First episode of the new BBC Top Gear aired last week and reception from viewers and critics has not been great.
Matt LeBlanc is witty and looks comfortable in a role of TopGear presenter, and Chris Evans has a good radio voice, but neither can do what Clarkson, May and Hammond did.
The old trio were known for comedy, but Top Gear was much more than a comedy talk show - it was a car show.
BBC don't seem to understand that good portion of Top Gear audience are hardcore auto enthusiasts who want to know what someone like Jeremy Clarkson thinks about the new Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche, not because he is "funny" or controversial, but because he is a respected voice in automotive community and his opinions are genuine.
The classic trio act, as great was it was, started to get a little stale as well. And BBC missed their opportunity to step in and produce different TopGear with a different vibe and even more opinionated and deep conversation about cars. Instead, they decided to keep the aging format and try to "out-Clarkson-Hammond & May" Clarkson, Hammond and May, which was always going to fail.
Obviously, they didn't listen to me.