Ex-Top Gear host Matt LeBlanc pays tribute to ‘true talent and friend’ Ken Block

Rally star Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident on Monday (Audi)

Former Top Gear presenter Matt LeBlanc has paid tribute to American rally driver Ken Block as a “true talent and friend taken far too soon” following his death at the age of 55.

Block, who competed in the World Rally Championship and was named Rally America Rookie of the Year in 2005, died in a snowmobile accident in Utah on Monday.