British TV and radio star Chris Evans said on Monday he was leaving BBC motoring show “Top Gear” after his first series at the helm ended with audiences at an all-time low.

    “Stepping down from ‘Top Gear,’” he said on Twitter. “Gave it my best shot but sometimes that’s not enough. The team are beyond brilliant, I wish them all the best.”

    The first show with the new lineup launched with 4.4 million viewers in May, but the revamped* program received lukewarm* reviews from critics and viewers on social media, and viewing numbers dwindled to 1.9 million.

    Clarkson and his former “Top Gear” co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May are making a new motoring-focused show for Amazon.com. (SD-Agencies)