Top Gear return ‘Virtually impossible’
May says that he will not return to Top Gear without Clarkson.
Me and Hammond with a surrogate Jeremy is a non-starter. It has to be the three of us…I don’t think you could carry on with two people and put someone in as the new Jeremy because they are not going to be the new Jeremy. That would be short-sighted and I don’t think it would work. Virtually impossible.
Not filing charges
Tymon decides not to file charges against Clarkson for punching him in face.
I’ve worked on Top Gear for almost a decade, a program I love. Over that time Jeremy and I had a positive and successful working relationship, making some landmark projects together. He is a unique talent, and I am well aware that many will be sorry his involvement in the show should end in this way.
Tymon’s lawyer:
The events of the last few weeks have been extremely unpleasant for everyone involved. The matter has taken a great toll on Oisin, his family and his friends….Quite simply, Mr Tymon just wishes to return now to the job at the BBC he loves, as soon as possible. Further, the BBC have, in his view, taken action with a view to addressing the issues at hand. Mr Tymon agrees with the BBC’s stated view that all parties should now be allowed to move on, so far as possible.
Thanks supporters
Clarkson thanks his supporters who have called for his reinstatement to Top Gear.
Many many thanks to all of the people who have called for my reinstatement. I'm very touched. We shall all learn next week what will happen.
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) March 20, 2015
Expects to be sacked
At a charity event in London, Clarkson says he expects to be sacked by BBC
I don’t know when I did my last ever lap of the Top Gear test track, before the (beep) BBC sacks me.
‘I don’t think it’s that serious’
May comments on Clarkson’s suspension:
No, I think he has been involved in a bit if a dust up, but I don’t think it’s that serious.
Asked if he supports Clarkson:
In many ways no, I have said many times before the man is a knob, but I quite like him. It’s all getting a bit ridiculous.