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Now that the final episode of the Clarkson-May-Hammond era of Top Gear has aired, and Jezza has done his final lap of the test track (an event scheduled months ago to raise charity), the focus has started to shift away from the connection between the former hosts and the BBC and over to how and where the trio will show up on our television screens again.

The BBC may be uncertain of exactly what their show’s future has in store, but from the sound of it, the three former Top Gear hosts already have the wheels in motion with their next endeavor.

Popular speculation is that in order for the hosts to maintain the unbiased quality of their BBC show – which didn’t require them to shill for ad sponsor dollars in any way – the three would be heading to a streaming service of some kind, with Netflix being the most likely candidate. Since Netflix earns its revenue from subscriptions rather than advertising, the hosts would be free to speak their mind about specific brands without fear of reprisal, much the way they did (for the most part) on the publicly-funded BBC.

During a recent live show in Australia, that theory got some further bolstering when the three of them had an exchange about American accents during the show. Clarkson reportedly said, “You’re not in America.” Hammond then responded, “Not yet”.

Anyone familiar with the banter between these chaps will know this sort hinting is rarely without merit from Clarkson and company, so we wouldn’t be surprised if an official announcement is coming sooner rather than later.