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DC jumps Top Gear sinking ship for Channel 4
britishtrident - 12/1/16 at 06:00 PM

DC is to front the Channel 4 F1 coverage, BBC's reborn Top Gear seems to be about to sink without trace.

Good news for F1 fans , not the halcyon days of the Brundle-Coulthard dream team but the best free to air could hope for.

slingshot2000 - 12/1/16 at 06:14 PM

Not surprising really, DC has a major share in the Company C4 is going to be using to produce the footage. Rumours have it that EJ could well be joining him.

loggyboy - 12/1/16 at 06:34 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Good news for F1 fans , not the halcyon days of the Brundle-Coulthard dream team but the best free to air could hope for.

Not IMO. DC is a dire commentator who i gave benefit of doubt in early bbc days but he just hasnt got gift of gab that brundle has. Sky saw this hence why he wasnt taken over to them.
I was hoping this would be a chance to loose him and EJ. Jurt hope 4 find someone as good as edwards to pick up slack.

Doctor Derek Doctors - 12/1/16 at 08:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
BBC's reborn Top Gear seems to be about to sink without trace.


Says Who?

Chris Evans was talking about it debuting in May only this morning on Radio 2, I would tend to believe him over yourself.

Edit, I do agree on the Brundle/Coulthard team, they were second only to the Walker/Brundle team.

[Edited on 12/1/16 by Doctor Derek Doctors]

steve m - 12/1/16 at 10:22 PM

I hope it all sinks, its a dire programme , so 1990's and out of date,

just imho

fha772 - 12/1/16 at 11:20 PM

I have my doubts about the new top gear, because I think Chris Evans is too much of a limelight hogging, control freak.

But I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt to begin with, as I was getting very bored of it in its current format.

If Chris Evans gives the other presenters a fair chance, it could be interesting.

Time will tell...

Simon - 13/1/16 at 09:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by fha772
I have my doubts about the new top gear, because I think Chris Evans is too much of a limelight hogging, control freak.

But I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt to begin with, as I was getting very bored of it in its current format.

If Chris Evans gives the other presenters a fair chance, it could be interesting.

Time will tell...


Inclined to agree with that, and he gave some Audi R8 thing 5 stars in the Mail on Sunday so at least he'll be as biased on german shite, and just as wrong as Clarkson was.

ATB

Simon