Well, as the third-party reports start to come in, he certainly behaved like a complete arse.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2992920/I-ll-fired-Clarkson-ranted-Gear-producer-30-minute-f-word-tirade-emerges-turned-hotel-fracas.html
Not that I'm the arbiter of anything, but the JLC is a nice watch. Enjoy it!
PS: Did you happen to see the moon phase version? That's my favorite of the Master Ultra Thin line.
British rags say he punched a producer because his dinner wasn't ready in time. Don't drive hangry, I guess!
Pretty sure he'll be canned for good this time -- not sure what that will mean for the show.
I apologize -- it seems like quite a few people are having the same experiences that you are. There's a pretty detailed thread here (haven't read it all yet, hoping there might be some insight within):
http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f22-networking-networked-audio-and-streaming/official-tidal-hifi-streaming-issues-thread-22260/
My guess is it's your home network that is the bottleneck. I only have issues with TIDAL streaming when someone else in the house is chewing up bandwidth.