Jeremy Clarkson has disclosed the reason he quit The Grand Tour after five series as he brands himself "unfit, fat and old".
After signing a deal with Prime Video in 2015, Clarkson decided to call it a day on his motoring adventures with former Top Gear co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May.
The 63-year-old has now revealed that the series came to an end as there was nothing else for them to do.
"I've driven cars higher than anyone else and further north than anyone else," he told The Times.
Jeremy Clarkson has disclosed the reason he quit The Grand Tour after five series as he brands himself 'unfit, fat and old'
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"We've done everything you can do with a car. When we had meetings about what to do next, people just threw their arms in the air".
The presenter said that becoming "unfit, fat and old" was another reason for the show to end.
He also rebuffed any rumours about a feud with his co-hosts saying: "We've spent more time in each other's company than our families' over the last 25 years.
"So I don't think it would have lasted as long as it did if we'd hated each other as much as James likes to think."
The star added that options were "being explored for a new incarnation" of show, which could see the trio reuniting on screen.
Last year, an insider said that the "surprising" decision "very much marks the end of an era for the three presenters".
The source told The Sun that the producers "felt like the time was right and wanted to go out on a high when the show remained popular".
The trio joined The Grand Tour following their departure from the BBC's Top Gear.
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After signing a deal with Prime Video in 2015, Clarkson decided to call it a day on his motoring adventures with former Top Gear co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May
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Their time on the BBC staple wasn't short of controversy, however, as while filming a stunt, Hammond was nearly killed when he was involved in a 320mph crash which left him in a coma for two weeks.
The ambassador for Mexico complained about the show when his people were branded "lazy", "feckless" and "flatulent", sparking an apology from the BBC.
They also faced backlash in Argentina by an angry mob after a row over a number plate used while filming the series.
Officials claimed that H982 FKL on a Porsche - which was registered in May 1991 - was a reference to the 1982 Falklands War.
