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
Poor Tiff. They pushed him out of Fifth Gear too, on account of being too old and not hip enough. I always liked the banter between him and Jason Plato.
And he is right, even straight line racing can be treacherous in very high power cars. Simple mistakes that have no consequence with lesser cars drag racing can lead to accidents with beastly cars.