Clarkson on: leaving Top Gear TV (1999)

I'm often asked what qualifications you need to work on Top Gear and I've always given the same advice. Like cars by all means, but love writing Love it so much that you do it to relax. See the new Alfa or whatever as nothing more than a tool on which your prose can be based.
Don't worry about how fast it gets from 0 to 60. Worry only about how you will explain this meaningless figure to your viewers or readers.
So what am I going to do to fill the void left by Top Gear? Simple. I'm going to write and write and write until the smiles come back