'Top Gear' host Chris Evans keen to recruit Formula 1 ace Jenson Button?

New host of BBC show Top Gear Chris Evans is reportedly determined to get Formula 1 ace Jenson Button on board as a co-host.

Producers are believed to have opened talks with the McLaren driver about being part of the new-look show.

According to The Mirror, Evans, who already has a friendship with the sportsman, is willing to work around Button's F1 schedule.

Model Jodie Kidd has also been tipped as a co-host.