Richard Hammond channels Al Pacino with thick new goatee as he kicks back with an e-cigarette at music festival

Revellers at the Cornbury Music Festival in Oxfordshire could have been forgiven for thinking Al Pacino was in their midst on Saturday afternoon.

As it happens, Richard Hammond, 45, is rocking a fuller goatee these days and is looking scarily like the 75-year-old Godfather legend.

But while Hammond may have the facial hair situation down to a tee, the former Top Gear presenter hasn't quite nailed that slick, gangster look.

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Lookalike: Richard Hammond, 45, is rocking a fuller goatee these days
... And he's looking a lot like 75-year-old Godfather legend Al Pacino

Lookalikes: Richard Hammond, 45, is rocking a fuller goatee these days and is looking scarily like the 75-year-old Godfather legend Al Pacino 

The car enthusiast puffed away on his e-cigarette while scratching the back of his head and chatted with friends in the Annabel's pop-up at the music festival.

The TV star kept his look casual, opting for a white shirt, khaki jeans and a studded leather belt, capping off his festival garb with an armful of wrist bands.

The likes of Tom Jones, Razorlight, Billy Ocean and Lulu are all performing at the festival this weekend, held at the Great Tew park estate.

He looks familiar: Hammond got Pacino's look off to a tee on the day

He looks familiar: Hammond got Pacino's look off to a tee on the day

Cheeky: The car enthusiast  puffed away on his e-cigarette while scratching the back of his head and chatted with friends at the music festival

Cheeky: The car enthusiast puffed away on his e-cigarette while scratching the back of his head and chatted with friends at the music festival

And it's plain to see the Solihull-born star is enjoying his time off following the end of Top Gear.

It remains unclear what Hammond and his former co-presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May will do next, although it's widely assumed that the trio will return to prime time TV with a similar offering to the BBC show.

It is understood they have been blocked from working for a rival British broadcaster for two years by a clause in their BBC contracts.

Tired? The TV star was also a lot less dapper than his American lookalike, opting for a white shirt, khaki jeans and a studded leather belt, capping off his festival garb with an armful of wrist bands

Tired? The TV star was also a lot less dapper than his American lookalike, opting for a white shirt, khaki jeans and a studded leather belt, capping off his festival garb with an armful of wrist bands

Top Gear fans have been desperate to find out when Clarkson will return to their TV screens since he was sacked by the BBC over his infamous 'fracas' with producer Oisin Tymon.

The BBC have announced that Chris Evans will front the next series of Top Gear, which will undergo a major revamp, in an effort to continue the lucrative foreign revenue stream for the corporation.

Clarkson hinted that the three of them will unveil a new project to compete with the BBC show when Evans was given his job.  

Enthralled: It's plain to see the Solihull-born star is enjoying his time off following his controversial Top Gear departure

Enthralled: It's plain to see the Solihull-born star is enjoying his time off following his controversial Top Gear departure

Chilled: It remains unclear what Hammond and his former co-presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May will do next, although it's widely assumed that the trio will return to prime time TV with a similar offering to the BBC show

Chilled: It remains unclear what Hammond and his former co-presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May will do next, although it's widely assumed that the trio will return to prime time TV with a similar offering to the BBC show

He said: 'I hope Chris enjoys running what, for the next couple of weeks, is the world's biggest car show'.

The Sunday Mirror reported that, despite the BBC's 'non-compete' clause, the three presenters' lawyers believed any new programme will be able to be shown on online service Netflix and, if an overseas production company is used, UK terrestrial channels.

A source told the paper: 'Jeremy believes they'll successfully get around the issues despite the BBC making desperate attempts to stop him'.

Sticky situation: It is understood Hammond, Clarkson and May have been blocked from working for a rival British broadcaster for two years by a clause in their BBC contracts

Sticky situation: It is understood Hammond, Clarkson and May have been blocked from working for a rival British broadcaster for two years by a clause in their BBC contracts

Carpe diem: The BBC have announced that Chris Evans will front the next series of Top Gear, which will undergo a major revamp, in an effort to continue the lucrative foreign revenue stream for the corporation

Carpe diem: The BBC have announced that Chris Evans will front the next series of Top Gear, which will undergo a major revamp, in an effort to continue the lucrative foreign revenue stream for the corporation

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