"Top Gear" presenter James May is saying farewell to the show, as hosting it with Richard Hammond and a "surrogate" Jeremy Clarkson would be "lame."
May explained that having a replacement for the dismissed host is a "non-starter" at best, as it the chemistry that made the trio what it was would be hard to replicate without Clarkson, according to The Guardian:
It has to be the three of us. You can't just put a surrogate Jeremy in and expect it to carry on. It would be forced. I don't believe they would be stupid enough to try that.
May did add that he would like to continue working with the BBC on other projects, and that there may be a possibility for all three to return to "Top Gear" someday.
Regarding Clarkson's dismissal as a result of the "fracas" between he and producer Oisin Tymon in March, the host says the BBC "haven't completely closed the door on Jeremy's return," adding that the company only decided not to renew his contract instead of outright firing and/or banning him.
Whether the trio would reunite for a production elsewhere, May did not rule that out, though non-compete clauses in at least one of the presenters' contracts would make the jump difficult for now.
Finally, May said he would be happy to film new studio and other footage for the remaining three episodes of "Top Gear" that were previously cancelled. BBC says those three would air sometime this year, with this summer being the earliest.
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