James: Show is back in top gear
JAMES May has praised the current Top Gear presenting team, saying they are “almost as good” as the original line-up.
The car fanatic hosted the BBC Two show for more than a decade alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond.
They left in 2015, and the programme is now fronted by Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris.
May, who now presents The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime with Clarkson and Hammond, told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that he does watch Top Gear – and admitted that he enjoys it.
He said: “Am I allowed to say that? I like car shows.”
Asked what he thought of the current line-up, May added: “I think they’re at the point... they’re almost as good as us, it’s amazing.
“I know Chris Harris quite well anyway, I have known him for 30 years.
“So I like it, and I like watching car shows. I don’t see why it’s a problem to have two big car shows.”