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Aaaand from that article, I'm sure this will help his case...

On Thursday night, he [Clarkson] launched an expletive-laden broadside against the corporation's executives, who he claimed are about to sack him.

I think the writing is on the wall. I personally wouldn't miss him, and I don't care about the franchise's success/failure without him. I can understand the enthusiasm behind it, but I believe the petition will turn out to be a useless gesture in the end.