The wait and the guessing games are over. Today, Top Gear confirmed the full team for when the show returns in May. Joining Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc?yes, that Matt LeBlanc?are Sabine Schmitz, Chris Harris, F1 commentator Eddie Jordan, and automotive journalist Rory Reid. And of course, the Stig.
Morning from the new Top Gear team. All present and correct and smelling of eau de petrol. pic.twitter.com/y8X3uVb2uH
— Chris Evans (@achrisevans) February 11, 2016

Despite speculation that Schmitz wouldn’t be a presenter, fueled by an interview she gave during the 24 Hours of Daytona, the German professional driver tells Top Gear that she “grew up next to the Nürburgring and [has] been racing for most of [her] life, so the chance to combine both driving and filming was too good an opportunity to pass up.” Her experience as a driver, especially on the Green Hell, should give the Stig a run for his money. YouTube car king Chris Harris says that he is “quite . . . happy to get into trouble.”
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