Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inLouis ChiltonSaturday 24 October 2026 13:00 BSTRelated video: New Grand Tour hosts address concerns over replacing Clarkson, Hammond and MayRichard Hammond has suggested there might no longer be a public “appetite” for Top Gear if the hit motoring show were launched in its original format today.Hammond presented the BBC series alongside Jeremy Clarkson and James May between 2002 and 2015 before the trio departed.Top Gear went on hiatus in 2022 following a near-fatal accident involving presenter Andrew Flintoff, but the BBC plans to reboot the show.Hammond said that it was “a little insight into the way the average male brain works”, and he is not sure if the public would go for such a show today, saying: “It’s a completely different time.”He also said that it would be good to see women on shows like Top Gear, as “TV has a role to play in representation”.In fullRichard Hammond says there ‘might be no appetite’ for Top Gear if original lineup launched nowMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in