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
Published 4th Jul 2016, 15:25 BST
Updated 25th Aug 2016, 19:12 BST
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.
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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