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The Grand Tour ended in September (Image: Prime Video)
James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond ended The Grand Tour because they didn't want to ruin it.
The trio, famed for their work on Top Gear, concluded their time on The Grand Tour with a special episode, One For the Road, released on Prime Video in September.
Famed for their work on Top Gear, the three presenters reunited for the final instalment and embarked on one final road trip across Zimbabwe before heading to Kubu Island in Botswana.
Despite the programme being a hit with fans, Clarkson, May and Hammond marked the end as they felt they had "exhausted the idea thoroughly" since it first hit screens in 2016.
While it has been reported that The Grand Tour could return with new hosts, May explained that they wanted to end it "rather than destroy it".
May revealed the trio ended the show because they didn't want to ruin it (Image: PA)
"It's sort of sad, and I know people are sad that it's over, but it couldn't go on forever and we're all getting on a bit," May told Yahoo UK. "And we exhausted the idea fairly thoroughly, I think, so it's like we quietly put it to one side rather than destroy it."
Quizzed on that part of his life being over, he added: "It keeps coming back to me in quite small ways. I think in [The Grand Tour finale] I was talking about things like my green bag, which I only used for trips with the other two.
"And we've been quite spoiled in some ways, other people effectively organised your holidays, we just have to turn up and do the presenting and adventure bit.
"So now I'm going to have to organise my own holidays and probably only go on two a year, but I did it for a long time, I'm very grateful for it."
Clarkson admitted that he wants The Grand Tour to continue (Image: PA)
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It comes after Clarkson, 64, admitted that he would like The Grand Tour to continue, albeit without big name celebrities.
In a recent Q&A event at his pub, The Farmer's Dog, he said: "Well, as I said to them the other day at Amazon, here's what I think. They keep talking about famous people that they want, saying 'oh, they like cars'. That doesn't work.
"They've got to find young kids who really know their cars and get them to host the show, and I'm really hoping that Amazon will. I do think they'll carry on with The Grand Tour, but with some young kids, not famous people."
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