644
00:41:19,030 --> 00:41:22,149
but who are the developers
in the first place?
645
00:41:22,150 --> 00:41:25,220
So, I was like, "I'm tired of
complaining and pointing fingers.
646
00:41:25,271 --> 00:41:29,439
"Why don't I aim that finger
to me and say,
647
00:41:29,447 --> 00:41:32,509
" 'Hey, what are you doing to change
the ghetto you're from?'"
648
00:41:33,096 --> 00:41:35,476
Do you know, you're one
of the most inspiring
649
00:41:35,509 --> 00:41:37,618
people we've ever had
sitting in that sofa.
650
00:41:37,743 --> 00:41:39,429
He is, though, isn't he?
651
00:41:41,910 --> 00:41:46,269
If everybody thought like that,
we'd have 1.65% growth as well!
652
00:41:46,270 --> 00:41:48,670
Can we just go
into your car history?
653
00:41:48,671 --> 00:41:51,069
Where did it begin?
What was your first car?
654
00:41:51,070 --> 00:41:55,978
So, I got a record deal when I was
17 and I bought myself...
655
00:41:56,095 --> 00:42:01,220
cos I always wanted a Ferrari
or a DeLorean.
656
00:42:01,298 --> 00:42:04,939
Those were my favourite cars.
I couldn't afford those,
657
00:42:04,970 --> 00:42:07,993
so I got the poor man's Ferrari,
which is a Fiero.
658
00:42:08,317 --> 00:42:13,462
Yeah, that's really poor.
That's even the poor man's MR2.
659
00:42:13,603 --> 00:42:14,927
I had a yellow one.
660
00:42:15,030 --> 00:42:18,353
Mid-engine,
so it was kind of like a Ferrari
661
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:22,029
if you were standing five miles away
and squinting!
662
00:42:22,947 --> 00:42:26,909
And then my next-door neighbour
Pearleen snitched.
663
00:42:26,910 --> 00:42:31,389
She told my mom, "Debra, Willy
got himself a new car."
664
00:42:32,678 --> 00:42:35,650
And then my mom calls me
in the house.
665
00:42:35,706 --> 00:42:37,533
"Boy, sit your butt down
on this couch."
666
00:42:37,658 --> 00:42:40,947
"What, Momma?
" "You got no business buying
667
00:42:40,991 --> 00:42:43,829
yourself no G-damn car.
" "Yeah, but..."
668
00:42:43,830 --> 00:42:47,229
"No but nothing.
Gimme them damn keys."
669
00:42:47,230 --> 00:42:51,389
So she confiscated my car.
670
00:42:51,390 --> 00:42:54,989
So then I couldn't drive
until I was 20.
671
00:42:55,012 --> 00:42:59,548
So it just sat there?
A 2,000...Car. For three years?
672
00:42:59,605 --> 00:43:01,236
For three years it sat there.
673
00:43:01,285 --> 00:43:03,883
I couldn't wait till I was
20, then I could drive it.
674
00:43:03,907 --> 00:43:07,861
Black Eyed Peas... how many records
have you sold? Millions.
675
00:43:08,150 --> 00:43:11,728
To date, 40 something million
records. 40 million?
676
00:43:11,798 --> 00:43:14,109
It is massive. And you've got...
677
00:43:14,110 --> 00:43:17,150
Yeah! 40 million.
678
00:43:19,590 --> 00:43:22,095
And you've now got a solo album out.
679
00:43:22,197 --> 00:43:28,017
And it's called Squiggle Squiggle
#willpower.
680
00:43:28,329 --> 00:43:32,181
No, it's just #willpower.
#willpower.
681
00:43:32,264 --> 00:43:34,915
There are squiggles.
It's a hash!
682
00:43:35,150 --> 00:43:39,269
I just thought it
was like a misprint. No, no.
683
00:43:39,270 --> 00:43:45,470
Have you ever been interviewed by
somebody more old than me? No...
684
00:43:47,230 --> 00:43:50,069
Now, you came down here,
obviously... well,
685
00:43:50,070 --> 00:43:55,749
looking at your gloves, to play
golf, but, it isn't a Golf.
686
00:43:55,750 --> 00:43:59,229
No, no. The reason I have
fingerless gloves is
687
00:43:59,230 --> 00:44:02,389
because I got touchscreen technology
devices,
688
00:44:02,390 --> 00:44:06,309
so last thing you want is, in the cold,
I have to go, "My phone is ringing..."
689
00:44:06,310 --> 00:44:08,550
No, cos you can buy
gloves that have got
690
00:44:08,551 --> 00:44:10,789
fingerprint things, so wearing...
I've got a pair.
691
00:44:10,790 --> 00:44:12,749
They're not fashion.
692
00:44:12,750 --> 00:44:17,069
There you go! They're the ugliest
gloves in the world.
693
00:44:17,577 --> 00:44:20,096
They look pretty poor, I admit.
694
00:44:21,501 --> 00:44:23,932
You insisted, I believe,
in driving the
695
00:44:23,986 --> 00:44:26,439
automatic car, rather
than the stick-shift.
696
00:44:26,509 --> 00:44:29,149
Yeah. So, how did it go out there?
697
00:44:29,150 --> 00:44:33,189
I think I did pretty good,
if you judge me on spinning.
698
00:44:34,181 --> 00:44:38,389
Well, now, who would like to see
some of Will's spins?
699
00:44:38,390 --> 00:44:39,869
Yeah!
700
00:44:39,870 --> 00:44:42,149
We have a selection.
Let's have a look.
701
00:44:42,150 --> 00:44:45,079
Yes, there we go.
Second-to-last corner.
702
00:44:45,217 --> 00:44:49,096
Bold as brass. He's held it...
No, he hasn't!
703
00:44:49,175 --> 00:44:53,337
That's a tank-slapper, that one was.
Yeah. Here we go again.
704
00:44:55,110 --> 00:44:57,869
Now... Spinny!
705
00:45:00,390 --> 00:45:03,909
Why are we applauding?
Those were mistakes.
706
00:45:03,910 --> 00:45:08,789
You probably want to have
a different spin award... Yeah.
707
00:45:08,790 --> 00:45:11,189
Who would like to see
the finished lap?
708
00:45:11,190 --> 00:45:14,829
- Yeah!
- Let's play the tape. Here we go.
709
00:45:17,310 --> 00:45:20,949
Needs to spin with an automatic box.
Like to see it!
710
00:45:21,348 --> 00:45:23,268
Right, here we go.
711
00:45:24,521 --> 00:45:28,561
Here's the first corner.
Wide line, like a Formula 1 driver.
712
00:45:29,124 --> 00:45:31,132
Tyre squeal... even in the wet!
713
00:45:31,718 --> 00:45:34,229
That's nicely done.
That was nicely done.
714
00:45:34,230 --> 00:45:36,349
Brake...
715
00:45:36,350 --> 00:45:38,789
A man of few words.
716
00:45:39,547 --> 00:45:41,866
That's nice and smooth
through there.
717
00:45:41,890 --> 00:45:44,210
Good wide lines, so you
can get the power down.
718
00:45:44,322 --> 00:45:45,897
And up to the Hammerhead.
719
00:45:50,790 --> 00:45:54,749
Were you singing?
To keep myself focused and stuff.
720
00:45:54,750 --> 00:45:56,709
I was getting kinda nervous.
721
00:46:01,733 --> 00:46:04,589
C apostrophe D now.
Listen to that engine.
722
00:46:04,606 --> 00:46:07,741
That's a sporty noise.
723
00:46:07,828 --> 00:46:10,508
Go! Stupid car!
724
00:46:12,710 --> 00:46:14,909
Looking good through there...
725
00:46:14,910 --> 00:46:18,669
There's a bit of dirt
from an earlier spin coming out.
726
00:46:18,670 --> 00:46:20,749
Through the tyres.
727
00:46:20,750 --> 00:46:24,709
Are we going to get through the
second-to-last without a problem?
728
00:46:24,710 --> 00:46:28,269
That was cut perfectly.
And Gambon...
729
00:46:28,270 --> 00:46:30,469
Keep it in tight...
All right, don't.
730
00:46:30,470 --> 00:46:33,149
And there we are!
And across the line!
731
00:46:33,150 --> 00:46:36,270
Wey-hey-hey!
732
00:46:40,510 --> 00:46:46,772
So... Now, you're driving the automatic,
so that's slower, obviously,
733
00:46:46,828 --> 00:46:50,780
and it's raining, so we're not looking
for a particularly fast time.
734
00:46:51,004 --> 00:46:53,671
But...
I'm trying to think, actually.
735
00:46:53,710 --> 00:46:57,476
Automatic drivers... we've only had
two so far in this car.
736
00:46:57,661 --> 00:46:59,780
They are John Prescott.
737
00:47:00,046 --> 00:47:03,249
You don't know John Prescott?
738
00:47:03,350 --> 00:47:04,989
He's a fashion designer.
739
00:47:06,670 --> 00:47:09,069
And Alice Cooper. OK?
740
00:47:09,070 --> 00:47:12,989
Those are the only automatics, and
they're both 1.56. And they're wet.
741
00:47:12,990 --> 00:47:15,960
Yeah. Both had wet days,
both driving automatics.
742
00:47:15,991 --> 00:47:18,390
Both in the 1.56.3 region.
743
00:47:19,110 --> 00:47:24,510
will.i.am., you did it in 1...
744
00:47:26,632 --> 00:47:28,029
40...
745
00:47:28,030 --> 00:47:30,069
Whoo!
746
00:47:30,070 --> 00:47:32,349
9.4.
747
00:47:32,350 --> 00:47:34,829
So, you get wet and auto,
748
00:47:34,830 --> 00:47:39,389
and that's the fastest we've ever had
in that car in those conditions! Yay!
749
00:47:39,390 --> 00:47:41,870
You are... there.
750
00:47:46,142 --> 00:47:50,208
So, above Peta, 23, from Essex...
Below Jonathan Ross.
751
00:47:50,350 --> 00:47:52,549
Stig did a good thing, then.
Yeah.
752
00:47:52,550 --> 00:47:54,989
That was impressive,
and you were trying.
753
00:47:54,990 --> 00:47:58,109
It has been genuinely inspirational
having you here,
754
00:47:58,110 --> 00:47:59,771
and an enormous pleasure.
755
00:47:59,845 --> 00:48:02,244
Ladies and gentlemen, will.i.am!
Thank you!
756
00:48:04,990 --> 00:48:07,790
Thank you very, very much.
Was that OK?
757
00:48:16,371 --> 00:48:20,060
Right, now, we must get back
to our big supercar test.
758
00:48:20,150 --> 00:48:24,509
So far, we've established that my Noble
is the fastest and the most economical.
759
00:48:24,510 --> 00:48:27,590
The most unreliable.
Yes, funny. We've also
760
00:48:27,591 --> 00:48:30,669
established that the McLaren
is the best around town,
761
00:48:30,670 --> 00:48:33,570
and that Jeremy's big,
idiotic Lamborghini
762
00:48:33,571 --> 00:48:36,919
hasn't actually won anything.
Nothing! Zero.
763
00:48:37,110 --> 00:48:40,474
Nil. Zilch. Rien. Nowt.
764
00:48:40,550 --> 00:48:44,749
The square root of Jack.
Nothing... we've established that!
765
00:48:44,750 --> 00:48:48,109
Let's move on,
because it's time now for part three,
766
00:48:48,110 --> 00:48:52,510
in which we three must face the most
dangerous thing we've ever done.
767
00:48:56,350 --> 00:48:59,349
'As we headed north to our date with
destiny,
768
00:48:59,350 --> 00:49:04,029
'we started to think about how
our cars compare to the daddy.'
769
00:49:04,030 --> 00:49:06,349
Three days ago, if you'd said to me,
770
00:49:06,350 --> 00:49:10,349
"Which would you rather have,
an Aventador or Ferrari 458?"
771
00:49:10,350 --> 00:49:14,469
I would have said, "The Ferrari."
I mean, it's the obvious choice.
772
00:49:14,470 --> 00:49:18,829
But now... No, I'd have this.
773
00:49:18,830 --> 00:49:25,509
I know a Ferrari 458 is just a technical
masterpiece and it looks wonderful,
774
00:49:25,510 --> 00:49:28,530
but this has got something
the Ferrari doesn't have.
775
00:49:28,531 --> 00:49:31,550
It has... It has a character.
776
00:49:32,910 --> 00:49:35,509
It's like a big, daft orange dog!
777
00:49:35,510 --> 00:49:37,710
Everybody wants a big,
daft orange dog!
778
00:49:40,950 --> 00:49:45,309
It's won me over. Completely.
It's not just the best car here.
779
00:49:45,310 --> 00:49:47,589
It's better than the Ferrari 458.
780
00:49:47,590 --> 00:49:51,549
For me, it's one of the best cars in
the world now. I absolutely love it.
781
00:49:51,550 --> 00:49:57,309
It feels like a race car but without
the impracticality and discomfort.
782
00:49:57,310 --> 00:50:01,509
But, yes, they're a small make in the
UK that nobody has ever heard of.
783
00:50:01,510 --> 00:50:07,430
Well, at one time,
so was Mr Pagani, making his Zonda.
784
00:50:09,190 --> 00:50:13,029
So, that's two votes against the
Ferrari. But what about James?
785
00:50:13,030 --> 00:50:16,309
This is brilliant. I'm really,
really growing to like it,
786
00:50:16,310 --> 00:50:22,909
and let's not forget it's £35,000
or so cheaper than the Ferrari 458.
787
00:50:22,910 --> 00:50:26,109
And that is a huge amount of money.
788
00:50:26,110 --> 00:50:29,229
But there's still... I don't know.
789
00:50:29,230 --> 00:50:32,669
The Ferrari, I think the gear change
feels a bit crisper,
790
00:50:32,670 --> 00:50:35,829
and everything feels a little
better defined, somehow.
791
00:50:35,830 --> 00:50:39,069
It's the fizz, I'm afraid.
I can't explain it. I just...
792
00:50:39,070 --> 00:50:41,990
The Ferrari still gives me
more fizz.
793
00:50:44,190 --> 00:50:47,029
'You have reached your destination.'
794
00:50:47,030 --> 00:50:50,949
'The destination turned out to
be a racetrack...
795
00:50:50,950 --> 00:50:53,350
'called Imola...
796
00:50:55,350 --> 00:50:57,549
'..where, after a quick change,
797
00:50:57,550 --> 00:51:01,469
'we were told to report
to the pits for a challenge.'
798
00:51:01,470 --> 00:51:04,790
"You will now lap the
circuit, attempting
799
00:51:04,791 --> 00:51:08,109
to beat the time set
by a Ferrari 458."
800
00:51:08,110 --> 00:51:11,749
Who's driving a 458?
It says here he's not The Stig.
801
00:51:11,750 --> 00:51:14,990
But he is The Stig's Italian cousin!
802
00:51:22,630 --> 00:51:25,069
It's "Bunga-Bunga" Stig.
803
00:51:25,070 --> 00:51:27,509
What's he been doing?!
804
00:51:27,510 --> 00:51:29,830
Cards.
805
00:51:32,590 --> 00:51:35,949
'Whatever it was he'd been doing,
806
00:51:35,950 --> 00:51:41,069
'he plainly still had
plenty of energy left for driving.
807
00:51:41,070 --> 00:51:47,029
'And posted a daunting time
of 1.56.6.
808
00:51:47,030 --> 00:51:50,389
'Before trying to beat that,
we thought it best to spend
809
00:51:50,390 --> 00:51:55,670
'a little time learning how our cars
behaved on a proper racetrack.'
810
00:52:00,390 --> 00:52:05,550
That gear change in track mode
is absolutely savage.
811
00:52:07,230 --> 00:52:09,390
Ride that kerb!
812
00:52:10,990 --> 00:52:13,549
Four-wheel drive system is
breathtaking.
813
00:52:13,550 --> 00:52:17,469
The power is constantly
moving around... front, back,
814
00:52:17,470 --> 00:52:21,390
side to side... so you've always
got the grip you need.
815
00:52:23,550 --> 00:52:26,869
The good thing is, I have carbon
brakes which will not fade.
816
00:52:26,870 --> 00:52:30,390
Poor old Hammond has got
steel brakes, which will.
817
00:52:31,630 --> 00:52:34,029
Focus. Smoothness.
818
00:52:34,030 --> 00:52:36,690
A car like this, with no
driver aids, no computers
819
00:52:36,691 --> 00:52:39,349
messing about, it's
just you and the car.
820
00:52:39,350 --> 00:52:43,949
The only chance I stand here is to
get it out of the corners
821
00:52:43,950 --> 00:52:47,070
in such a shape
that I can use that power.
822
00:52:48,390 --> 00:52:52,829
Of course, the McLaren does have a
lot of driver aids,
823
00:52:52,830 --> 00:52:57,269
but Captain Sense Of Direction had
more important things on this mind.
824
00:52:57,270 --> 00:53:00,469
What's this one? I can't remember.
825
00:53:00,470 --> 00:53:04,109
This is the bit where
I don't have to brake...
826
00:53:04,110 --> 00:53:05,910
If I can remember this bit...
827
00:53:07,190 --> 00:53:11,949
At the end of the day, we knew
the circuit and we knew our cars.
828
00:53:11,950 --> 00:53:15,949
But still, we were not feeling even
remotely confident,
829
00:53:15,950 --> 00:53:17,950
because this is Imola...
830
00:53:18,990 --> 00:53:21,829
one of the most dangerous
tracks on Earth.
831
00:53:21,830 --> 00:53:27,670
It's narrow, fast and ringed with
unforgiving walls and trees.
832
00:53:29,630 --> 00:53:31,669
Gilles Villeneuve,
833
00:53:31,670 --> 00:53:33,589
Gerhard Berger,
834
00:53:33,590 --> 00:53:39,229
Nelson Piquet, Riccardo Patrese,
Rubens Barrichello...
835
00:53:39,230 --> 00:53:46,109
at some point in history, every corner
here has claimed the ego of a big name.
836
00:53:46,110 --> 00:53:49,350
And some corners have claimed
even more than that.
837
00:53:52,910 --> 00:53:56,229
After Senna's death in 1994,
838
00:53:56,230 --> 00:54:00,589
changes were made to the track
to slow the cars down,
839
00:54:00,590 --> 00:54:03,869
but even so, if we were going
to beat that Ferrari,
840
00:54:03,870 --> 00:54:09,190
we would still be going through the
first bend at nearly 200mph.
841
00:54:12,030 --> 00:54:15,330
So, that night, each
of us spent a little
842
00:54:15,331 --> 00:54:18,630
time alone with the
cars we'd be using.
843
00:54:19,670 --> 00:54:23,549
YOU are Juventus.
844
00:54:23,550 --> 00:54:29,709
And tomorrow, you're taking on
Woking Town and Leicester City.
845
00:54:29,710 --> 00:54:32,029
And everybody in England
846
00:54:32,030 --> 00:54:36,669
is going to want them to win,
because they're the underdogs.
847
00:54:36,670 --> 00:54:38,549
But don't you worry.
848
00:54:38,550 --> 00:54:43,869
We haven't won a single
challenge yet,
849
00:54:43,870 --> 00:54:47,990
but tomorrow... that will change.
850
00:54:49,070 --> 00:54:54,109
You're not going into battle armed with
a sophisticated computer and wizardry,
851
00:54:54,110 --> 00:54:58,509
clever suspension, four-wheel drive.
You're just going in with an engine.
852
00:54:58,510 --> 00:55:01,869
Doing it the old-fashioned way.
853
00:55:01,870 --> 00:55:06,430
Underdog or not,
I know you've got it in you now.
854
00:55:09,040 --> 00:55:10,839
I'd love us to win.
855
00:55:10,895 --> 00:55:13,775
Just remember, as
we're going round and
856
00:55:14,142 --> 00:55:16,741
you're despairing of my
terrible gear changes
857
00:55:16,795 --> 00:55:18,726
and my bad apexes, and things,
858
00:55:18,796 --> 00:55:22,374
you're made by McLaren.
You've got the best race pedigree.
859
00:55:22,429 --> 00:55:24,296
You've got clever suspension,
860
00:55:24,351 --> 00:55:26,789
you've got no roll bars,
you've got a computer,
861
00:55:26,790 --> 00:55:30,309
you can brake the wheel for me,
you can virtually do it by yourself.
862
00:55:30,310 --> 00:55:36,429
All you have to do is humour me a bit,
and remember that I'm Captain Slow.
863
00:55:36,430 --> 00:55:39,830
Or Mr Slowly,
as the Italians call me.
864
00:55:42,225 --> 00:55:43,744
'The next morning,
865
00:55:43,811 --> 00:55:50,590
'we ventured onto this terrifying track
to try and beat The Stig's 1.56.6.'
866
00:55:55,150 --> 00:55:57,550
God, this is quick!
867
00:55:59,550 --> 00:56:01,309
My giddy aunt!
868
00:56:01,310 --> 00:56:04,349
I'm off the road!
869
00:56:04,350 --> 00:56:06,390
I'm on it again!
870
00:56:07,350 --> 00:56:09,910
My God, I'm faster here.
871
00:56:12,239 --> 00:56:15,039
This is outrageous. BLEEP.
872
00:56:18,790 --> 00:56:22,230
Now, faster than you think.
Don't be a wimp.
873
00:56:23,580 --> 00:56:26,380
A bit of wee may be coming out!
874
00:56:29,070 --> 00:56:32,470
Don't brake too early.
Don't brake too early. Now!
875
00:56:34,510 --> 00:56:36,549
Better.
876
00:56:36,550 --> 00:56:41,830
'Unusually, we were all taking this
challenge very seriously... '
877
00:56:43,070 --> 00:56:48,080
A 5.4 to a 4.9. No.
I'm still on 2.07.
878
00:56:49,647 --> 00:56:52,473
'..But we knew we'd
have to try even harder
879
00:56:52,567 --> 00:56:54,569
if we were going to
beat that Ferrari.'
880
00:56:54,626 --> 00:56:59,266
Right, come on, May,
you blithering idiot. Avanti.
881
00:57:02,390 --> 00:57:04,149
Good!
882
00:57:04,150 --> 00:57:06,429
In... Braking down.
883
00:57:07,461 --> 00:57:09,069
BLEEP!
884
00:57:09,070 --> 00:57:10,270
Get cocky!
885
00:57:13,070 --> 00:57:16,230
The track WILL be there. Keep it in!
886
00:57:20,030 --> 00:57:22,349
Yes!
887
00:57:22,350 --> 00:57:24,310
I'm going a bit mental here, now.
888
00:57:26,990 --> 00:57:29,950
Brake... That's messy.
889
00:57:33,110 --> 00:57:35,910
I'm going to go for 5th.
I'm going to take
890
00:57:35,911 --> 00:57:38,709
as much through here
as I bloody dare.
891
00:57:38,710 --> 00:57:40,629
BLEEP! BLEEP!
892
00:57:43,070 --> 00:57:44,389
BLEEP!
893
00:57:48,150 --> 00:57:50,109
Come on!
894
00:57:50,110 --> 00:57:52,670
290...
895
00:57:54,110 --> 00:57:57,910
OK, brakes have gone.
Failure from the brakes.
896
00:57:59,830 --> 00:58:04,509
After my brakes had cooled, and Hammond
had emptied his car of gravel,
897
00:58:04,510 --> 00:58:10,709
we went back out for
one final attempt to beat the 458.
898
00:58:10,710 --> 00:58:15,150
And the Lambo is only...
Here we go! Come on!
899
00:58:17,350 --> 00:58:20,749
OK, this is it.
I'm doing this one for Leicester!
900
00:58:20,750 --> 00:58:23,790
Right, beans!
901
00:58:27,110 --> 00:58:30,070
That's it!
902
00:58:35,550 --> 00:58:37,190
And now brake!
903
00:58:38,590 --> 00:58:41,069
I've done the difficult bit!
904
00:58:41,070 --> 00:58:43,789
It will go round, it WILL.
905
00:58:43,790 --> 00:58:45,190
Come on!
906
00:58:47,630 --> 00:58:49,949
And brake...
907
00:58:49,950 --> 00:58:54,750
And back on the power as soon
as you can. Now. NOW! NOW! Power!
908
00:59:07,230 --> 00:59:10,230
Stay right, stay right, stay right!
Stay right, now!
909
00:59:13,870 --> 00:59:18,269
Stretch it, stretch it! Come on!
Come on!
910
00:59:18,270 --> 00:59:19,990
Come on! Come on!
911
00:59:23,190 --> 00:59:25,230
You can do it! Come on!
912
00:59:39,470 --> 00:59:41,989
That looked as scary as it was.
Yes, it was scary.
913
00:59:41,990 --> 00:59:45,269
It's that palpable sense of,
"My God!"
914
00:59:45,270 --> 00:59:50,109
Because I have to say, as you go past
the pits, the track is not straight,
915
00:59:50,110 --> 00:59:53,709
it's a curve, and you daren't
lift off, because the crews,
916
00:59:53,710 --> 00:59:58,349
they can hear the engine note change, so
you have to keep your foot hard down.
917
00:59:58,350 --> 01:00:02,549
It was terrifying.
It is 200 and...? Over 200.
918
01:00:02,550 --> 01:00:05,430
All three of us doing over
200, and that's faster
919
01:00:05,431 --> 01:00:08,309
than a Formula 1 car, was
going through there.
920
01:00:08,310 --> 01:00:10,389
They could only do about 180.
921
01:00:10,390 --> 01:00:12,350
I don't know, because
I had my eyes shut.
922
01:00:12,351 --> 01:00:14,309
It was terrifying.
923
01:00:14,310 --> 01:00:19,109
Anyway, it is time now to reveal who
was the fastest of the three of us.
924
01:00:19,110 --> 01:00:23,469
Richard Hammond? I did it
in 2 minutes and 3.3 seconds.
925
01:00:23,470 --> 01:00:25,229
That's the best I could do.
926
01:00:25,230 --> 01:00:26,589
Mr Slowly?
927
01:00:26,590 --> 01:00:29,909
2 minutes 6.4.
928
01:00:29,910 --> 01:00:32,549
Yes! And you?
929
01:00:32,550 --> 01:00:37,709
It's so difficult not to look
smug at this point. God!
930
01:00:37,710 --> 01:00:43,109
It's not working.
1... 59.1.
931
01:00:43,110 --> 01:00:44,710
Well done.
932
01:00:47,230 --> 01:00:49,230
You're not pulling it off.
933
01:00:52,110 --> 01:00:55,469
It's not working. It isn't.
No, I'll forget it.
934
01:00:55,470 --> 01:00:58,709
Let me just straighten this out,
OK? Well done.
935
01:00:58,710 --> 01:01:02,494
We gave it everything, each of us,
and we didn't beat the Ferrari. No.
936
01:01:02,565 --> 01:01:05,124
Hang on.
That's not strictly relevant,
937
01:01:05,190 --> 01:01:06,930
because the point of this
was to see which car
938
01:01:06,931 --> 01:01:09,109
you should have IF you
didn't want a Ferrari.
939
01:01:09,110 --> 01:01:11,749
Yes, it's the Lambo. No.
It isn't. It IS the Lambo.
940
01:01:11,816 --> 01:01:21,816
*
941
01:01:21,850 --> 01:01:27,727
It IS a big, daft orange dog, AND
blue stuff comes out of the exhaust.
942
01:01:27,818 --> 01:01:33,377
No. Look, that Noble taught me more
about driving in that one day
943
01:01:33,410 --> 01:01:35,689
than any other car has
ever taught me.
944
01:01:35,690 --> 01:01:39,249
It's about the real
undiluted experience. Silence.
945
01:01:39,250 --> 01:01:43,409
The McLaren is the closest thing
to the 458, which is the best,
946
01:01:43,410 --> 01:01:45,157
therefore the McLaren
is the best car here.
947
01:01:45,197 --> 01:01:48,476
It's that simple. Does blue stuff
come out of the exhaust? No.
948
01:01:48,523 --> 01:01:51,722
Exactly. Well, there you are.
The thing is, we can't agree.
949
01:01:52,490 --> 01:01:54,129
And actually, we never will. No.
950
01:01:54,130 --> 01:01:57,729
And on that bombshell, it is time to
end. Thanks very much for watching.
951
01:01:57,730 --> 01:01:59,330
See you next week. Good night!
952
01:01:59,392 --> 01:02:01,533
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