With all the quick jump cuts and associated camera trickery we're accustomed to with Top Gear, the unedited raw footage of the top speed challenge was excellent to see. Clarkson conveyed it the best in my opinion, that visceral thrill of high speed.
I didn't think Hammond would ever do a TOP SPEED run after his crash... He may be a funny little man, but he has the heart and soul and charm of a saint.
He is by far on my knowledge is the only host from Top Gear who has a racing license (or maybe trained for it). The three of them are great drivers but since they know it's just for show they didn't pushed the cars to the limit as if they're risking their lives for it. Hammond had 2 huge accident caught on camera (Vampire Dragster and Rimac incident) but that didn't stop him from loving motorsports, instead he'd become more cautious when he does it. Both accidents are on the place where he never knew how to push the limit due to the type of vehicle he is unfamiliar with, which are jet powered dragster and a full-blown electric supercar.
@@moneymonkeyman8280 you can’t even afford that car or even have a balls to say it directly to Mate Rimac, you should log out of CZcams after that comment.
@@mawwalmazie chris harris is a racing driver but i expect after all the years of driving all of them will be highly trained drivers over the years you could see how much james improved. The car richard was driving if i remember right had steel brake discs and they were overheating quickly his brakes were wearing out so i expect this would play a part.
Wouldn't surprise me in the least lol he's just such a weird guy in the best way possible you can't beat Clarkson for a good piss take but James May makes me laugh hysterically without even meaning to. I loved the time the put on the rave music and tampered with his radio so he couldn't turn it off, such a shame it had to end but the last couple of seasons just weren't the best anyways so I suppose it worked out for the best the grand tour is great and after the first season of the new top gear disaster it has got pretty watchable.
Just to point out something Captain Slow didn't mention, the previous version of the Imola circuit didn't have the quick Villeneuve chicane either, so it was basically full gas from Rivazza to Tosa (they added Variante Bassa to slow the cars down a bit, but still...). I've tried the old layout in an old Genesis racing game called Super Monaco GP (of course, not extremely realistic) and 9 times out of 10 I ended up slamming in the walls outside Tosa. Bloody fast indeed. (Side note: I'm actually from Imola, and the circuit is my favorite place in my hometown)
humans are cancer AI is Superior, humans make AI possible I was gonna make a point with that but it’s 3:30 in the morning right now and I don’t really care that much.
Watching the Stig do laps of Imola unedited is great to watch, wrestling the car in the braking area and through the corner and seeing he is absolutely on the limit is fantastic!
The MP4 12C does not have its wheels connected by anti-roll bars, the wheels are independent which explains this. It is also one of the most comfortable supercars (as I have heard).
The best thing about the green Airbag thingy is, that you finally can crash as many times as you like to. If an traditional Airbag went off, you need a new one. Not with the green thingy. That is economical!
Thanks for this video! It's all great stuff. The trio doing their speed runs and The Stig doing laps with just the sounds of the car and watching his steering inputs was excellent! 👍
Nobody: Whoever made Imola: “ohh no we have a straight and it’s boring!!! What do we do? Ohh I know we go left then right really quickly that’ll fix it.”
I think it looked rubbish, choppy, poking the track with a stick for the corners, at night, with a huge light in front of you. I mean it was obvious he didn't know the track and wasn't focused at all. I swear watching these I feel like I could easily be the next dead guy in a corner.
I don't think we'll have a better trio of gentleman ever again on TV and it makes me sad.. I was always looking forward to seeing what they did next and they're genuinely funny. Well I guess there's always reruns lol.
Agreed. Three years after your post, I will say I am still watching reruns. All season, they just rotate through and I start over. Don't really care for current stuff on TV, well other than BTCC, F1 and football. And, TG remakes are all rubbish. Not sure why they even bother.
@@SPFLDAngler Free is much better considering I already paid for it once on cable lol, Thanks "The Flixer" for helping me with just that. No downloading just streaming and enjoying.
@@SPFLDAngler Not a shameless plug just saying that it's what I use. Check it out for yourself if you can in your country "I'm in the USA" and hopefully you'll be enjoying it as I am. Commercial free!, just the boy's and their comedy gold uninterrupted.
It tells alot when James goes totally silent and just focusses on driving , I will bet anything that even captain slow was kind of afraid when hitting over 300 you can literally see the focus in his face.
I have watched the Italian special like five times now, this footage is incredible, the raw Imola lap and Jeremy not only showing his pure passion for breathtaking cars like his Aventador and him being genuinely scared screaming when he was doing the top speed run. Watching the edited special showed Jeremy's face when he was screaming and he was in pure terror. The MPG segment being completely cut from the final makes sense as that was a mess f
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I don’t care what car the Stig is in. I could watch him pound round a track all day long. The skill and ease at which he completes the laps is breathtaking. Arguably one of the best shows ever made.
cymaratechoverdragon I guess to 99% of people it would be razor sharp, but being a road car as soon as a racing driver starts driving it at 110% any little compromises made so it works as a road car are highlighted. Shame they didn't use the 458 Scuderia, I imagine being the hardcore version it would look like it was on rails.
I love these guys - the camaraderie between Clarkson, May, and Hammond are unrivaled - arguably surpassing the league of the Marx Brothers or Three Stooges.
@@gosh7001 It's really amazing how Amazon took this and put even more money into it than the original show. They basically have even more the toys and freedom to fuck around and make a great show now. So hyped for season 3.
Jeremy and James looking for a key fob is funnier than anything the BBC has produced since 2016
Let's see Paul Allen's keyfob............
What did they make in 2016?
@@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat the trio left the BBC in 2015
Based
It's a great reminder that having a pocket flashlight is always a good idea.
The BBC thought Top Gear was about cars.
It was. Was about cars, and the 3 hosts.
It wasn't.
It was about the 3 hosts sometimes talking about cars.
Okay thank goodness for the ovOkay er@@zoltancsikos5604 you can come
@@zoltancsikos5604 you have bud lol
The Italian stig bullying that 458 around Imola is a sight to see indeed
It just shows how much work you gotta put into it to drive a car to its absolute limit.
I was astounded by the crazy understeer 458 has...
That car is in the corners ALL OVER THE PLACE. 🤮🤢
Can I please say the Italian stig was really scaring 😨 on all the corners that shows how much the 458 needed some suspension upgrades at that time
Can’t get more Italian than that
This footage is so good. The unedited 0-200’s and the Stig’s plain laps are just awesome.
That 0-200 looked pretty fucking scary. Would not be able to do that.
@@Joonaman123 I could do it on relatively flat drag strip but that test track is so bumpy that I'd have to agree with you there. Properly scary.
With all the quick jump cuts and associated camera trickery we're accustomed to with Top Gear, the unedited raw footage of the top speed challenge was excellent to see. Clarkson conveyed it the best in my opinion, that visceral thrill of high speed.
He did exactly what I would do
That discussion about the track was very nice, a technical analysis on top gear, very rare footage 😅
I didn't think Hammond would ever do a TOP SPEED run after his crash... He may be a funny little man, but he has the heart and soul and charm of a saint.
He is by far on my knowledge is the only host from Top Gear who has a racing license (or maybe trained for it). The three of them are great drivers but since they know it's just for show they didn't pushed the cars to the limit as if they're risking their lives for it. Hammond had 2 huge accident caught on camera (Vampire Dragster and Rimac incident) but that didn't stop him from loving motorsports, instead he'd become more cautious when he does it. Both accidents are on the place where he never knew how to push the limit due to the type of vehicle he is unfamiliar with, which are jet powered dragster and a full-blown electric supercar.
@@mawwalmazie cool
@@mawwalmazie electric shitbox*
@@moneymonkeyman8280 you can’t even afford that car or even have a balls to say it directly to Mate Rimac, you should log out of CZcams after that comment.
@@mawwalmazie chris harris is a racing driver but i expect after all the years of driving all of them will be highly trained drivers over the years you could see how much james improved. The car richard was driving if i remember right had steel brake discs and they were overheating quickly his brakes were wearing out so i expect this would play a part.
16:00 Stig does a little Breath of relief after coming out of the stretch of track James and Jeremy we're talking about.
I noticed that bigtime I’ve been looking to see which car he’s in is it a 458?
@@williamhawley6579 iirc, Stig did set the lap in a 458
Tamburello was a scary corner, R.I.P Ayrton Senna
That onboard at Imola with the Stig's Italian cousin was absolutely glorious.
I bet James had the key in his pocket. xD
Wouldn't surprise me in the least lol he's just such a weird guy in the best way possible you can't beat Clarkson for a good piss take but James May makes me laugh hysterically without even meaning to. I loved the time the put on the rave music and tampered with his radio so he couldn't turn it off, such a shame it had to end but the last couple of seasons just weren't the best anyways so I suppose it worked out for the best the grand tour is great and after the first season of the new top gear disaster it has got pretty watchable.
Ben Leysen I thought the keys that Clarkson was playing with were the McLaren's keys
Ben Leysen the BBC screwed the world over by canceling the best car show known to mankind
You are a conspiratorial moron.
And his glasses on the top of his head.
Just to point out something Captain Slow didn't mention, the previous version of the Imola circuit didn't have the quick Villeneuve chicane either, so it was basically full gas from Rivazza to Tosa (they added Variante Bassa to slow the cars down a bit, but still...). I've tried the old layout in an old Genesis racing game called Super Monaco GP (of course, not extremely realistic) and 9 times out of 10 I ended up slamming in the walls outside Tosa. Bloody fast indeed. (Side note: I'm actually from Imola, and the circuit is my favorite place in my hometown)
Anything else to geek about that we also don't give a fuck about?
Aw man, lucky! I'm guessing it must be a blast when a race is going on?
@@jonnywalker3208 You must live an awfully sad fucking life.
@@jonnywalker3208 Yes, Your comment. Knobhead!
@@jonnywalker3208 I only see you complaining
It’s gotten to the point where I don’t even see the Stig as a human being.
The Stig isn't a human being. It's a racing driver.
Harv72b no, it is the racing driver
And that’s exactly what they want. The Stig is a racing driver, not a human.
humans are cancer AI is Superior, humans make AI possible
I was gonna make a point with that but it’s 3:30 in the morning right now and I don’t really care that much.
it's like The Killers lyric, are we human or are we racer, and Stig is a racer
"I want to drink, James."
Watching the Stig do laps of Imola unedited is great to watch, wrestling the car in the braking area and through the corner and seeing he is absolutely on the limit is fantastic!
11:17 you can CLEARLY see the pure passion in Jeremy's expression and i loved that, cuz really the Aventador is just a sight to behold.
20:54 - _"C O M F Y"_ will always make me laugh
Clarkson loves to play everything up to an absurd degree, but I think he was genuinely shitting himself when he was going 330kmh at around 7 mins in
watching the stig, in any iteration, going full out on the track, is an absolute joy. that ferrari lap is beautiful.
The new Top Gear are just crap. They don't hate eachother!
Thank heavens for Grand Tour ^^
Regardless of hating each other, it’s still crap! All praise the GRAND TOUR!
@@bammrz4099 Well this aged poorly.
@@fleetingimmersion Oh God, what happened.
@@toasterkolin9951 Grand Tour isn't being renewed, only one more episode till they call it quits. (the episode after 'Sand Job', which just released)
Standing in an old Italian village...
"It's like Leicester"
I nearly feel off my chair lol.
I live in Leicester
Filipino Guy same and its shit
I live there, the football club is a bit shit though
Lecce its called, beautiful
@@bernard6413 not if he was at work, or the store, or the show. Personally I'd like to think he lives somewhere in the Philippines. 😌
Hammond in the tow truck chatting with the other 2 men is like a Sitcom, it's just amazing to watch xD
"I need to go practice Tossa"
😂
😂😂
Mclaren far more composed at 320+kph than the others, considerably less hopping than the other two !
a little bit
The MP4 12C does not have its wheels connected by anti-roll bars, the wheels are independent which explains this. It is also one of the most comfortable supercars (as I have heard).
Stig's laps was roughly
first lap 2m01s
second lap 1m56s
Is there any car out there that match its time ?
@@hybridAbsol Well that was a couple years ago... so yeah
Lewis Hamilton had a 1:15.484 lap in 2020 in a mercedes. same track
@@hotpocketoverlord7800 thats not a fair comparison is it
@@paulcarmi8130 jesus lmao
That Stig lap around Imola was bloody brilliant. Wish it had been in the show.
14:33 dude that some driving. Made my heart race
16:02 The Stig is just incredible
Seeing the stig wrestle the 458 around imola is astonishing
These are Outtakes? The absolute passion and charismatic detail they chat amongst each other is great! I would pay Alot of money for all "outtakes"
crazy to think how the lambo was the heaviest in this film. but in the swiss grand tour episode it was the lightest
Shows how much the motoring world has gone wrong
@@derlangsame4471 Or how absolutely fast that Rimac is considering its weight.
@@justinl2009 or was
7:06 Makes a difference to hear this without the piercing, ear-splitting music from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
it's scarier because you can hear the wind rushing over the car and the roar of the tires on the road. Some things don't need to be dramatized.
That look back The Stig gave at 17 mins was nice.
"If you squeeze it it becomes me!" -Jeremy
I bet James had the key in his pocket. xD
Class act. Those 3. I really believe they were just playing the part they were employed to play.
Best job in the world. Around 2006-2011 the show was at it's very peak in my opinion
@@GoGetYourShinebox or is it abouth having the best job... in the world , the ads i cannot forget
The best thing about the green Airbag thingy is, that you finally can crash as many times as you like to. If an traditional Airbag went off, you need a new one. Not with the green thingy. That is economical!
That. Is. Brilliant.
lensdu how often do you crash?
22:15 'and it's ergunumicly perfect' lol
The best thing about the green airbag thing is the fact it isnt green, but yellow :p
A before vowels and AN before consonants.
"AN airbag"
Lesson of the day, and it was FREE :D
Watching the stig improve like that in two fucking laps was incredible.
Seeing the full lap footage inside the car with the Stig is so cool!
Thanks for this video! It's all great stuff. The trio doing their speed runs and The Stig doing laps with just the sounds of the car and watching his steering inputs was excellent! 👍
Nobody:
Whoever made Imola: “ohh no we have a straight and it’s boring!!! What do we do? Ohh I know we go left then right really quickly that’ll fix it.”
thumbs up for the imola footage, most people dont get to see that:/
Richard: Oh no I’m having a crash , ow
Oh no I’m having a crash, comfy.
7:06 Hearing Jeremy like this always amazes me
"Let's just have a look at Italian style shall we?"
"Mmm this is like woking..."
2 laps with the stig, priceless!
I really loved the commentary during that part as well. Was nice to get his thoughts and opinions on racing.
There can be an entirely new show just from the outtakes
there will never be another top gear like this. it was perfection.
What a wonderful piece of driving by the Stig's Italian cousin!
Stig laps at imola... Speechless
Brian Mccadney Agreed. Rewound to watch it several times. Grining every time. Love the sound.
Expletives it's Bunga Bunga Stig
That isn’t the Stig. But it is the Stig’s Italian cousin.
I think it looked rubbish, choppy, poking the track with a stick for the corners, at night, with a huge light in front of you. I mean it was obvious he didn't know the track and wasn't focused at all. I swear watching these I feel like I could easily be the next dead guy in a corner.
No. Taking a (correct) late apex is not missing it.
“I promise not to play a trick” *WHEEZE*
The mileage scene was so chaotic 😂😂
legend has it that Clarkson still has Mays MP4-12Cs keys
God the downshifts in the Lambo are magical
I loved watching the stig, truly super human levels of ability
Foreskin of a whale, nah I'm done 😂
I could listen to these 3 argue about literally anything for hours on end
Legend has it, James is still looking for that key fob
I don't think we'll have a better trio of gentleman ever again on TV and it makes me sad.. I was always looking forward to seeing what they did next and they're genuinely funny. Well I guess there's always reruns lol.
Agreed. Three years after your post, I will say I am still watching reruns. All season, they just rotate through and I start over. Don't really care for current stuff on TV, well other than BTCC, F1 and football. And, TG remakes are all rubbish. Not sure why they even bother.
So watch them on Amazon Prime then lol
@@SPFLDAngler Free is much better considering I already paid for it once on cable lol, Thanks "The Flixer" for helping me with just that. No downloading just streaming and enjoying.
@@SPFLDAngler Not a shameless plug just saying that it's what I use. Check it out for yourself if you can in your country "I'm in the USA" and hopefully you'll be enjoying it as I am. Commercial free!, just the boy's and their comedy gold uninterrupted.
"i need to go and practice tosa" XD XD
11:30 Jeremy "It's a medi-ee-val axe" Clarkson.
Every time Jeremy says "medieval" he manages to cram another syllable in it.
There's something special about watching someone turn crisp laps at Imola in a 458. That was some driving right there
Honestly, some days, this is what i live for
It's so quiet in that Mclaren.
i love and miss top gear...
God I miss these guys! I wish I could watch The Grand Tour.
Oh man that Ferrari is just absolutely planted on the track ... so quick
These outtakes are always so entertaining to watch
It tells alot when James goes totally silent and just focusses on driving , I will bet anything that even captain slow was kind of afraid when hitting over 300 you can literally see the focus in his face.
a lot*
*focuses
Only one whos seen 400kph in a car. He was calm.
Thank you so much for the upload
LONGEV1per I
The maths at 17:40 reminds me so much of uni when your friends didn't listen for the test!
This is the best video on youtube i wanna see every single episode full film not edited
ethan backhouse Q
i love when jezza says "this thing is fuckin quick!"
Love how the Stig is all dressed up for his big date.
buffeting
I have watched the Italian special like five times now, this footage is incredible, the raw Imola lap and Jeremy not only showing his pure passion for breathtaking cars like his Aventador and him being genuinely scared screaming when he was doing the top speed run. Watching the edited special showed Jeremy's face when he was screaming and he was in pure terror. The MPG segment being completely cut from the final makes sense as that was a mess f
Little boys in their natural environment. How I wish I were in their shoes.
20:34 - he was just waiting for an excuse to punch Hammond in the face...
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The Ben Collins will always be my favourite The Stig
Thank god for the Grand Tour. But u gotta love these old top gear clips. Classicly priceless
Is the grand tour any good?
Clarkson has always said Hammond is a funny man..and he is.
stig on the raged edge, truly epic driving
This is a gem of a video....
I guessed America for the burger question but James went full California. Well played.
I don’t care what car the Stig is in. I could watch him pound round a track all day long. The skill and ease at which he completes the laps is breathtaking. Arguably one of the best shows ever made.
Subbed for the awesome Top Gear content
It is awesome no more since 2015
I MISS THESE GUYS
Jesus that 458 was squirrelling and understeering like a pig, they always gave the impression it was a snappy and responsive car.
cymaratechoverdragon I guess to 99% of people it would be razor sharp, but being a road car as soon as a racing driver starts driving it at 110% any little compromises made so it works as a road car are highlighted. Shame they didn't use the 458 Scuderia, I imagine being the hardcore version it would look like it was on rails.
Tom Jackson There's a 458 Scuderia? I thought the Scuderia was the F430's hardcore version and the Speciale is the 458's.
Blue Chair My bad, it was the Speciale for the 458.
I don’t think it was that bad.
Let's go on an adventure! - 9miles later gas stop...gas stop...gas stop...
Thank you so much CarSarcasm for sharing this with us!. 🙏🙏🙏
*The entire Noble international technical support team… A man… from Lester…*
I love these guys - the camaraderie between Clarkson, May, and Hammond are unrivaled - arguably surpassing the league of the Marx Brothers or Three Stooges.
i don't know how to explain it but the lack of monologuing in the acceleration test bit really emphasizes how british they all are
You three gentlemen need to experience a hot lap around Mt Panorama, Bathurst, Australia in a V8 supercar...
Pov: 6:55 your late for work on Monday VS Pov: 8:30 😂 on your way to Sunday church
I miss these guys so much . Both the new shows are far less entertaining than the old TopGear .
@stephen john gray - Just watch Grand Tour on Prime. I think it is just as good if not even better. (Same Hosts ... fyi)
@@gosh7001 It's really amazing how Amazon took this and put even more money into it than the original show. They basically have even more the toys and freedom to fuck around and make a great show now. So hyped for season 3.
OOohhhhhh These are great! wish I saw these earlier! Hahahahaha I had no idea they had more with Hammond in the Truck!
this is proof that their banter is just as entertaining when unscripted
I can watch this all day
"You're in prison?!" driver looks over
the flat out lambo sounded like heaven