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18th Jan 2016

Chris Evans is reportedly sick at the roadside during Top Gear filming

Tom Victor

The new Top Gear has already divided opinion, and that will only continue after presenter Chris Evans was shown to seemingly lack the stomach for the show.

Evans, who has replaced Jeremy Clarkson on the BBC show, had to take a break after suffering from car sickness during filming, according to The Sun.

The presenter has already come under fire for reportedly being unable to talk and drive simultaneously, though the latest setback came with co-presenter Sabine Schmitz at the wheel.

The pair were going round a racetrack in California when Evans is thought to have felt ill, prompting Schmitz to pull over to let the 49-year-old compose himself.

It is just the latest blow for the revamped show, which has already come under fire for its unheralded co-presenters (including Schmitz) and an apparent failure to secure A-list guests.