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Richard Hammond: "We Thought We'd Have a Go at Reviewing Cars on the Television..."

“Power Test teaser - Clarkson, Hammond & May Live,” 3 photos
Photo: Clarkson, Hammond and May Live
An exclusive video recorded for the Clarkson, Hammond & May Live Australia YouTube channel got us fired up. Titled “Power Test teaser - Clarkson, Hammond & May Live,” the 16-second clip below has a genuinely puzzling description.
Without further ado, here’s nothing: “Richard Hammond: ‘We thought we'd have a go at reviewing cars on the television...’ See how the boys get on in some exclusive footage available only at Clarkson, Hammond & May Live.” Jeremy is driving a Porsche 911 Turbo S, James chooses the Mercedes-AMG GT S, and Richard takes a C7 Corvette Z06. Howbeit, that’s not the Top Gear track in Dunsfold...

Considering that the cars wear British plates, we assume that the unknown test track is in the United Kingdom. Do you remember Jeremy Clarkson’s tweet and review about the C7 Corvette Z06 he was testing on May 5th? That is the Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire.

To boot, the Corvette used then and now is the same vehicle, which makes us wonder if the Clarkson, Hammond and May Live “Power Test teaser” was filmed at the beginning of May as well.

If you’re wondering whether Richard’s statement points toward the boys getting back on TV under the Clarkson, Hammond and May Live moniker, we have our doubts about that. The final Top Gear episode is airing soon on television, and there’s no official intel yet on the trio’s deal with Netflix or ITV. We assume that the video has been filmed for the Australian leg of CHML, for the Perth and Sydney shows.

It’s true that Richard’s statement has a tongue-in-cheek flavor to it considering the fracas episode and how the BBC handled the ordeal, but don’t get your hopes up too high for the boys getting back on television with a new motoring show called Clarkson, Hammond and May Live.

Editor’s note: CameraCars of Iain May, the same film crew that filmed and edited Top Gear, shot this.

UPDATE: the last Top Gear episode to feature Jeremy Clarkson will air on June 28th.

UPDATE 2: New Top Gear presenter confirmed.

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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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