Michael on Top Gear

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Video: Jeremy and Andy Wilman introduce Sunday’s Top Gear

Posted by TopGear.com
11:28 am on Friday February 17, 2012

A busy day of filming at Dunsfold this week, with another Hollywood star in attendance – the well-packaged Michael Fassbender – and three new films.

But we’ll let Mr Jeremy Clarkson tell you all about those in our now traditional informational video about Sunday’s show:

And fear not, fans of our producer Andy Wilman and his lucky pants. You’ll will be pleased to hear he’s also made you all a video about this week’s show, so come back tomorrow for more from our big boss.

Want even more? Head this way for some snaps from this week’s filming and rehearsals…

UPDATE: As promised, here’s Andy Wilman down at Dunsfold this week with his take on this week’s show:

We’ll see you as usual this Sunday, 8pm, BBC Two and BBC HD!

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Michael Fassbender Battles Ice To Come Third On Top Gear Challenge



Actor Michael Fassbender battled icy conditions to become the third fastest driver on the leaderboard of U.K. motoring show Top Gear's racetrack challenge.

The Shame actor got behind the wheel of a hatchback for a circuit lap as part of the programme's Star in a Reasonably Priced Car slot.

The track had to be cleared of ice beforehand as the challenge took place during a snowstorm which hit the U.K. earlier this month (Feb12).

Despite the treacherous driving conditions, the movie star showed his impressive motoring skills by racing around the track with ease in footage shown in Britain on Sunday night (19Feb12).

He was left stunned when he was told he had beaten the times of Tom Cruise, Ryan Reynolds and Cameron Diaz to take third place on the leaderboard with his lap of one minute, 42.8 seconds.

A thrilled Fassbender said, "I was not expecting that."

Friends star Matt LeBlanc is the fastest celebrity on the Top Gear leaderboard at one minute, 42.1 seconds, while Rowan Atkinson is a close second at one minute 42.2 seconds.