James May does not rule out a reunion with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond after the end of the “Grand Tour” tour

James May has left the car door open for a reunion with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond after they ditched their Prime Video series The grand tour one last time.

During BBC Radio 4 Today show where he was guest editor this morning, he responded to a question about the future of the series by saying: “Well, we’ve filmed the last part for now. I think that technically puts me out of a job; I hear the cheers through the country rolls.

“However, we have two in the bag, so one will be out soon. I’m not sure what to say here. As [there is] a while later another one comes out.

Clarkson told The Times newspaper in November that the trio were “done” after 34 years in car review shows. However, Prime Video has yet to be officially cancelled The grand tourone of the highest rated original series.

Amazon declined to comment today.

We know that Clarkson, Hammond and May returned from filming in Zimbabwe last month for a show that is being treated internally as a “final special” with the trio. Options for a new edition of the program are being explored, but there is no green light for this yet.

The next Great tour The special, set in Mauritania, will be released in 2024.

During the Today During the show, May was asked if there could be another project with Clarkson and Hammond as replacements The grand tour and their time on it Top gear, the BBC format that delivered mega ratings for fourteen years. “I wouldn’t rule it out, but you have to remember that we all get along a bit,” he replied. “I’ve been doing this for over 20 years and I don’t think any of us ever thought it would last this long.”

The comments came after the BBC’s decision to rest. Top gear for the foreseeable future.” Production on the show’s final season was halted after presenter Andrew Flintoff was seriously injured in an accident.

Last month, May criticized people who suggested he and his co-hosts should return to “save” the BBC Studios-produced show, whose long-term viewing figures have never matched those of the trio. They left the show after Clarkson punched a producer and then went on set The grand tour on Amazon.

On the Today On the show, May said: “Although our schedule for this fell through and the show was cancelled Top gearThere’s never been a better time … for a motor show,” adding that changes in car design and attitudes towards drivers mean that “the motor show itself needs to be reinvented.”