Piers Morgan has taken a swipe at Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, saying they will have to get “used to not being big stars in this country any more”.

The Good Morning Britain presenter, 51, took aim at the former Top Gear trio ahead of their new Amazon Prime show and said he will only tune in out of “curiosity”.

Speaking to Radio Times about the as-of-yet untitled programme, Morgan said: "I never watched the old Top Gear, because my right temple still has the scar from where Clarkson walloped me (at the 2004 British Press Awards) and whenever he comes on screen, my temple twitches.

"But out of pure curiosity, I probably will tune in. It's only going to be watched by about 100,000 people, so they'll have to get used to not being big stars in this country any more."

The motoring trio are currently in the process of deciding on a title for their new show.

Clarkson – who was axed from BBC’s Top Gear after a “fracas” with producer Oisin Tymon – last week marked his Facebook debut by sharing a video of the trio brainstorming ideas before becoming distracted by customising vehicles and Ray-Bans online.

The show is set to air in autumn, months after the revamped Top Gear returns to screens with new hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc.

They will also be joined by F1 commentator Eddie Jordan, German racing driver Sabine Schmitz, TV presenter Rory Reid and YouTube star Chris Harris, and show regular the Stig.

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