Jeremy Clarkson responds to James May saying trio’s chemistry is ‘fuelled by mutual loathing’

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeremy Clarkson has spoken about the demise of The Grand Tour and James May’s recent claim that the popular TV trio are “fuelled by mutual loathing”. They do as they’re told.” Richard Hammond, James May, Jeremy Clarkson in ‘The Grand Tour’ Clarkson, Hammond and May hosted the BBC’s flagship car show Top Gear together from 2002 to 2015. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free The show, he added, “is immensely physical and when you’re unfit and fat and old, which I am… If you’re Bear Grylls you go to a hotel – there aren’t any hotels in the Sahara desert.” In an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme in December, May, however, disagreed that the concept of the car show was finished. “Things like the future of autonomous cars, new means of powering cars, a change of general attitudes towards cars and driving, there’s never been a better time for a car show.