No, Captain America is not hosting Top Gear

When it was announced last night that Chris Evans would be taking over as host of BBC motoring show Top Gear, there was a little bit of confusion. Just why was Captain America ditching saving the world to talk about cars?

After all, it's just not a natural fit:

https://twitter.com/TazMatsui/status/610877877345775618

Surely he can't leave Batman doing all the superhero work?

https://twitter.com/McLaren_Soul/status/610883343941545984

Although some have apparently been *waiting* for this moment:

https://twitter.com/tiffstevenson/status/610918570109878273

And took to (sarcastically) congratulating the BBC on their choice...

https://twitter.com/colinshelbourn/status/611061143554117632

Some were only momentarily muddled...

https://twitter.com/actor_marc/status/610905761141501952
https://twitter.com/Jacques_Shark/status/611057741558337536

Granted, this looks awesome...

https://twitter.com/ollyog/status/610949338035044352

But there was some feeling it wasn't quite the right move for the captain:

https://twitter.com/shaungibson95/status/580495785969774594

Alas, the winky face says it all – yes, there's been a mistake:

https://twitter.com/The_Screendoor/status/611050502818676736

Which some people are actually a bit disappointed about:

https://twitter.com/esten/status/610878461226430467

Others helpfully clarified: