Jason writing a car off because he saw his parents at it haha!
@benhadden70383 жыл бұрын
Aggressively at it
@boufent3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant stories
@daveadams59323 жыл бұрын
"It was an awkward drive home" - what a story, great interview
@SnoodyMcFlude3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but it was nasty 🤣
@danrolph16663 жыл бұрын
What a great interview ....... On the ITV touring cars documentary narrated by Matt Neal says one day there'll be the same room.....
@Teo-cd6gu3 жыл бұрын
This should have lasted more, so much fun. It ends so abruptly.
@johnmull593 жыл бұрын
Needs Part 2
@thebadger053 жыл бұрын
.....and part 3,could listen all day, good stuff 👍
@jo_clarke19603 жыл бұрын
With you all there, not a fan of a lot of comedy, I like the funny real life stories and it seems the surface had just been scratched here. Damn good laugh.
@simes2053 жыл бұрын
Part 4?
@Rasscasse3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I could’ve easily done another hour of this! Bloody golden this is!
@TheBuccaneer19753 жыл бұрын
That was some of the most genuinely relaxed & funny motoring chat I've ever seen - bloody brilliant!
@stevetaylor76503 жыл бұрын
Chris Harris is a good chat
@techevo3 жыл бұрын
I’m crying with laughter at the Schumacher story, what a great interview, and definitely not long enough!
@macman61073 жыл бұрын
Same here. Hilarious stuff.
@Duncan038Ай бұрын
Plato is a legend! I could have listened to him talk all night. Absolutely loved this video.
@jaykay53693 жыл бұрын
"Hi, my name's Jonny, I know literally EVERY person of note in the motoring industry."
@YORCC3 жыл бұрын
This is probably the best interview of a racing driver I’ve ever seen. He just talked openly and it’s great to see he is so down to earth. I’ve always admired him from when I played TOCA. All this does is cement him as a favourite of mine
@johnennis45862 жыл бұрын
Toca was my childhood
@billphipps88753 жыл бұрын
The Schumacher story had me in tears 🤣🤣🤣
@Peteish13 жыл бұрын
This needs a part 2, 3 and 4!!
@adammcgregor42543 жыл бұрын
Why was that not longer. I have not laughed that much for ages. Jonnny and Jason brilliant
@cheromans3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Bloody entertaining
@goodwood-rc4nx3 жыл бұрын
seems to be a second part according to my list check the profile
@AidanMillward3 жыл бұрын
The meeting with Frank story I’ve heard ten million times and it’s still golden.
@steve-ip6qs Жыл бұрын
he was an instructor at a rally school in lincolnshire,he was so good at it calm helpful and so much good advice.i remember the prize for best driver was a season driving backed by shell.he was so calm when i spun a cossy at 90 mph on a bend haha,great memory.RALLY DRIVE was the outfit
@nickclarkuk3 жыл бұрын
I was once took a technical support call from Jason while he was driving fast in a Porsche . Managed to keep it a secret I knew who he was but I was a big fan . No one else in the office had ever heard of him . Met my girlfriend watching Jason racing 10 years ago :). He’s a character .
@philmcmillan723 жыл бұрын
Legend is an understatement for Jason Plato. I used to love watching him get under the skin of Matt Neal. The mind games in the early 2000’s made BTCC a must watch.
@Sennaxm713 жыл бұрын
Indeed lol Loved those Touring car days. Have you seen Jonny's interview with JP and Matt Neil, even though Matt is smiling about things, you can still see that he's doing it through gritted teeth, and isn't as chilled about it as JP is, for JP, it's over, done with, but Neil is such a sore loser about it all.
@philmcmillan723 жыл бұрын
@@Sennaxm71 I have, and totally agree. I don’t have any issues with MN, he is a talented driver but Jason has the edge on mental war games.
@Sennaxm713 жыл бұрын
@@philmcmillan72I don't doubt Neil has some talent, but I used to get comp tickets for Rockingham through the 2000's when it first opened all through til the last race there, I very nearly drove an ASCAR for team Pole Position back then, but broke my wrist the week before testing, so that was that with my racing career. But I had my young son with me right near the pitlane the day Neil was threatening to punch JP, I have never had any time for the bloke since, very unprofessional. And to be honest he's well known down the pitlane for using other cars as his brakes, so not quite as talented, more a bully that does what he does to get anywhere. You don't see him win much at Goodwood in the classic races where talent is needed just to drive the cars on the limit.
@bikerforever683 жыл бұрын
The perfect after dinner speaker,I could listen to Jason’s stories all night,an excellent interview and very entertaining,please can we have a part two? 👍🏻
@zxr-cade20263 жыл бұрын
Jason Plato is an absolute legend great driver, great personality and has great story's too but my personal favourite was the Michael Schumacher story Michael Schumacher is my absolute hero on and off the track and hearing the story that Jason mentioned just goes to show that Michael was so much more than just the greatest driver the world will ever see but also a really funny person
@paulcronin5513 жыл бұрын
He has way more to tell... Certainly need a part 2!
@fourutubez72943 жыл бұрын
This was THE best Plato interview ever !
@bicyclist2 Жыл бұрын
I had no idea about any of this. All I knew was that he was a host of 5th gear. Very interesting and entertaining. Thank you.
@paulperry88003 жыл бұрын
One of the warmest, funniest, most interesting interviews of a sportsperson I've ever seen! What a great character and definitely a great of British motorsport. 👍
@leecherone76013 жыл бұрын
Plato is as crazy as a box of frogs. What another absolutely awesome interview. All of our legends are so respectable towards other drivers and it’s great to hear. Plato, Hoy, Menu, Neil, Thompson, all the best of Touring cars. Brilliant interview. Someone should interview you now.
@Musketeer0093 жыл бұрын
I love Plato. He's a motoring legend (but a danger to trees) and a nice guy to boot. More of this please Jonny.
@andolas100 Жыл бұрын
soo many awesome story's just one after another I could listen to Jason all day long.
@FastAsFunk3 жыл бұрын
That was utterly superb...! Thanks Jonny and Jason. Both of you lads firmly on my "would buy a pint" list. 😎👍
@portman23963 жыл бұрын
Weird thing to say but these two make me so proud to be English. Just genuine petrol heads. Genuine people. Could listen to both of them all day doing this. Well played Jonny 👏🏻
@tjpj19193 жыл бұрын
'It was nasty, it was aggressive!' Great work
@rvne39592 ай бұрын
This is honestly a part of motor racing history. Thanks Jonny.
@Hybrid330i3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jonny love this. Ive been doing some work on the Alan Menu Renault which is now here in New Zealand. Unfortunately the car was sold to the current owner without the Williams Datalogger. We were called in to reverse engineer the telemetry architecture on the car to get the dash up and running again. I spent many hours under the hood of it and its, even to this day, and engineering Marvel. Its not lost on me this was the last of a homologated road car at its very best.
@dships67823 жыл бұрын
Seriously!! That chat wasn’t long enough!! I was chuckling along at the stories and then you started to wrap it up. More please!!!
@brettsta723 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. How engaging is Jason, the stories are amazing.
@paolostrada933 ай бұрын
I've heard Plato tell that story about begging Frank Williams for a drive many times and it never gets any less entertaining.
@gilesmcdowall88603 ай бұрын
Years ago when Schumacher was at Ferrari, I met him walking his dog around Maranello streets and he was the sweetest man I’ve ever met, polite enough to shake hands and wish me a good journey after I delivered 10 drums of F1 fuel to Ferrari test track.
@Wallygjs3 жыл бұрын
That car was brilliant, I spent hours on TOCA on the PC trying to be Jason Plato. Brilliant interview, please do more of these!
@500SLR1293 жыл бұрын
Best interview ever. A very personal, open discussion. I felt like i was in the room with them. The stories were amazing.
@davidorama66903 жыл бұрын
Plato is a charming guy. Could listen to him for hours.
@BigBoshV3 жыл бұрын
I will never forget meeting this man when I was 13 at the FIA GT Championship 24 hours of Spa in 2005 (He was there for the WTCC racing in the Seat). My Dad and I walked through the paddock and stopped at one of the garages, out walked Jason Plato... He walked towards us, I was in complete awe. If that wasn't enough, as he shook my Dad's hand, he said "What are you doing here, shag?"...... I looked up at my Dad and said "You *know* him?" 😲🤯 I genuinely thought they were friends until a few years later when my Dad told me they had met at Croft a few weeks before 🤣 I got his autograph and had a picture taken with him. Great man, great champion 🏆👍
@Fuzzarr3 жыл бұрын
I have never laughed so much at an interview in my entire life, absolutely brilliant
@tedpalmer15373 жыл бұрын
Some absolutely amazing stories, I loved hearing about the other side of Schumacher, watching him race you only ever got to see him as a ferocious competitor.
@MarkReading3 жыл бұрын
Out of all the celebs in the world, JP is the one person I'd love to buy him a drink or three, sit down and just listen to his stories of the BTCC days gone by - pure epic pleasure.....
@endlessrage4062 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love Jason, he’s a complete legend, plain and simple. Some of the finest btcc races since the 80’s. His hunger for victory is something to behold. Bravo, sir. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@SpecR223 жыл бұрын
Tape the dog up? Never change Jonny 😂
@iainmartin10153 жыл бұрын
Such a great bloke. Chatted with Jason for ages after installing a stereo and tracking system in that Ferrari 355.
@Be22ThePig2 жыл бұрын
Plato what a legend, watched him every weekend growing up. How hilarious is he, refreshing to see blokes the way they used to be.
@Big.kilogram5 ай бұрын
I live in Australia and we didn’t get any btcc here unless you had pay-TV. But Jonny this is by far the best interview I have seen of anyone in motoring ever. And one of the best interviews ever. This guy just has immense charisma and is such a great story teller. Made me feel like I have watched him my whole life, which is wild. Just a couple of incredibly interesting and likeable people on camera. Love it.
@mikewilson6313 жыл бұрын
"My inspiration came from Prost's helmet". Best interview line ever.
@scottaubrey83923 жыл бұрын
Jonny, thanks for these videos. You and Chris Harris are keeping me sane right now! I’ve missed Jason on the screen, to me he holds a similar aura as Tiff Needell (Jason is probably the more successful driver) but you really respected his driving ability whilst thrashing cars around a track and reporting on them. We need some more Plato in our lives!
@The_BenboBaggins3 жыл бұрын
Bloody brilliant! Super Touring BTCC is easily THE best era of motorsport, JP's an absolute legend of that time! Love it!
@Egoncalves2 жыл бұрын
Can't get tired of the Farnk Williams' story... Thanks for sharing
@briero3 жыл бұрын
That was genuinely one of the most entertaining things I’ve seen in a long time! Jason Plato should do stand up. Bloody brilliant 😂👏
@christopherwhitehead89463 жыл бұрын
THAT, is the best KZfaq interview of all time.
@scotti_wan_kenobi3 жыл бұрын
What a boy, Jason has always been my favourite BTCC driver. I could listen to his tales for hours, I bet he's got hundreds of funny stories.
@superfast303 жыл бұрын
Late 90's BTCC was incredible to watch and Plato rocks! He is incredibly genuine and far from smug. His excitement telling the story about swapping helmets with Prost is the way a true fan would tell it. Many guys in his position would have had a "no big deal" attitude.
@jamesyu6853 жыл бұрын
Johnny can you get tiff on an interview? I'd love to see you guys chat
@magnustan8413 жыл бұрын
Always one of my Fifth Gear favourites, was always the most hilarious and his dogfights with Mr Needell were the best!
@gabifinutzu3 жыл бұрын
We need more of Plato, what a great man he is🤩
@iest-o9k3 жыл бұрын
This one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen
@Jamesmorley19993 жыл бұрын
Had a bit of a rubbish day today with computers winding me up. This was really helpful
@TheCloudhopper3 жыл бұрын
Jason and Jonny together, yes!
@SRT543 жыл бұрын
That was fantastic, haven’t laughed so much in ages. I really miss the Fifth Gear team, was watching a KZfaq video of the Jag Estate test the other day. Tiff has it sideways, Jonny and VBH wide eyed with fear and Plato sitting in the back pissing himself laughing. Brilliant.
@gro94653 жыл бұрын
Mmm VBH....
@SterlingMess3 жыл бұрын
What a great yarn-spinner Jason is! I could listen to stories like these for hours. Brilliant stuff, Jonny & Jason - thank you.
@tonygilchrist91133 жыл бұрын
Great stuff Johnny. Very funny & interesting. You can clearly see the good relationship you have with Jason 👍
@chappy21213 жыл бұрын
Managed to meet Jason a few times as a teenager being obsessed with racing at Snetterton, Brands and Donnington. Always happy to speak to people and sign stuff with a smile on his face. 👍
@lygase3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant clip... Great effort from a pair of Fifth Gear OG's right there!
@sleepindragon1793 жыл бұрын
Wow 2 in a night. Its beginning to feel a bit like Xmas. Thanks Boss
@daveschilkie4653 жыл бұрын
Jonny thank you for another great video, all of them actually. I have always liked Jason as a presenter and driver, but this video gave me a new perspective and admiration for him. I had no idea that he was so funny.
@smith4010 Жыл бұрын
Great video. He’s a bloody legend ! Thank you !
@readventurekids3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Just finished the Neal one. Cracking stuff, Jonny!
@thomashemmings34953 жыл бұрын
Hooked on every word, give us more
@lesflynn4455 Жыл бұрын
This interview is an absolute ripper. Thanks for posting Jonny.
@sarcodiauk29213 жыл бұрын
Tremendous interview ....Plato is an amazing character and driver 👍
@marekcegielski18733 жыл бұрын
Loved this one Jonny - Plato is a top bloke, could have listened to hours of this!
@loose_unit3 жыл бұрын
Plato is awesome! I love these interview/podcasts! I am going to grab his book now!
@jayrob101013 жыл бұрын
What ?? Is that it ??? I need more !!! I’ve just disturbed the hospital ward I’m recuperating in, having laughed that hard !!! Absolute class !!
@andrewandlm3 жыл бұрын
Jason Plato!!! More more more. Epic conversation. Brilliant
@Sinnistral3 жыл бұрын
These are ace Jonny 👌 and the Schumacher story was genuinely hilarious! Now, we have a shopping list: Tiffany Dell and VBH please! 🙏😁
@tbetts567893 жыл бұрын
Who? You mean Tiff Needell. STOP GETTING BOND WRONG!!! 😉 Check Lovecars: On the Road on ITV4 if you're UK based or suitably VPN'd.
@stevep21113 жыл бұрын
Did not want that to end!! Love Plato, never met him although my nephew met him and Needell in one of the Bars on Broad Street Birmingham, my nephew sent me a text to say as much which I thought was to wind me up and I said yeah whatever then my nephew sent me a pic!! Properly jealous!! Fantastic story's!!
@noseyparker66223 жыл бұрын
We need a couple of hours more of Jason Plato.....absolutely brilliant.
@supernova19763 жыл бұрын
One of the Greatest drivers of our times. thank you Jonny.
@adr01103 жыл бұрын
Two of the best interviews I’ve ever seen, roaring my head off with those stories!! Top Man, thanks very much!! Happy Christmas!!
@TomleyRC3 жыл бұрын
hahahaha... he's mental. Love it. Now back in about 2017, I had to make a choice between Plato & Neal. I only had time to get one of them to sign my BTCC ticket at Snetterton. I chose Neal, which was probably a wise choice as I didn't have a spare pair of jeans with me!
@dannymacarthur133 жыл бұрын
Jonny, Jason best entertainment I have had in ages. Brilliant. Thanks
@SeanHenryLuvsDaDub2 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely beautiful!! Love the Schumacher stories he was an amazing person.
@notyouraveragebikes43163 жыл бұрын
"It was the nasty type of mischief that you don't want to see" 🤣🤣🤣
@ALMX5DP3 жыл бұрын
Holy cow I didn’t even recognize him at first!
@rollingtroll3 жыл бұрын
That's just the beard I think
@sefikempowermentcoachvilla78433 жыл бұрын
Cheers Johnny really appreciated this interview it was awesome 👍
@timgroves6999 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jason, your a proper legend and a great driver to watch. Could listen to your stories all day long. Thank you
@mikers733 жыл бұрын
How much of this got edited out? LOVE the stories. Thank you both.
@sinclap23 жыл бұрын
Um...I require more of this, please 😂
@YllaStar959703 жыл бұрын
I always admired Jason Plato. After this, l understand why.... Jason Plato, is on a different plateau to absolutely everyone else.
@Twiglet-pg6qp3 жыл бұрын
Plato is the sort of bloke I could listen 2 for hours. Seems a top dude
@1970HondaCL1003 жыл бұрын
The most astonishing part of this is learning that Jason still answers the phone when Jonny calls.
@TheLateBrakeShow3 жыл бұрын
😳
@jameskey96463 жыл бұрын
Twat comment!
@lukecowell75163 жыл бұрын
That era of btcc was truly awesome the Laguna's the cavaliers fucking awesome better than the shite they drive now
@TheDoosh793 жыл бұрын
850 T5 Wagons were beasts!
@jcdowns3 жыл бұрын
This is the best interview I think I've ever seen!
@IdeaBoxful Жыл бұрын
Absolutely great interview. Plato was one of my favs, but never got to knew him as a personality until now. Was rolling laughing at his stories. What a bloke! And never knew that Schumacker was such a riot!
@baker69283 жыл бұрын
*Jason's a proper old school racing driver, they don't make 'em like that anymore.*
@luisfernandes41453 жыл бұрын
Almost peed myself!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@dodaexploda3 жыл бұрын
I just fell in love with Jason Plato
@gson68673 жыл бұрын
That's the best interview I've seen of Plato, laughing out loud on bus getting strange looks, only thing was it wasn't long enough. Brilliant.
@bobbyd84193 жыл бұрын
What’s in Jason’s garage now as he never answered that Question.....
@MM-qd4km3 жыл бұрын
And those are just the stories he can share on you tube 🤣👍
@Rasscasse3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah! I hadn’t thought about that! Imagine the stuff he can’t talk about in public, I bet there’s loads of rich stuff!!