Is Chris Evans a suitable replacement presenter for Top Gear?
It has been confirmed that Jeremy Clarkson has been sacked as Top Gear presenter after a BBC investigation found he did assault a producer in a row over steak and chips.
Clarkson may be popular with the audience, and the BBC really did not want to lose him, but this was a star who admitted he was on his final warning and a corporation that was under intense scrutiny over what its top talent can and cannot get away with.
According to well-placed sources, senior executives at the Corporation have been wooing Radio 2 Breakfast Show host and self- confessed ‘petrol-head’, Chris Evans in the hope he will agree to take over.
Evans, 48, has one of the most prestigious car collections in Britain, including a £12 million 1963 Ferrari 250GTO. Apparently bosses are keen to persuade him to sign up.
It is not clear whether Clarkson’s co presenters James May and Richard Hammond will remain with the programme or will join Clarkson on any new ventures.
What are your views? Is Chris Evans a suitable Top Gear presenter and replacement for Jeremy Clarkson? Or is there someone else you would prefer to see?
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If the presenter had an exclusive contract which meant they were unable to appear on other TV programmes, or comment about other topics outside of motoring issues, I would have hoped they would have chosen Katie Hopkins.
This partnership would suit the petrolheads and at the same tme be funnier and wittier than the previous team that were beginning to look a little dated.
Try guest presenters like they have on HIGNFY until the public finds one they enjoy.
Chris Evans but surely there must be new fresher presenters looming somewhere
I can see another station picking them all up.
Or, why not someone completely unknown? If you're starting from scratch again, it's a chance to redo things. It was funny, but it was getting a bit repetitive anyway... imho
Would be sad to loose the other two, though?
to shout to his hearts content
Life is too short to keep this thread going!
amount of our money
I cannot understand how anyone in the last ? Years found it entertaining or informative. Three middle aged men acting like school boys.
Give us a programme about cars old and new but with real and unbiased information please..
If Chris can manage it then let it be so!!
Other suggestions have been Damon Hill and David Coultard but they don't appear to be able to really enthuse people. Eddie Jordan would be good as would Guy Martin if he knows as much about cars as he does about bikes.
I would put in Ed Miliband, Alex Salmond and Ed Ballsup, there all be looking for a job soon.
Damon Hill, David Coulthard or similar?
I'd choose Steve Coogan for the job, if we are to lose Jeremy Clarkson.
He can be a tad controversial though but then that seems to work on Top Gear, so yes - let's give him a go!