article_snippet.sent: If a programme is going to have longevity, which Top Gear has, a programme has to keep evolving.'
article_snippet.sent: Some believe the presenters are remaining silent while waiting for bids from rival channels, which may want to sign up the group as a trio.
article_snippet.sent: All three were on the cusp of signing new three-year deals when the Clarkson fracas unfolded.
article_snippet.sent: Some believe the pair are remaining silent while waiting for bids from rival channels, which may want to snap up the former Top Gear group as a trio .
article_snippet.sent: he also seemed to confirm speculation that he would leave the top-rating programme, saying: 'We always knew it wasn't going to last forever'.
article_snippet.sent: the BBC's creative director Alan Yentob said: 'It's perfectly natural for the show.
article_snippet.sent: the show are a team the show have worked together for a very long time, the show are all very attached. '
article_snippet.sent: If Jeremy is not in it and Richard and James are, that needs to be a conversation with Richard and James as well.
article_snippet.sent: Richard and James need to be happy about what's going on and where Richard and James think the programme needs to be.'