Tiff Needell said Top Gear put 'non-racing drivers into racing situations' (Alamy)Marc Wainwright Photography As BBC “rested” Top Gear for the foreseeable future after the Freddie Flintoff crash, former presenter Tiff Needell has reflected on the legacy it leaves behind and how the show changed over the years where they “got non-racing drivers to go into racing situations”. Former Formula One racing driver Needell — who absolutely loved his time presenting on Top Gear — admitted he would have re
  • peakdecline@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Ironically his videos on YouTube are far better than anything he did on TG.

    Strongly agree.

    I know why Harris took the TG job and I can’t fault him one bit.

    I also happen to think he was poorly suited for the job and is far better in the format he did on YT.

    He also didn’t seem to have a single clue how to actually monetize YT. Honestly that entire era of YT from /Drive people is such a weird mix of excellent talent and content but seemingly no clue how to generate money from the platform to an almost comical degree.