UK racing driver aiming to bring back Top Gear to TV screens

Dating back to the 1970s, the show was a serious motoring-focused series, but ended up being cancelled in 2001.

It was then revived by producer Andy Wilman and presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who co-created the new style of show.

It proved extremely popular with Mr Clarkson forming a presenting trio with Richard Hammond and James May, which lasted until 2015 when all three hosts left the show.

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Several new presenting teams and combinations were tried out by the BBC before settling on Paddy McGuinness, Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris.

Mr Flintoff was involved in a serious crash in December 2022, and the show has been on an indefinite hiatus ever since.

Now, speaking to The Sun, Formula E star Dan Ticktum has outlined plans to bring the popular show back to screens.

“I’m trying to start a TV show at the moment. I filmed a pilot for that last November,” he said.

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“I’ve got a meeting with somebody lined up who’s pretty big in that world – I can’t say who, but everyone will know his name.

“It’s just trying to continue the legacy of Top Gear, really, which obviously is a very hard thing to do.

“But I feel like the trio I’ve got, we have very similar camaraderie, banter, and we all love cars. We’re not going to be particularly woke. We’re not going to just airdrop someone in from Hollywood because they’re famous.

“You know, we’re just three normal guys who love cars, and that’s what people loved about Top Gear. Everyone who’s tried to come since has neglected that. We’ll see if this fella is interested in the concept. Hopefully he will be, and then we’ll see where that goes.”