Clarkson, Hammond and May’s biggest ever controversies as The Grand Tour comes to an end

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. 2007: Drink driving incident in the North Pole After the 2007 “Top Gear: Polar Special”, the BBC Trust’s editorial standards committee criticised Clarkson and May for a scene that “could be seen to glamorise the misuse of alcohol” as the pair drank alcohol while driving to the Magnetic North Pole. 2009: Clarkson calls Gordon Brown a ‘silly c**t’ Clarkson was accused of calling then prime minister Gordon Brown a “silly c**t” during a warm-up session while recording Top Gear. 2010: BBC apologises for Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘special needs’ jibe In October 2010, the BBC apologised after Clarkson described a car as “special needs”. 2011: Mexican ambassador angered by Top Gear ‘xenophobia’ In February 2011, The Mexican ambassador to Britain complained to the BBC over “offensive, xenophobic and humiliating” comments on Top Gear.