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Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond have shown their support for the new hosts of The Grand Tour.
The refreshed show will now be hosted by trainspotter and internet personality Francis Bourgeois, alongside James Engelsman and Thomas Holland, creators of the popular YouTube channel Throttle House.
Mr Clarkson, Mr Hammond and James May hosted The Grand Tour from 2016 to 2024.
However, Amazon announced earlier this year that the motoring show would return this September with new hosts.
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But the former presenters have now shown their support to the new presenters with a light-hearted word of warning attached.
Producer Andy Wilman told The Sun that Mr Clarkson was happy to give his approval provided the relatively unknown group "don't f*** it up".
He added: "Jeremy said he’d ‘only endorse them as long as I like them’. So he watches the tapes and he’s like, ‘Yes, I really like them. I’m happy to endorse’.
"There’s no way he’d endorse someone for a show he helped to create if he didn’t like them. He wouldn’t.
“He was on the front foot as soon as he saw them. Richard and James were the same.”
Mr Wilman, who worked with the trio on both Top Gear and The Grand Tour, hinted at the possibility of future appearances.
He said: "The OGs are popping up in the first series, like a sort of Marvel multiverse vibe.
"I'd love it if we could do more of that in future series [because] it works well so far."
Mr Wilman began his career in journalism which began at Auto Express and continued at Top Gear magazine, before making the leap from print to television when he helped produce Mr Clarkson’s Motorworld.
This series, which aired from 1995 to 1996, saw Mr Clarkson travel the world presenting the car history of various countries and their motoring culture.
Mr Clarkson then went on to present the flagship Top Gear show on the BBC alongside Mr May and Mr Hammond
Mr Hammond was educated at Ripon Grammar School, having moved to the North Yorkshire city as a teenager.