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A report by Yahoo! has suggested that lead Top Gear presenter Chris Evans only puts in four hours a day for the reborn car show. Considering the huge expectations from Top Gear and the £3m contract awarded to Evans, four hours a day may seem rather modest to some.

To blame, it seems, is Evans' BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, for which the presenter must rise at 4.45 every weekday morning. He then leaves at 10am to go and film Top Gear.

The star admits he is "useless" and "fried" after 2pm.

Some automotive journalists have raised concerns that Evans is unable to put the same level of work into the show as former presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who was regarded as a workaholic. Clarkson and producer Andy Wilman wielded a huge amount of power over the production of TG – a degree of power that Evans himself has claimed from the BBC.

But if Evans is only putting in 20 hours a week, some, such as American car website AutoBlog, are asking if he should he have that power.

On the other hand, the previous Top Gear format fielded just three presenters, plus Stig. The new show will feature six presenters, plus Stig. This should mean the show’s content is spread amongst the presenters, perhaps with some dedicated segments in which Evans does not feature.

Let’s hope racing driver Sabine Schmitz, F1 pundit Eddie Jordan, famous YouTuber Chris Harris, motoring journalist Rory Reid, the Stig and of course Matt Le Blanc, will help Chris Evans manage his workload.

But questions over how the TV show is made will evaporate once it airs in May of this year, when we’ll find out if it’s actually any good!