Arguably the most universally loved automotive TV programme in history, the future of Top Gear remains precarious but the star-studded trio from yesteryear is unlikely to sensationally salvage their formerly beloved title. 
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Following the sad but expected announcement earlier this week that the Top Gear TV title would come to a close, James May has shared his comments on whether he and his colleagues were planning to salvage the defunct programme.
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Any hopes of a return of James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond were immediately quashed by May considering all of them are signed to Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour. Despite this, May has been vocal stating that Top Gear requires a ‘rething’ to rejuvenate the title if it ever plans to return to screens.
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“It’s time for a new format and a new approach to the subject, because the subject has not been this interesting, I suspect, since the car was invented. Top Gear since the three of us left has followed a very similar format and framework to the way we left it.”
Following a full podcast that aired on the 23rd of November, the former presenter further added: “There must be another way of doing a show about cars that will perhaps embrace more fulsomely many of the questions that are being asked of cars now that weren’t asked for a long time.”
May, aged 60 also stated that his colleagues were also getting on in years with Clarkson at 63 and Hammond a decade younger. Their consistent future on screens remains precarious with limited The Grand Tour screening time. Clarkson continues with his personal programme around his farmstead, aptly named Clarkson’s Farm while his colleagues continue presenting and narration on separate programmes.
