article_snippet: The internet has reacted in typical fashion to today's double blow that Zayn Malik is quitting One Direction and Jeremy Clarkson has been sacked - by suggesting the 54-year-old job seeker becomes the boy band's fifth member.
article_snippet: Dozens of hilarious memes have been spread across social media showing the group posing together with Zayn replaced by the petrol head in an array of publicity and performance shots.
article_snippet: hilarious memes showed the boy band with hilarious memes fifth member being recently-sacked Clarkson (centre).
article_snippet: Here its fifth member being recently-sacked Clarkson (centre) is pictured wearing Zayn's shirt and braces .
article_snippet: It follows this afternoon's announcement that Zayn, 22, would be quitting the group a week after its fifth member being recently-sacked Clarkson (centre) was pictured holding hands with a blonde Essex girl during the group's tour in Thailand.
article_snippet: However, with Jeremy Clarkson now looking for work and One Direction appearing to have a vacancy, sharp witted Twitter users quickly created a series of memes in a light hearted attempt to solve both problems.
article_snippet: The Department for Work and Pensions also tweeted about the news, offering Zayn some job seeking tips .
article_snippet: In this meme, Zayn replaces Jeremy Clarkson as the host of Top Gear alongside James May and Richard Hammond .
article_snippet: Zayn, wearing Jeremy Clarkson's clothes, poses beside Richard Hammond and May in another internet meme that plays on the fact Jeremy Clarkson was today sacked just hours before Zayn quit One Direction .
highlights_snippet: Internet memes show Clarkson posing as the boy band's fifth member .
  
highlights_snippet: The hilarious images were created in the wake of Zayn's decision to quit .
  