The book is due to be published on September 16.Nicola Cain, a member of the legal team working for the BBC, said: "This is about contractual obligations and confidential information." In June last year the seven-times Formula 1 champion driver Michael Schumacher dressed as the Stig and removed his helmet on the programme. The BBC is waiting to see the court's full judgment before deciding whether to take Collins to court for breach of contract but has signalled it is likely to do so.
Collins, who has doubled for Daniel Craig for stunts in a James Bond film, was named as a possible Stig after a builder claimed to have seen the distinctive white outfit at the driver's Bristol home.
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But he has always refused to answer questions on the subject. It has even been suggested that Banksy is actually a collective of artists and doesn't exist at all. There is one more unidentified Stig on the loose.Further possible Stigs are also rumoured to take over when the other drivers' schedules were full.A source on the show added: 'Look at the pictures of the Stigs from show to show.