"We are quite modern people – except for Richard Hammond, who is stuck in 1955 in this E-type Jag. "We are not entrenched and haven't dug ourselves in and said, 'No we are living in the 1970s with 1970s attitudes. He explained: "I don't think we run scared of cancel culture but I suppose unconsciously just like everybody else we are re-assessing the way we think about things, which is no bad things in my view. In the case of The Grand Tour and presenters Jeremy. Going back to your roots can often be a grounding experience. James admitted the three presenters aren't "scared of cancel culture", but they are always learning and changing their own viewpoints. The Grand Tour: Lochdown airs later this month. And we do say we like France and admire their cars." We have made fun of the French but that's a tradition. He added: "Somebody will always want to cry racist but I am pretty sure we are not. The trio will be back next month with a special focused on French cars, and James insisted while they tease their subject, there is nothing malicious meant by the jokes. In a special episode, Clarkson, Hammond and May clatter across Colombia in a Jeep Wrangler, a Chevrolet Silverado pick-up and a Fiat Panda 4x4 as they attempt to capture high quality images of interesting animals to be used as Amazon’s new screensavers, encountering epic scenery, extreme peril, weird hobbies and even. It is quite a simple childish mechanism that makes things work." "The viewers choose one to identify with or maybe two against the other. The trailer opens to the sound of a French version of Gloria Gaynor song I Will Survive, and sees the stars raising their binoculars to look across the water towards France. Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are heading across the Channel to take a look at French cars in the eagerly anticipated special.
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He told the Daily Star newspaper's Hot TV column: "Our relationship is so old now and so established that we are a little bit like a sitcom with characters in. Jeremy Clarksonand co drop a car from a helicopter and tackle a hair-raising mountain climb in the explosive new trailer for their Grand Tourlockdown specialCarnage A Trois. The 58-year-old star – who fronts the Amazon Prime car show with former 'Top Gear' co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond – has weighed in on how their longstanding working relationship has created a special atmosphere on screen. James May thinks 'The Grand Tour' is "like a sitcom with characters in". James May thinks he and his 'Grand Tour' co-hosts Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond are "like sitcom characters"