Editing Perry McCarthy (section)

===''Top Gear''===
After a brief retirement, McCarthy returned to sports car racing, appearing at [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]] in 2002 and numerous other events. In 2002, he released his autobiography entitled ''Flat Out, Flat Broke'', in which he spoke candidly about his time in Formula One and, in the second edition, his work for the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Top Gear (current format)|Top Gear]]'' motoring show as [[The Stig]], a masked, anonymous, racing driver who evaluated the latest high performance cars.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11083602 | work=BBC News | title=Perry McCarthy: 'I was the original Stig' | date=25 August 2010}}</ref> McCarthy was the original, black-suited Stig, who left after the first two series. He provided commentary on F1 races for the BBC in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pressred/2009/03/whats-on-bbc-red-button-28-mar.shtml|title=BBC - Press Red Blog: What's On BBC Red Button (28 March - 10 April)|first=John|last=Horth|website=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref> McCarthy now works as a corporate ambassador and after-dinner speaker for corporations around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perrymccarthy.co.uk|title=Perry McCarthy - The Original Stig From Top Gear|website=Perrymccarthy.co.uk|access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref>