Not a huge fan of Top Gear as the show has far too much novelty factor. I prefer listening to proper car-reviews. That said, Clarkston is very witty and very intelligent and having read a couple of his books, he cuts close to the bone. I never saw the incident in question, but I saw a 10 second clip on YouTube and it seemed to me a bit much. I'm agreeing with StrikE, "poor show". Not that I would complain and want him sacked, but he just has to be a bit more sensitive. My tuppence worth.