Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have finished a series of live events in Belfast over the weekend, kicking off a global tour of the trio's live show 'Clarkson, Hammond and May'.

The show had formerly been titled Top Gear Live, but was stripped of its BBC branding after Clarkson assaulted Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon, resulting in the presenter’s dismissal.

In an interview with Chris Evans last week Clarkson said the live show "would be Top Gear in all but name".

He also said that having to leave the BBC show was "my own silly fault" and said that his departure had "left a huge hole" in his life.

Less than two weeks ago rumours emerged of a possible new car show starring the former Top Gear presenters called 'House of Cars', to be streamed on Netflix.

The three men have also been in talks with ITV over a possible show.

However, sources close to Clarkson have suggested that any deal with a commercial broadcaster such as ITV could lead to trouble.

While Clarkson, Hammond and May enjoyed a great deal of creative freedom on the advertisement-free BBC, any new show on a commercial network might lead to a more controlling influence from advertisers.

“What would they do if Jaguar or Volvo had a sponsorship deal but they wanted to berate its latest new car?” one source told the Daily Mirror.

Meanwhile, over the weekend reports have emerged of a meeting between Clarkson and a Saudi Prince to discuss possible plans for a high speed track in the Cotswolds.

Clarkson met the wealthy Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan al-Saud at his sprawling Oxfordshire estate over the weekend.