BBC has reportedly made the decision to axe after nearly 50 years that left in hospital.
The England cricket captain, 45, after he suffered facial injuries in an accident while shooting for the show at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.
At the time, it was reported that he was after the horror incident at the test track in December.
A month later, in January this year, it was revealed, with speculation over the subsequent months over if it would ever return.
Sources have now said there is ‘no way it can continue’, with production staff said to have been debating the show’s future for the last ten months.
Insiders have also said production staff have been told to focus on other work.
‘Top Gear has been an institution on British telly but the feeling is there is no way it can continue after Freddie’s crash,’ a source has now said.
‘The BBC are aware they very nearly lost a presenter’s life while filming a segment, and there’s a feeling it would be in bad taste to continue making such dangerous material.
‘It’s a tough decision but they know deep down it’s the right one as hardcore fans of the show won’t want to see a lightweight version,’ they added when speaking to .
A BBC spokesperson told Metro.co.uk: ‘A decision on the timing of future Top Gear shows will be made in due course with BBC Content.’
Flintoff’s Top Gear co-hosts Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris have not commented publicly on his crash, however the delay in a decision about the future of the show is said to have ‘irked’ production staff.
The Sun also reported at least one is now planning to take legal action against the BBC for a loss of earnings.
‘Things could get ugly as people connected with the show have lost so much due to the indecision of BBC bosses,’ the source added.
‘There could be more than a few big payouts coming.’
Freddie, 45, was so badly injured he has only recently returned to making public appearances.
Top Gear first aired in 1977 when Angela Rippon and Tom Coyne as hosts on BBC Midlands, a year before the national broadcaster took it on.
Jeremy Clarkson then took over in 1988, leaving 11 years later before returning for a revamped version in 2002 alongside Richard Hammond and Jason Dowe, who was later replaced by James May the following year.
The three left the show in 2015, before Flintoff, McGuinness and Harris took the wheel in 2019.
Top Gear is streaming on BBC iPlayer.
