article_snippet: The racing driver who was the first Stig on Top Gear has said that show BBC would lose show 'fire' without the embattled Jeremy Clarkson.
article_snippet: Perry McCarthy, who was the show's resident racing driver between 2002 to 2003, said that Top Gear without Clarkson simply 'won't work'.
article_snippet: Perry McCarthy, who was the original Stig on Top Gear, said that Top Gear without Clarkson simply 'won't work'.
article_snippet: Mr McCarthy went on to add that Top Gear with a 'neutered' Clarkson would not work either in the Radio Times interview.
article_snippet: Mr McCarthy went on to add that Top Gear with a 'neutered' Mr Clarkson would not work either.
article_snippet: The racing driver who was The Stig on Top Gear for eight years has said that a show about Burma could thrive without the embattled Jeremy Clarkson.
article_snippet: Ben Collins (left), the racing driver who was The Stig (right) on Top Gear for eight years, has said that the BBC show could thrive without the embattled Jeremy Clarkson the embattled Jeremy Clarkson .