If Our Math Is Right. And Is This A Joke?

James May has once stated that he can't envision doing The Grand Tour forever. Back in December 2016, he shared in a Radio Times interview that his days were already numbered for the Amazon Prime exclusive show.

Jeremy is particularly decrepit and I find growing within me – I try to fight it for some reason, but I’m giving into it – a much stronger, nesty sort of instinct. Within the next five years I don’t want to be fart-arsing around.” Radio Times Interview

James May is currently 54 years young while Jeremy Clarkson is 57. Hardly the retiring ages on this side of the Atlantic. But since they're flush with Amazonian (and Drivetribe) cash, and The Grand Tour does have a harsh toll on their bodies, retirement is probably not a bad life decision for them at this point.

We were thinking that James May would entertain us for another five years or so, per the Radio Times Interview, but we might be wrong. May just shared on Twitter that he hopes to retire 40 years earlier than the Duke of Edinburgh. As you might have recently heard, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, just announced that he plans on retiring from public engagements this summer, at the age of 96.

If our math is correct, James May intends on retiring at the age of 56. Whether that is on his birthday (January 16th) or later, that would put his retirement around the time when the third series of The Grand Tour concludes.

Mr James May, we're not sure if this is a joke or not, but we fully support your decision to do whatever it is that you wish. You've entertained us for more than a decade, not just in Top Gear, The Grand Tour, but also the number of times you meticulously assembled a bunch of things together. You've been at the peak of your career for years now, so you deserve to do whatever it is that you wish. We'll be here, watching reruns.

EDIT: Jeremy Clarkson has also responded to James May intending to do the same, which meant that he should have retired last year

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