Yeah but don't buy that Hurycan! (Haha! that was a cute story he told though)
It's getting better. Definitely better than The Grand Tour - which I couldn't watch - and Chris Evans.
Clarkson was a great writer - and good writing is at the heart of it.
Interesting article on how the Top Gear script used to be put together.
http://jalopnik.com/how-we-made-top-gear-1713882209
Useless bit of name drop info: I was at school with Wilman and Clarkson - and knew them, they were in the study next door.
Clarkson was incredibly fragile - and would lose his temper in the most dangerous ways.
Wilman was well liked. Super smart kid.
Clarkson wasn't so well liked at all.
They used to spend the whole time listening to Derek & Clive Live (as well as Prog Rock - that's why The Stig listens to Hocus Pocus by Focus etc)
And yes - The Stig is named after what the new boys where called: stigs.