OK guys, time for some clarification form somebody who did not need the subtitles.
The racing lap was done by Allard Kalff, who is quite an experienced and still professionally active racing driver. He would drive circles around Clarkson. The presentator is a prick.
The verdict was that he was very positive about the car, and his remarks about left hand shifting have to be taken tongue in cheek, because he really knows what he is doing. The track was far too wet for a real comparison with the Mustang.
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