Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
They said they wouldn't do Top Gear without him afaik.

The fact that the BBC even entertained the idea that they would stay suggests the people running it are borderline sociopathic.
You may be right. I'm not following it that closely, but I do remember reading that both Hammond and May referred to themselves on the internet as "unemployed TV presenters", or some such.