The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond takes brutal swipe at ‘out of practice’ Jeremy Clarkson in trailer for The Nice Escapists

THE Grand Tour star Richard Hammond has taken a catty swipe at co-star Jeremy Clarkson within the trailer for his new sequence.

Richard, who’s long-time friends along with his Amazon Prime colleague, is now set to entrance The Nice Escapists with out the assistance of his mate and their fellow presenter, James May.

The Grand Tour host Richard Hammond takes a swipe at co-star Jeremy Clarkson’s weight in a trailer for his new present

As such, he took full benefit of being centre stage to slag off Jeremy, 60, and his determine, within the opening seconds of his new trailer.

Richard, 51, may be seen choosing up a discarded soccer on a desert island as he exclaims: “Outdated, leathery and out of practice.”

Delivering the killer blow, he added: “I shall name you Clarkson,” as he throws the ball up with one hand.

Later scenes reveal he’s “stranded on a desert island” with a “science geek” – aka Mythbusters star Tory Belleci – with the pair creating quite a lot of totally different automobiles to get them round.

Richard clutched an ‘outdated leathery and out of practice’ soccer – which he then referred to as Clarkson

Jeremy is Richard’s long-time co-star and palCredit score: Rex Options

Richard shouts: “That is the heavy armour division,” as he drives a self-created tank over the sand earlier than he later takes to the skies in a weird car-helicopter.

A synopsis for the sequence, set for launch this month on the streaming service, quizzes of the pair: “Can they create themselves off the island?

“Or will they be castaway endlessly?

“That is the engineering problem of their lives, will they succeed and grow to be THE GREAT ESCAPISTS?”

Richard is stranded on a desert island for his new sequence, The Nice Escapists

It’s going to premiere on Amazon Prime this month

Beforehand, Richard lifted the lid on the banter between The Grand Tour hosts – and confessed it was only for the cameras.

Whereas there could also be somewhat aggro between the trio of Amazon Prime stars, who’ve labored collectively on the present since 2015 and on High Gear for 13 years earlier, he insisted there isn’t any unhealthy blood.

He informed Specific.co.uk when requested if the rows have been actual: “No, ‘trigger the bickering is a part of the present.

“We’re requested so typically, ‘what occurs when the cameras aren’t rolling?’

Richard not too long ago lifted the lid on The Grand Tour presenter spatsCredit score: Getty Pictures

He informed how any tiffs have been purely for the camerasCredit score: PA:Press Affiliation

“They roll, and if one thing humorous occurs or there’s an argument or an accident, it goes in.”

He added to the web site: “It’s why there’s only a few blooper reels for the present, as a result of that’s the present.

“The one behind the scenes stuff is the enterprise of constructing the present, and nobody desires to observe that a lot.

The trio have labored collectively on the present since 2015 and on High Gear for 13 years earlierCredit score: AMAZON PRIME

“No, God no, we wouldn’t argue off digicam as a result of we’d roll the cameras and argue on digicam.

“That’s what folks wish to see.”

The Nice Escapists will launch Friday twenty ninth January on Amazon Prime Video.