Jeremy Clarkson wanted his last lap of the Top Gear test track to be unforgettable. It will certainly have been.
A few days ago, Jeremy Clarkson asked his Twitter followers which car he should pick for a ‘last tango’ on the Top Gear test track: Ferrari 488 GTB, Mercedes-AMG GT S or Ferrari LaFerrari? More than a thousand users of that social network responded, but Jeremy Clarkson should have already made his choice.
Of the three available sports cars, the winner turned out to be the Ferrari LaFerrari. Before starting the laps, Clarkson let out his regret that he had never had a chance to face the McLaren P1, the Porsche 918 Spyder and the Ferrari LaFerrari on the track.
Without this opportunity, he took the opportunity to make some considerations about the cars available. About the 488 GTB he said it was a “458 improved in every way”. About the Mercedes-AMG GT S he took the opportunity to make a joke “it's a car that suits me well. A powerful engine at the front, the gearbox at the rear and an ape at the wheel screaming POWER!”.
The best was left to the end, LaFerrari. The "million-pound hybrid" was how Clarkson dubbed it. A copy that was donated by his friend Nick Mason, drummer for Pink Floyd.
This farewell to the Top Gear test track was carried out within the scope of the organization ‘The Roundhouse in Camdon’, a social institution dedicated to preparing young people aged 11 to 25 for the world of entertainment. The best teacher was in the car...
Source: Caranddriver
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