May gives backing to new Top Gear

James May has given his seal of approvalto the new Top Gear.

The latest series of the BBC motoring show – fronted by Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harri sand Rory Reid after Chris Evans bowed out–ended in April.

May, 54, said he had “tried to be quite philosophical about” the end of his run on the programme with Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.

He told BBC Breakfast the new Top Gear team were “doing an increasingly good job of it”.