Chris Evans quits Top Gear after just six shows
![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.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/legacy_ash_82137794.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![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.](/img/placeholder.png)
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.'
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