article_snippet: Another petition calling on BBC to hire Alan Partridge, the fictional broadcaster played by Steve Coogan, as the new presenter of Top Gear has also been launched, with almost 20,000 signatures.
article_snippet: Jeremy Clarkson (left), who is currently suspended, and producer Oisin Tymon (right) have Jeremy Clarkson (left), who is currently suspended, and
article_snippet: Meanwhile, fellow Top Gear hosts May and Hammond took to Twitter to vent Twitter frustration of being unemployed today.
article_snippet: tweeted: 'Great news!
article_snippet: Then with a picture of the Ferrari badge he tweeted: 'Oh sod it.
article_snippet: he also made what could be interpreted as dark hints about the future of The top-rating show earlier in the week, saying: 'Last night, at precisely the moment Top Gear was due to start, the headlights on my car packed up.
article_snippet: Richard Hammond also joined in with the dark hints today, tweeting a picture of a dog alongside a poem.
article_snippet: Richard Hammond added: 'Not trying to be cryptic, just enjoying a gorgeous morning.
article_snippet: ' Jeremy Clarkson, 54, has not been active on Twitter for the past few days, but did change Richard Hammond profile last week to '
article_snippet: I am probably a presenter on the BBC2 motoring show, Top Gear.'