David Coulthard has been a presenter on the BBC's Formula One coverage until the end of this season. As of a couple of days ago Channel 4 is taking over the BBC's F1 rights package, meaning that Coulthard would have been out of a job.
I don't think the co-presenters' racing pedigree will make much difference to be honest aside from being able to handle the cars properly. It'll be more to do with the format and their relationships. Perhaps more interestingly is the fact that the relaunch's executive producer has walked away from the show a few months prior to the show airing. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/22/bbc-top-gear-executive-producer-chris-evans On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 9:31 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Schmitz was also on the team who hosted the German car show D Motor. That > team 'lost' to the UK hosts in the second of Schmitz's two appearances. > > It sounds like Evans will be joined by three professional drivers. Not > sure how that affects the shows appeal to those who don't follow the > various non NASCAR circuits. > > David > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Bob Jersey <bob.in.jer...@juno.com> > *To:* TVorNotTV <tvornottv@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 23, 2015 4:14 PM > *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] Here's your new Top Gear UK lineup > > > We already know about Chris Evans > <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tvornottv/cdUKX-vI91I/sjOUkx5PT7sJ> > (link to earlier thread)... the others are: > > David Coulthard, square-jawed veteran of Formula One (1994-2008, highest > finish 2nd in '01); > Sabine Schmitz, female German sports-car racing star (and onetime guest on *TG > UK* in '04); and > Chris Harris, a veteran of several European racing circuits and a longtime > journalist with a popular YouTube channel. > > Variety > <http://variety.com/2015/tv/global/former-racing-driver-david-coulthard-joins-new-look-top-gear-1201667125/> > (link) > > B > > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
