In a recent interview, James May has admitted that The Grand Tour won’t continue as is indefinitely, saying he won’t stick around for more than five years.
Speaking with the Radio Times, May said he’ll eventually be too old for the series, despite three seasons and 32 episodes already being commissioned.
“We have to accept that fairly soon we will be too old for it. Richard Hammond [46] is a reasonably fit bloke who looks after himself, me and Jeremy [56] aren’t. Jeremy is particularly decrepit and I find growing within me – I try to fight it for some reason, but I’m giving into it – a much stronger, nesty sort of instinct. Within the next five years I don’t want to be fart-arsing around,” he confirmed.
Adding to this, May underlined the importance of knowing when to step back from such a role.
“I’m not beholden to anyone, I’m not waiting for a pension or a carriage clock. But you have to know when to step back, and to be honest I thought it would have happened by now. Eventually I want some other people to do it.”
While it would have been nice for The Grand Tour to last as long as Top Gear did with the trio, we still have 33 episodes to look forward to. Ultimately, all good things come to an end and The Grand Tour will be no different.
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