In his book , '' I Know You Got Soul '' he describes many machines that he believes possess a soul . He cited the Concorde crash as his inspiration , feeling a sadness for the demise of the machine as well as the passengers . Clarkson was a passenger on the last BA Concorde flight on 24 October 2003 . Paraphrasing Neil Armstrong he described the retirement of the fleet as " This is one small step for a man , but one huge leap backwards for mankind "
Concorde crash
Air France Flight 4590
Jeremy Clarkson