"Top Gear" host Matt LeBlanc admits he uses stunt drivers
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Actor and Top Gear presenter Matt LeBlanc, left, waves , as he sits with rally driver Ken Block during filming of BBC Top Gear in Westminster, London on Sunday Sunday March 13, 2016 . British DJ and TV presenter of of BBC car show "Top Gear" Chris Evans apologized "unreservedly" on Monday March 14, 2016 for filming stunt driving near Britain's best-known war memorial on Sunday. Some bystanders complained after co-host Matt LeBlanc and a professional driver were seen performing "doughnuts" in the street nearby. Col. Richard Kemp, a retired army officer, called the stunt "gravely disrespectful." ( Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
Matt fakes it. And he's not the only one.
Former "Friends" star Matt LeBlanc has admitted to using stunt drivers during the taping of his new BBC show, "Top Gear."
LeBlanc said, “I do as much as I’m comfortable with. When it gets really crazy, I have a stunt driver. That’s no secret," The Sun reports.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Insurance companies are involved. If something calls for real precision driving, I let someone else do it.”
LeBlanc's British co-host, Chris Evans, also gets a little help from his faster friends, according to The Sun.
But LeBlanc can handle himself behind the wheel when he needs to. As a guest on the previous iteration of "Top Gear," he set the fastest time in the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" segment, ahead of fellow American gearheads Ryan Reynolds and Tom Cruise.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The revamped "Top Gear" has had its fair share of controversies leading up to its May 30th debut on BBC America. LeBlanc was criticized for riding in a car driven by racer Ken Block as it did donuts around a London war memorial, while Evans has been accused by past colleagues of inappropriate behavior and bullying.