For seven years The Stig's identity has been a secret - but now the driver behind the white helmet appears to have been revealed as Ben Collins, a 35-year-old stuntman and former Formula Three driver. The question is: what should happen next?

When the first incarnation of The Stig - whose helmet and suit were black - was unmasked as Perry McCarthy, it wasn't long before he took a decidedly final-looking journey into the sea off the back of HMS Invincible. A similar fate looks ever more likely for The Stig's white-helmeted incarnation.

The BBC has always been adamant that The Stig's identity should remain secret – the most recent bout of speculation came about after the BBC threatened legal action over the possible publication of his autobiography. Some viewers agree that The Stig's mystery is crucial to his role on the show and that the more we know about him, the less effective he (and the joke) is. Others wonder why anonymity matters: Clarkson, Hammond and May have become hugely famous thanks to Top Gear, while The Stig , poor thing, has had to keep schtum.

So which side do you fall on? And if Top Gear does get a new Stig, what colour would you put him in?