Chris Evans quits Top Gear after just six shows

Chris Evans today said he was 'stepping down from Top Gear' adding: 'Gave it my best shot but sometimes that's not enough. The team are beyond brilliant, I wish them all the best.'

By The Newsroom
Monday, 4th July 2016, 3:25 pm
Updated Thursday, 25th August 2016, 7:12 pm
Patrick Dempsey and The Stig on Top Gear as the programme's audience fell to a new low of fewer than two million viewers as the new series stalled again in the ratings.
Patrick Dempsey and The Stig on Top Gear as the programme's audience fell to a new low of fewer than two million viewers as the new series stalled again in the ratings.

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