It looks like it's all getting too much for much maligned Top Gear host Chris Evans.

Just days after the second car crash episode of his revamped version of the BBC favourite bombed in the ratings, the loudmouth presenter himself appeared to have veered off course.

The 50-year-old was pictured necking a glass of wine as he sat slumped against a wall near his London home.

It looks like it's all getting too much for much maligned Top Gear host Chris Evans. Just days after the second car crash episode of his revamped version of the BBC favourite bombed in the ratings, the loudmouth presenter himself appeared to have veered off course

The 50-year-old was pictured necking a glass of wine as he sat slumped against a wall near his London home. Shielding his identity under a cap and darkened sunglasses, Evans cut a figure of loneliness as he necked his booze in the middle of the day - with not a friend in sight

Shielding his identity under a cap and darkened sunglasses, Evans cut a figure of loneliness as he necked his booze in the middle of the day - with not a friend in sight.

He was seen looking downbeat as he took a call on his mobile phone before parking himself against the crumbling white wall of what appeared to be an abandoned warehouse just feet from overflowing rubbish bins.

The Radio 2 host then browsed through his mobile phone, swigging white wine from the glass he had picked up from a nearby pub as he drowned his sorrows following a disastrous night for his new show.

Top Gear pulled in just 2.8 million viewers on Sunday night - well down on the 4.3million viewers Evans and his team drew in their first episode.

The devastating ratings figures showed the new-look programme lost a third of its audience between its first and second episodes.

The figures are expected to grow when consolidated with the numbers of those watching online but still lag miles behind the numbers the programme's old guard - Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond - pulled in.

Wearing bright orange trainers, the grandfather-of-one picked up a bottle of wine from a London pub. He carried it in a white plastic bag in which he was also carrying a newspaper

Before even making it to the wall, Evans was downing his glass of wine as he came to terms with his new television venture bombing

Evans was seen looking downbeat as he took a call on his mobile phone before parking himself against the crumbling white wall of what appeared to be an abandoned warehouse just feet from overflowing rubbish bins

The television and radio presenter was taking a phone call less than 24 hours after the second episode of the new look Top Gear was broadcast on BBC2

Despite its big budget, Evans revamped version of the show has been panned by critics - with more than 1.5million viewers already tuning out

Evans has been under intense scrutiny since he agreed to take over the hit motoring show.

In his first two episodes, he has been panned by viewers for being 'too shouty' and behaving like 'an embarrassing dad'.

His debut outing as show host pulled the lowest figures for a series debut in more than a decade.

It has also been slated for allegedly requiring canned laughter to make the audience seem more interested, with those in attendance reporting long periods of silence during filming.

Evans has been under intense scrutiny since he agreed to take over the hit motoring show. In his first two episodes, he has been panned by viewers for being 'too shouty' and behaving like 'an embarrassing dad'

The former Big Breakfast presenter looked glum as he scanned through his mobile phone after taking a call

His debut outing as Top Gear host pulled the lowest figures for a series debut in more than a decade. It has also been slated for allegedly requiring canned laughter to make the audience seem more interested, with those in attendance reporting long periods of silence during filming

The show has also been beset by claims of infighting between Evans and co-host Matt LeBlanc, with Evans said to have clashed with producers too

The show has been beset by claims of infighting between Evans and co-host Matt LeBlanc too, with clashes said to have taken place between Evans and the producers as well.

Executive producer Lisa Clark left after just five months amid reports of creative differences with the former Big Breakfast presenter.

Since then, several former colleagues of Evans have made allegations of ‘bullying’ against him.

More recently, the Cenotaph incident has led to claims of a rift between LeBlanc and Evans, with the 48-year-old American feeling ‘stabbed in the back’ by Evans’ reaction, according to reports.

During Sunday's show, Evans appeared in a hospital bed and claimed it was due to the ride he was given in McLaren.