Ubudlelwano phakathi kombukiso ohamba phambili we-Top Gear Auto nomkakhe uFrancis base beluliwe ngokwanele, lo mbhangqwana awuzange uhlale ndawonye kule minyaka emithathu edlule. Isizathu salokhu kwaba ukuxhumana okuningi kwe-TV. Lo mbhangqwana wenza imizamo yokugcina umshado, futhi ezinyangeni ezimbili ezedlule, abashadikazi baze babona ndawonye egxumeni legolide laseCheltenham. Manje, umthombo oseduze kukaNkk Clarkson, ukhulume ngabezindaba, ngenyanga edlule wahamba nomngani wakhe omkhulu eMajorca ukuzogubha ukuphela komshado wakhe: "UFranci wayedakiwe futhi ekugcineni wahlukana noJeremy. Abangani bakhe babelinde iminyaka eminingi lapho ezokukwenza futhi ekugcineni wanquma. "
Kunemibiko yokuthi uClarkson oneminyaka engu-54 usongela isehlukaniso usengomunye umcimbi ongathandeki empilweni yakhe: Ngesonto eledlule icala elingamachilo, okwasetshenziswa nguJeremy kwenye yezinhlelo zakhe, okwakucishe kuwufanele umsebenzi wakhe. Manje, uma isehlukaniso sihlelekile ngokusemthethweni, futhi siza namacala ezezimali ahambisana nesigaba esikhokhiswe ngokuhlangene nemali eyakhelwe naye eyakha amakhilogremu akhe ayizigidi ezingama-30. Futhi uFrancis unesisekelo esisemthethweni sokuthola ingxenye yaleli nani, ngoba ungumphathi kaJeremy futhi wabamba iqhaza elibalulekile emsebenzini wakhe. Njengoba abangane babo bethi, nguye oweluleka uClarkson ukuthuthukisa umenzi wolwazi wakhe onolaka olunamandla egiya eliphakeme ukwenza umbukiso oxoxiwe ngokwengeziwe.
UJeremy Clarson noFrancis Kane bashada ngoMeyi 1993. Lo mshado wakhula owesibili ngeJeremy wamletha ngezingane ezintathu: amadodakazi ka-Emily noKatya, kanye nendodana kaFinlo. Ngokusemthethweni, ulwazi mayelana nokuqedwa kokulungiselela komshado Akukho maphathi aphawula.