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For me it was never about the cars, it was about Hammond, May and Clarkson. I view it like a sketch show, till this day myself and my friends still quote top gear

I think their success was down to how relatable they were. It was so good watching 3 mates have a great time and really enjoy themselves, just living in the moment.

Richard has hit the nail on the head. The 3 of them made a program that related to everyone who has a passion for cars. All 3 are different but relatable. They just made petrol heads laugh and dream. The world would not be complete without Richard, James and Jeremy making us laugh whilst driving everything from a £200 banger to a multi million pound hypercar around the world. They never take themselves serious and that’s what works. I prey it doesn’t end.

Truly grateful to have grown up in the generation that had this show. Genuinely will always be my favorite show.

Think the success of Top Gear was that it was different than all the other car shows. Yes, it's about cars, but more than anything it's about the dynamic and cohesion between Jeremy, Richard, and James (who all have something ralatable to them as Richard said), and I feel that just resonated with a lot of people.

They've been company during the darkest periods of my life. Mates, dragging you half way around the world to help you switch off for an hour, or a series. It's love I have for these lads, there's no other way to describe it. I'm forever grateful.

The North Pole special is probably some of the best Television ever made. They took us to exotic places in relatable ways.

The chemistry these three guys have was the key. The way they berated each other so naturally, mocking about... you can't buy that.

I am a 34 year old female from the states and I’d watch this show every week with my brother. We loved the guys. We would have tears running down our face from laughing. I didn’t even care about the cars it was just their shenanigans.

Loved Top Gear man. One of the best shows I’ve ever enjoyed ever.

They say that travel broadens the mind. I think I can hear that effect in how he talks about all this. He has been to all these places, and done all this stuff. Yet he's not boastful, just accepting of it in a thankful way.

I watched Dave for a decade after the show finished and never god bored... Im old enough to remember brainiac and would love to take this chance to thank you Richard for an amazing childhood of TV. Best Sundays ever. Thanks Richard

It’s the human connection we have to these 3. They were not just hosts, but our mentors as kids, our guides as adults and now, our reason for loving the cars we drive sitting in the driveway. They reminded us of friends we know, lessons we’ve learned and brought some of the most glorious automotive film making we’ve ever seen, and to this day, no other car show has ever come close to the level of passion and pure life these 3 blokes hold. And for that I will be forever grateful

I pulled into the petrol station and chatted to Richard for 15 minutes, in his early days as he said . What a top bloke he was super friendly

Top gear will always be a staple of my life. I honestly learned so much growing up watching the trio. I’ll always be grateful for the show. Regardless of the future. Sealing that moment in time will forever be a good memory.

Hammond is too humble. Their talent was being completely natural in front of a huge audience and many cameras. The three of them just pissing around having natural banter Is a complete rarity if the world of television. Thats the root of why we love them.

Love his humility, and how he recognises he was so lucky :) their being down to earth is probably the biggest part of their success

Hammond talking about that authenticity the shows have/had being important is 100% true. His enthusiasm, love, and knowledge is led me to buying my RS. Perfect recommendation, and hopefully next I'll take Jeremy's advice on something expensive lol.

It's interesting that these guys shaped part of me as a teenager, and the passion that I have about cars

Saw them twice in South Africa, definitely one of the highlights of my life… was a sight to see them alongside Ken Block too!

The way Hammond described it when he was asked why people watched it and loved the show? It’s an escape. That is the most honest you can be. It was an escape from reality. Escape for work, drama, heartbreak, etc. while Top Gear was on, like for me, I always forgot about my problems whenever it was on. Like only thing that I was paying attention to, the most relaxed, etc. and I feel the same way when watching The Grand Tour. I wish I could have been a part of the team, I think these 3 knobs would be the best people to be around

Seeing them in person is South Africa was unreal. 🇿🇦

I've never been interested in cars at all but I LOVE these guys and watched it religiously

Jeremy, Richard and James really lit up my childhood I never got tired of watching Top Gear it's just sad that the current Top Gear will never be as good as the Top Gear i grew up watching

Then three are the market disrupters that introduced a new experience for us viewers, thank you for everything Hammond.

Yup. They made the best show they could and we watched all of it. Car shows have never been the same since.

I had four brothers and every Christmas dinner growing up we all talked about Top Gear with Dad. Poor Mum. I am the youngest and only daughter. Top Gear was great.

I could sit and watch the boys talk about how and why and all of the behind the scenes of top gear all day long. What an amazing ride Top Gear was. Great interview and thoughtful questions.

my dad always watched top gear when I was really young, now im a teenager and I watch it with him. I don't care much about cars but I adore that show and I think I always will, there's just something about it.

For me & my mates it was about watching 3 genuine blokes take cars that we could never afford, put them on a track, then out into the world on real roads & give us the viewer an honest report on how good or how crap they were!! all with a sense of humour & the age old saying of “how hard can that be”! Also it was the only show that kept us up to date with all the latest cars coming out & what the automotive industry was doing

The 3 best British personalities to ever grace the earth. I watched top gear with my grandad every Sunday before my dad dropped me back to my mums and to this day I’m a fan boy of the grand tour. Hammond is right. It was a total escape when those three were on your tv. Long live Hammond Clarkson and May!

The reason for the show is that it felt real, these three guys would be funny in any other show because of their chemistry ( look up the Top Gear redoing some persons backyard it’s hilarious ). But you combine that chemistry and the passion all of three of them have for cars. You get one of the best TVs shows ever in my humble opinion.

Its so great that he admittes that its mostly luck. Being at the right place at the right time. You can apply for 100 jobs - its not your decision to be hired its the decision of the boss to hire you. Thats the truth behind every sekfmade story: huge amounts of luck plus some hard work.

I love you Richard! You say we tried to make the best “car show” we could… In my opinion you guys made the best show ever. You have influenced my love of cars. Love your science and tech docs also… 🤘 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

Much love to you 3 from Ghana. I love you lots and your passion for how these machines😊

Literally the best show there was because of those 3, still entertains me over and over.

It's like those once in a lifetime event that these three met together to create the best time of our life.

Don't forgetvthe brilliant team behind the sound, music, pictures, epic scenary!

I had never heard of Top Gear, when I selected an episode on my seatback screen during a flight. It was the one with the race from London to Milan (train vs. Mustang). I was hooked instantly. Richard is correct that people can identify with one of the three blokes. For me it's definitely James May. I'm also this nerdy-leaning guy who enjoys useless trivia. James is the prime example of what Richard mentioned, that the right presenter can make any subject matter interesting. Consider the Reassembler episodes. Absolutely boring and brilliant.

One of the best things truly humble successful people can admit is that it's a lot of luck. It doesn't invalidate any of the hard work they've done! But a huge part of success most people never want to acknowledge is that it is a lot of right places, right people and right times. Awesome interview and awesome man!

Had the pleasure of going to the live show in Warsaw. I remember it very fondly, listening to the trio perform in front of us, live, at a time when Top Gear was pretty much always on on the telly back at home. Great memories and with the particular live show being brought up now and again I always get a feeling of being a part of that story. Inspiring work lads, keep it up!

The best episodes weren't the big trips. They were the low budget UK car challenges (supercars, Porsches, Alfa's, old people's car etc). Best trip was the Vietnam special

The big fat shouty one, best and kindest description of that creature I've heard yet

I wanted to shout, so badly, at Hammond every time he said he had no talent and it was ALL luck. My gosh. The three of them were the reason Top Gear was a success. Luck had absolutely nothing to do with his success. He earned it. All three of them earned it. They made the show entertaining because of their talent and their relationship with each other.

i watched top gear since i was a kid, i waited for new translated episodes, and now as i learned english, i watch it almost on daily, and i like it for the people that were leading it, not just cars

So glad I grew up in top gear generation.. absolutely british tv gold that will never be replicated again.. thank you James, Richard and Jeremy.. I salute you all

Top Gear made my heart beat, made me laugh hard, made me cry, made me want long for my own adventure. They helped me through a rough period in my life. To this day they have a fan that will always follow and support them to the end. Thank you, I love you all.

I got a good tax rebate in 2010 and after watching Top Gear in Vietnam I booked my ticket. One of the best experiences of my life.

I love these guys and I have so many wonderful memories of all the adventures they went on. So incredibly thankful.

Jeremy, Richard and James are a national treasure. They are such a big part of my upbringing. From when I was 6 watching with my dad till now being 25 I've been watching them cock about. It's the most relaxing and fun thing to watch seeing three average blokes get together and being wonderful. And after 19 years I'm still not a car fanatic, I just watched for their chemistry, their jokes and their dumb and epic stunts. For me it was just a big escape, to calm down. I could binge their show for hours after hours. I think some episodes I've seen over 20 times, just because it was on at the moment on the telly and there was nothing else interesting on at the moment and I wasn't bothered to watch Netflix or anything else.

Top gear really shaped my life and my passion for cars, it’s crazy to think that now I’m getting to have similar experiences to these 3 guys and live out my car dreams with my friends

For me, top gear was an escape for me when I was younger. Escape from reality for an hour.

Nothing but great memories from every single episode. Good times, good times...

I loved Top Gear for the same reason I like Oh Cook (by James May). Not because of the cars (or the cooking), but cos of the guys. I could watch them do anything and be entertained.

These three could make a show about mowing grass and it would be gold. I miss it.

It's like watching Clarkson's farm. I could care less about farming, but it's Jezza, so I'm going to watch it and I found myself enjoying it and learning new things.

Hammond is such an amazing speaker. I could listen to his speak all day. Everything he says is so genuine and well articulated. Matey boy is from the radio broadcast world and it really shows.

I should watch it all over again.

I've never looked forward to any show more than Top Gear.

My favorite show growing up

For me initially it was about the cars but after a couple episodes it became about the dynamic the trio had. The way they acted as if they had been friends since they were kids made it great tv.

Their whole connection those three is what made the TG show the best motoring show on the planet They literally were the coolest things I’d sit and watch in my childhood days I loved the show and still love it Exceptional humans these They made the car geeks community so cool and worthwhile

The one thing that always was a constant and excited me week in week out was knowing Topgear was going to be on Sunday night. Me and my dad sitting together cup of tea and busicuits the night before school and work for my dad. It’s such a massive part of people lives.

I grew up watching these 3 middle aged man with a passion for cars giving us so many incredibly funny moments for the last 20 odd years. Even to this day the specials they do on The Grand Tour is still as funny & watchable as when they first started Top Gear. Jeremy, Richard & James made that show into the world wide phenomenon it became simple as that.

They don't give themselves enough credit, but his articulation about the luck bit was so relatable at the same time. And that's the genius about their show, being able to pin things down and verbalize them

I had a very ill child and went through bankruptcy to care for her, thank you to you three for top gear, im unsure what would have happened to me without the escape called top gear

Still think one of the best episodes was the best driving roads, seen it so many times

Richard talks about luck but also to dare take risks in following your heart. He took huge pay cuts by his bold choice to change jobs and luckily it penned out. It’s risk and luck to dare to follow your heart in trying to do what you love/like to do career wise. It think it worked out fabulously!

Come for the cars.... stay for the banter between mates

Miss the Christmas specials terribly Christmas used to be about the big specials, all now gone

I am not even close to being a petrol head, but I loved Top Gear for the reasons stated by Richard: I loved the passion and the comradery. And the fun. :) Plus it was something I could watch with my son and we'd both enjoy it.

Top Gear was all about the trio. Period

I was on that 60 thousand show, it was great, very fond memories

What a great interview...I subbed!

This guy is a British legend, no doubt about it. As well as the other two top gear lads of course.

For me, it was me and my dad bonding over something, was never into sports growing up and he was. Watched these every Sunday night with him, couldn’t believe it when I won grand tour tickets, a memory I will have forever. Ofcourse I took my dad!

People often say "are you guilty of your success?" No because when you come from modest beginnings it's everyone's aspirations to get better as they get older. Why do we wake up in the morning 🌄 ?

Top gear wasnt just a show showing off cars it was also a travel show as well watching 3 blokes traveling the world and having fun doing it was peak television imo.

Great interview, seems like genuine guy…

Someone a long time ago told me about some car show with some British guys 😅 the rest as they say is history! Top Gear became my favorite show ever!

Top Gear!!!!! Hands down, the best show of all time imo. I started watching TG, on BBC back in 2005-06 ish. And I agree with his words. It WAS the best show!!! Cars, comedy, chemistry, traveling, challenges, science. It was just 👌🖤!!! I literally got Amazon Prime just to watch TG and GT. Hampster, May, Clarkson. The best trio on TV!!!

I lived for the random mentions of the Dacia Sandero, honestly. 😆

And that's why it had succes and an impact, where imagination meets passion...good job

He is right, but also being humble. The 3 presenters are all excellent at what they do. Structuring segments, providing consistent narrative and opinion, with their own distinct but complementary styles. Richard certainly has a unique presenting and writing style, and he makes every program he’s in very interesting and tangible, be it BIG, brainiac or top gear itself. His talent to turn STEM subjects into something entertaining and relatable is not to be sneered at, whether it was learned or natural. Richard is approachable, energetic and takes you by the hand to explore & learn. James has a charismatic geeky style which draw you in with wit and passion. Jeremy is one of the most accomplished journalistic writers of his time, which is punctuated by his signature over-the-top and brilliant sarcastic style. The team also had stellar creativity. Combine their genuine/approachable personalities, their journalism and the team’s creativity to plan & film interesting pieces, there is a lot of quality going into top gear.

I never noticed how good of a voice Richard has, I'm seriously surprised

"3 mis-shapen blokes talking about their passion" and that show wrote the childhood for most 2000s kids damn that line and relating it to top gear and it just making whole sense...

I started watching the show because of those 3 and through that I got a love for cars

They were basically like any group of mates who have fun and a laugh at each others expense but also able to look back at what they have achieved. Something educational but funny as well, people will watch anything if some enjoys it and can have a laugh about it too

I always felt like Richard, James, and Jeremy were 3 guys you could meet up with at the pub to have a few beers and a few laughs with. Those years Top Gear was at the pinnacle of popularity were really good indeed.

For years until just recently I missed out on the Top Gear specials and it made it particularly difficult to find since Amazon Prime isn’t supporting it. These were some great entertainment.

When a car show you wanted to watch out of curiousity and love cars. You ended up loving three awesome Blokes and totally forgot the reason why you watch a car show

Richard Hammond loves South Africa ,man ❤

James put it best Top gear was a “car themed” show

It wasn't about the cars,if it was id be watching the new version. The 3 of them together are just gold.Ill miss them when they stop doing it.

Top Gear - and Grand Tour - never really have been about the cars for me, it was about the guys, their humor and when specials came along - about the adventure.

Top gear and the cast of Richard, May and Jeremy can only be imitated but will never be optimally replaced

Richard Hammond is one of my idols

It was the best car show ever...not just for the three guys hosting but for the cars for the mishaps for the failures .it was bout everything for me I watched it for the cars the knowledge in what works what doesn't work what's affordable an not affordable for the power cars an hypercars .. literally everything it was the most tuned in car show ever

BBC needs to release a box set (DVD) of seasons 1-22 so we can enjoy these guys again. Amazon prime no longer offers the episodes for free and to buy them all would be a fortune. I’d still pay good money for the whole series to own. (Kansas City, USA)