Can it be both? His firing was justified and I think he and everyone else he works with know it. He hasn't been begging for his job back. He's a journalist and an entertainer there will ALWAYS be a job for him in this day and age.
People are still talking about this because of the uncertainty of the future. Let's face it, we, the so-called petrolheads, created this behemoth that is known as Top Gear. Yes, the producers and hosts made the content which was top-notch, but we created the conversation, the controversy, and the worldwide reach. We helped let them know what we liked (POWAHHHHHH) and what we didn't so they could constantly improve and constantly change. Many people, myself included, weren't as impressed with their more recent series but we still tuned in to see what hilarity they were engaging in, what new big-boy-toy they were tossing around the TG track and most importantly, which was the King of Dunsfold Park.
We're still talking because we don't know what's more important. Will the institution of Top Gear itself, where the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts, soldier on as the authority in what petrolheads want to know? Or will it become a mockery of itself like TG USA?
On the other hand, will we realize that the parts that are gone, may leave, and whose future is uncertain are the true paragons of motoring? Still worthy of a conversation IMO