The Stig’s Top Gear future in doubt

BEN Collins’ career on Top Gear is under threat after it was revealed he was the show’s mystery racing driver – The Stig.

Mr Collins is thought to be highly unlikely to return to television screens as the show’s faceless mystery driver following his High Court battle with the BBC to reveal the identity of The Stig in his autobiography.

The case has also cast doubt on whether The Stig will reappear at all in the next series of the programme, played by a different driver.

A decision on whether The Stig will be axed altogether is unlikely to be announced before the series starts in December.