mikeluke said:Rory is treated like an outsider and given all the crap jobs to do - Matt and Chris do Dubai/Oman - everyone (apart from Rory) does the USA... it is getting embarrassing the way he is left on the sidelines...
Le Blanc - famous actor turned presenter known to have a penchant for supercars, having owned many and clearly having plenty of relevant experience driving them. Has made his living talking in front of cameras.
Harris - long term motoring journalist (print, online and in video) with a full racing license and multiple starts in the Nurburgring 24 hour race (including an overall 4th place in 2010) as well as a long history of supercar ownership.
Schmitz - a lifetime of racing experience at the Nurburgring (including 2 overall victories in the 24 hour race). Presenter of D Motor (German motoring programme).
Reid - has worked on some web sites and done a little bit of minor TV presenting. Do consider that he was originally just hired to present Extra Gear and was promoted because he was a popular fit for the main show compared to Chris Evans.
It isn't exactly rocket science to expect Rory to be marginalised when it comes to reviewing super and hypercars is it? I expect that they will work him into it over time, but at the moment he isn't actually qualified to do the serious machinery...
Meanwhile - I rather enjoyed the last episode and think that it has now got to where it needs to be. People who didn't like the old Clarkson trio show aren't particularly likely to be converted, however most of those who did will probably stay with the show as it now is. It is IMHO tangibly better than the Amazon Grand Tour show now.