article_snippet.sent: Clarkson has finally spoken out about Clarkson high-profile sacking from Top Gear, admitting Clarkson will 'miss' fronting the BBC2 show.
article_snippet.sent: Jeremy Clarkson (left) today revealed Jeremy Clarkson (left) would 'miss' fronting Top Gear, as it emerged that former presenter Angela Rippon (right) would be keen to return to the motoring show .
article_snippet.sent: Writing in The Sun, Jeremy Clarkson (left) said: 'Heartfelt thanks to all those who have written to say how much they will miss me on Top Gear.
article_snippet.sent: the show also emerged last month that DIY SOS star Nick Knowles could become the new Top Gear presenter because the BBC the BBC believe he is a 'safe pair of hands'.
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile, the BBC bosses are said to be desperately trying to hold onto James May (left) and Richard Hammond (right) - Clarkson's co-presenters - for the show .
article_snippet.sent: But the BBC bosses are reportedly still trying to persuade Richard Hammond and James May to continue with the show, in a bid to cling onto long-term fans.
article_snippet.sent: Although May, 52, and Hammond, 45, have both hinted separately that both do not see a future with Top Gear, both have remained silent on the issue for the past few weeks.
article_snippet.sent: A source told the Daily Mirror: 'Richard Hammond is a TV presenter and this could be Richard Hammond chance to become top dog - Richard Hammond's been on the show a bit longer than James.
article_snippet.sent: The day after Clarkson's sacking, Mr May gave a big hint that he has no plans to return to Top Gear, suggesting he is to ‘go back to normal life.
article_snippet.sent: But the BBC's creative director Alan Yentob previously made it clear the BBC's creative director Alan Yentob wanted May and Hammond to continue presenting the show without Clarkson, despite acknowledging it would be 'perfectly natural' for the show to have reservations about continuing.
article_snippet.sent: Hammond has a successful career as a children’s television host, fronting the second series of National Geographic's Science of Stupid.
article_snippet.sent: Clarkson, May and Hammond are scheduled to take part in the live Top Gear shows next month.
article_snippet.sent: It would have marked Hammond first BBC appearance since the fracas which led to Hammond departure.
highlights_snippet.sent: Meanwhile, bosses are reportedly trying to cling onto James May and Richard Hammond .