Emavikini ambalwa emugqeni, abamele i-BBC benza uphenyo olunzulu kulesi sigameko, senzeke ngoMashi 4 kusethi yesiqephu esilandelayo segiya eliphakeme phakathi kwegiya eliphakeme phakathi kwe-Jeremy Clarkson kanye nomkhiqizi oysin Timon. Kubikwa ukuthi uClarkson washaya umkhiqizi. UTony Hall wathembisa ukuthi i-BBC izoshicilela umbiko ngemiphumela yophenyo ngenxa yentshisekelo "enkulu" yenkinga. IHholo lengezeleli ukuthi alimniki injabulo: "Ngenza kuphela ukuze abantu baqonde kangcono izimo zesinqumo. Ngiyazi ukuthi kudume kanjani lolu hlelo, futhi ngiyazi ukuthi lesi sixazululo sizokwenza ukusabela okuxubile. "
Umkhiqizi olimele, naleso sikhathi, futhi wanyathelisa isitatimende esemthethweni lapho esimbonge khona i-BBC ukuze "siphenywe ngokucophelela" ngalesi sigameko:
"Ngisebenze ngegiya eliphakeme cishe iminyaka eyishumi. Ngalesi sikhathi, ubudlelwane obuhle nobuphumelele nobuphumelelayo obungimisile phakathi kukaJeremy, ngokubambisana senze amanye amaphrojekthi abalulekile. Unethalente elihlukile, futhi ngiyakuqonda kahle ukuthi abaningi bazocasulwa ukuthi ukubambisana kwalo kuphele kanjani. "