Top Gear star breaks silence after BBC show is axed following Freddie Flintoff’s horror crash

TOP Gear presenter Chris Harris has posted a cryptic message in the wake of the show being axed by the BBC.

The motoring journalist has worked on the TV hit since 2016, two years longer than fellow hosts Paddy McGuinness and Freddie Flintoff.

Top Gear host Chris Harris posted a message on Instagram saying: 'How I’ll remember my time on Top Gear. Hundreds of hours laughing'
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Top Gear host Chris Harris posted a message on Instagram saying: 'How I’ll remember my time on Top Gear. Hundreds of hours laughing'Credit: Getty

On Wednesday, just after the axing was announced in the wake of Freddie’s horror crash last year, Chris, 48 posted a picture of himself with his two co-stars on Instagram.

Next to it he wrote: “How I’ll remember my time on Top Gear. Hundreds of hours laughing.

Before adding, tellingly: “Look after people and, sometimes, they’ll look after you.”

Chris joined Top Gear’s presenting team to fill the void of the departed Chris Evans to co-host alongside Matt Le Blanc and Rory Reid.

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Chris’s message hints at irritation at the BBC’s decision to pause the show after Freddie’s crash at Dunsfold Park Aerodrome in Surrey last December.

Insiders said cast and crew were forced to put other work on hold.

Earlier this week, in an exclusive chat with The Sun, James expressed his sadness adding: “I can’t believe it’s gone forever.”

But, unlike Chris, Paddy’s reaction contained zero hints at any potential feuds, as he simply wrote on Instagram: “We were always going to be bellends but we were your bellends.

“Thanks for all the love over the years folks, it was very much appreciated.”