Jeremy Clarkson breaks silence on new Top Gear remake

BBC Studios, the corporation’s commercial production arm, is understood to be drawing up plans for a revival.

The long-running motoring series is expected to make a comeback in 2028 after being shelved in 2022.

Filming was suspended following a crash in which presenter Mr Freddie Flintoff sustained serious injuries.

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Mr Clarkson starred on the show for several years, forming a famed trio alongside Richard Hammond and James May, before all three presenters exited the show in 2015.

The Clarkson’s Farm star has now spoken on the upcoming remake for the first time since the news broke, with quotes published this afternoon (Friday, May 15) in The Times.

A relaunch could attract viewers if handled in the right way, according to the TV host, but he suggested he would not be among those watching.

Mr Clarkson said: “It will work if they do it right. There is an opening for someone to review electrical cars because no one really understands them.

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“I’m not going to watch it, but there are lots of people who do want to know about all these Chinese cars because it’s all completely changing.”

The 66-year-old added that it would be a bold decision for the broadcaster to return Top Gear to its original format.

This being a review-based programme, before Mr Clarkson played a key role in turning it into a major entertainment show.

He added: “They should do it as a consumer programme, which would be quite a ballsy thing to do because no one wants to go back to the Seventies. Like What Car magazine on television.”