Former Stig, Ben Collins, on that Top Gear crash, Grand Tour & being Vin Diesel
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- čas přidán 12. 05. 2017
- I chat with the former Stig, Ben Collins, about why the Koenigsegg he drove on Tog Gear crashed, his thoughts on The Grand Tour, if he repairs his own cars and the time he had to be Vin Diesel.
Also we talk about his new Book "How to Drive", his work on the computer game Project Cars, the time he helped Clarkson, Hammond and May with their Live show, his work on the Fast & Furious films and his favourite race track in the UK
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I'm sorry that I interrupt Ben a few times in this interview. It was my first ever one and I was quite nervous. I'll know better for next time!
You did well, don't sweat it
No, that is a great interview. Very interesting.
Road and Race I
Was alright... bu..... please never imply that Ben Collins was scared of a little spinout again.... seriously.... you had me cursing at you....
Do not drop "your" fears onto others.
Fuck you did it again when he's talking about Romania and an accident.... STOP putting YOUR FEARS onto others.... FUCK
Fake. Everyone knows if you are chosen to be “The Stig” your vocal chords are removed
@ColdHeart 😂😂😂😂😂 nice one both of you
lol
What are you talking about man? Everyone knows The Stig is born in Jerusalem if the current one dies.
Ok, what the fuck is that profile picture? I've seen it in so many fucking videos. I dunno if you're like trying to be another Justin y. But if you are please stop, it's creeping me out.
Real JarHead and get taken in a master chief style and fitted with future tech, I don’t play halo btw lol just get that feeling
Some say his autobiography audiobook consists entirely of Darth Vader breaths, and that his vocal chords are tuned to B flat. All we know is...HE'S CALLED THE STIG!
You can hear the audiobook. It’s just intense ruffling of his suit
fiction?
"he's not the Stig, but he is the Stig's Novelist Cousin..."
J.K Rowlig?
Ill show myself out...
And automatically, Jeremeys voice is in your head.
@@paulbeatty9676 yep -_-
thanks for saving the legend!
more like Ben 'Joan' Collins lol
audio book voiced by Stig *silence intensifies*
*silence*
Audio book read by the Stig.
So, just a book then.
0:00 hello, bla bla, book, bla bla...
4:36 Top Gear, Crash, Stig...
8:30 injurys...
9:22 Fixing Cars?...
9:36 Favourite Track?...
9:50 Video Game...
10:55 Future Stuff...
Thanks
@@rock3tcatU233 Only stupid people use homosexual as an offense.
@@rock3tcatU233 welcome to Earth, humans use the term bla bla to indicate redundant conversation.
thanks mate
I hate it when I miss great roasts. Anyone know what happened?
grand tour needs a needs a new track and "The Ben Collins"
Yeah the "not track" and "the American" are the parts of the Grand Tour I hate the most... and with dying celebrities probably the only parts I dislike about that show, it is rather great and fun otherwise.
The dying celebrities was for legal reasons as they couldn't interview celebrities due to BBC stuff.
But they already had all the celebrities booked.
Wow this was really great.
+Nick Murray Thanks Nick, was a bit nervous at first but Ben was a complete gent!
This isn't the stig...its the stigs speaking cousin
Edit: 1k likes ? cheers
Stfu
Everyone who replied Stfu is gay
@@AP0ll012 stfu
@@AP0ll012 stfu
Up fudge the shut
@@zacjohnson452 and you ruined it
Collins' role as the Stig was about way more than just doing timed laps and driving the celebrities around.
In his book "man in the white suit" Collins told that when the idea of the Jet-car came up he went "That has to be Hammond to do it." because Collins knew that of all three Hammond is the fittest and because of the immense forces that come with driving a jet car, being in peak condition was the number one thing.
Collins then asked about Hammond's racing gear and then hooked Hammond up with Alpine suits, because as the Stig Collins knew about those suits, was endorsed by them and was familiar with how tough they are.
So if you look at the footage of the crash, you see Hammond in a very similar racing suit that Collins wore as the Stig.
In fact, it was those recommendations which saved Hammond's life. The fact that Hammond is in peak physical shape and that he was wearing the suit and Helmet that Collins said he should wear, was what saved him.
Wow
Good to know
RastaSaiyaman I’d feel bad knowing I put someone up to a crash that left them with brain damage, but it wasn’t anyone’s fault that a tire blew up
That's bullshit. No-one drives a jet car without helmet and protection suit. He would've worn those even if Collins wouldn't say anything.
Teodor Kuběna Learn to read you dipshit.
But you didn't ask about his 17 kids! Jeremy: "Some say after bying Pirelli condoms last week, he now has 17 children"
Damn, you're right! Next time....
Damn he had 17 kids in 1 week??
Damn he’s fast 🤣😂😅🏁
He is always fast as fck
*koenigsegg eating tire*
nom nom "Give us back that tire!" *NOM!*
I’ve always thought Koenigsegg was the most over-rated super car and that the company owner is a bullshit artist of the first order. I believe not a word of their claims regarding horsepower or top speed.
Regarding the latter, they crashed a Nürburgring trying to set a lap record due to a faulty front brake locking up at 170 mph. In this interview Stig, the most meticulous driver, attributes his crash of one of these things to ineffective brakes. That’s a pretty scathing criticism of a supercar.
And it confirms to me that it’s not a good idea to buy a supercar built by a skeleton crew in an old aircraft hangar, whose CEO lies at Trumpian levels. (On Jay Leno's CZcams car show, Leno complimented Koenigsegg on running a car company at his young age. Koenigsegg replied that he was 37. I looked him up on Wikipedia and at the time of that interview he was 45.)
That car started out as a kit-car then the company, (koenigsegg), bought the body design and stated that they had designed it them self, they made a few different redesigns and called it their own..
@@johntechwriter woah the stuff about age
@@johntechwriter
you are a person full of jealousy and invaded by jealous. Look yourself in the mirror. You are an useless human being not even capable to achieve anything. The enviousness has been destroying you. That's why you don't achieve nothing.
I also think that "The American" is a weak part of GT. In fact, I'd hit the mute button whist he's on if I weren't interested in the engine note!
+Ian Myatt I admire them for trying something different but, yeah, he's annoying.
Ian Myatt Remeber that Ben Collins trailer for the Grand Tour, i thought they were going to use him and call him "The Ben Collins" as they did in the trailer, but instead they decided on "The American" which I personally don't like.
I thought that too, it would have been awesome if they used Ben Collins. The 'murican really is one of the weakest parts in GT...and I'm not even starting on his jokes. Plus...cmon now, a 160kg professional racing driver...I bet I can beat his times...I weigh 100kg less than him, I get a better power/weight ratio
I honestly loath that character, but I think they are doing that on puropse
too much stereotype... the track also sucks
I miss the stig
Don't we all....
Lanry Aiyewk Congrats I'm your 30th like have a nice day
Top gear revealed The Stig as Michael Schumacher ( with James, Clarkson, and Hammond)
nice to see the stig himself on this show. Keep up the good work!
+Random_guyM3 Thanks sir. Will do, lots of cool stuff coming up
My favorite Stig moment: Stig is on a floatie recliner in the pool at
Ascari Resort. Stig Chick, wearing nothing but a bikini, Stig helmet and a smile climbs out of pool in the background. They just don't make 'em like they used to.
Yeah that was a great moment.
“Some say he’s in the resort pool at this very moment... cause he is.”
Bongo Bra
For a few seconds there the Stig just...disappeared, somehow.
She had the white gloves too! XD
Good interview. Very interesting guy....... "but we call him - the Stig!"
+Mark Muller Yeah some great stories, a nice guy to chat to.
Thanks for doing this interview!!!!
Ben Collins is great. the Grand Tour would be great with him as a driver and a proper track.
Why does the intervier try to talk more than the interviewee?
Right off the bat, the guys a fucking stroke
Ask Jay Leno
What an annoying interviewer, he doesn't know how to read the person he is talking to. What a waste. Constantly interrupting a potentially interesting topic with someone he admires. Shame 😔
@@xenonmuz he mentions in his pinned comment it was his first interview he didnt have the knowledge to do it well relax
@@thatenglishone8366 You are right, time could have also been a restrain. I guess we all have to practice the benefit of the doubt. Thanks to your order I am relaxed now. 😉
😏
I enjoyed the interview, I hope this is the first of many.. Looking forward to the audible version of Ben's book.
what an absolute legend of a man, awesome interview.
Thanks mate, yes he’s an absolute gent!
I would also have wished to have "the Ben Collins" on GT (as they suggested in the prequel), but I had read that Amazon required the driver to be American in order of appealing to US viewers. Definitely not the right choice... I am absolutely sure "the American" is an excellent driver, but I always hit mute when I watch an episode for the 2nd time and onward. To be fair, I assume his comments are scripted, but the persona they give him is totally overboard.
like some one else said id lean more toward they did the opposite of the stig for copyright purposes. stig no talking robot like determination, the american, loud and seemingly careless
Also sounds very plausible. Still would have liked the script to be a bit more ... qualified. Even a Nascar driver would show some admiration for car like the Aston Martin Vulcan. Let's see what they do for S2 of tGT :)
The "American" doesn't appeal to anybody. He's crude and annoying as a character.
they should've asked Mike Rowe to be the "American Stig".
They also made The American play a character instead of letting him be a driver
Great video! Thanks for this
Checked out the Stigs favorite race track! Thanks for the friendly natural style interview.
Really enjoyed this interview - I found the questions you asked really drove up the quality of the content from this episode.
p.s. although I love the Stig; I wouldn't want him "driving the wheels off" my e92 - keep up the good work!
+Johnny D Legend Thanks Johnny. I really tried to find questions that people would like to know about. Yeah, me too, he'd trash the hell out of it!
when they had Ben Collins drive around the track without his helmet, it really seemed how much he actually acts like the stig, from the head movements and twitches,...
ThePointlessBox_ since he was the Stig why wouldn’t he act like himself?
Awesome interview, very well done.
Thanks mate, glad to hear you liked it.
Really impressed with the content you're putting out for a small channel. Can tell a lot of work goes into it.
+joshua brown Thanks for noticing, some videos take up to 30 hours to do so I appreciate your comment.
great video. thank you for making it
+cos boc Thanks mate, thanks for watching!
The stig is no man hes a deity of driving infact i think he actually has wings.. What a driver amazing
So he... Was me?
Uhuh
No, you're Tim Shrick
search your feelings lord stig youll know it to be true
No he was your British cousin
Hi cousin 😀
Tip, when the person you're interviewing starts giving you an answer DON'T INTERRUPT!!!!!!!!
James Robert THANK YOU!!!
I mean he did say he will nextst time and it is his first time
its his first time, look at the top comment. If you were in his place, you would've shit your pants.
James Robert I thought he did quite well actually. Have certainly seen less competent interviewers and for his first interview it was very good.
First time I seen your channel. Cool video, really enjoyed it
Well, thanks for saying so Sami!
This was a really good interview vid! Never seem to enjoy them, but this was cool :)
+IslanderJer Thanks for saying so. Glad to hear you liked it!
Really enjoyed that, he's very intelligent and articulate, I could listen to his anecdotes and tales all day long. well produced and edited video , really enjoying your channel, looking to buy an e92 m3 soon, that was my initial draw , lots of very interesting features and above all a likeable personality unlike some of the other car youtubers out there , many thanks and keep up the good work.
+Super veloce Thanks mate for the kind message. You'll love the M3! Let me know how you get on.
Road and Race I will be 50 yrs old next march it's kind of a bucketlist thing with me. Iam based in Leeds probably not far from where you bought the car from.
+Super veloce Ha-ha! Oh the irony! You'll probably end up coming to London!
Road and Race You are probably correct, the best spec cars all seem to be down south,. All the bmw AUC cars are overpriced and underspecced, all the money and no edc , no dab, no Harmon kardon , not fussed on colour, just a top spec with reasonable miles, full bm history, just the usual, i'm an ex detailer and spray painter for 17 years, so I know a well cared for car when I see one.
E92 M3 GUY Congrats I'm your 10th like have a nice day
Thank you so much for this great interview with Ben Collin there were things that I didn't knew about him ,but there is something that I wished that he would talked was why he was only for one season of fifth gear? anyway it was a great video loved it.
Loved Ben as The Stig - for me - he was the best thing on TG - great teacher, brilliant character - wish Clarkson, Hammond and May would have had the humility to recruit Ben for their new show. He will always be THE Stig. All the best Ben...
Well they said in the first episode that because Amazon is American they wanted an American driver (presumably to appeal to US viewers)... it wasn’t necessarily their call. Ofc under the right circumstances I’m sure they would have hired him again.
Read "How to Drive" 2-3 times while I was working in my driving licence. One more time just after passing and recently again. In sure I will be coming back to it many times again, being a responsible driver, learning to become a really good one. It's funny, to the point, full of invaluable information that stays in memory and pop up in your head while you drive. Absolutely recommended!
Great interview buddy! Spot on 👍
Thanks Mikey, was a bit nervous meeting Ben but he was cool.
Like a pro!! 👍
What a driver, so under rated. A master in his art.👍
Great, really liking this channel, different from the other buy wrap and chav exhaust channels.
Thanks Steven. It takes hours of work to do each video so I really appreciate it when someone take the time to let me know they like it! Let me know if there's anything you like to see in the future.
Great now i cant wait for project cars 2. thanks Ben...
Love Project Cars 2 in VR love how the Stig helped with the handling !!! So cool 😎
Great interview. I could listen to you guys talk for hours. I bet he has a lot more stories to tell. Good one mate 👍.
+Customwinder 1 Thanks mate. Glad you liked it. Yeah he's got a lot of stories it's a shame I only got a short time with him. Maybe I'll get another interview sometime.
The stig helped develop one of the best racing simulators. I was completely unaware😳👍
Perks of the channel, eh? Very cool. As always with the channel's vids, equal parts cool car content and vicarious delight.
Yeah, was lucky he had a spare moment at the London Motor Show last weekend.
What a great mate
I loved the Stig, such a great character.
We never stop learning
Interesting chat, nice one.
+Tim Coe - myUSP Thanks Tim
Ben Collins can drive anything! He's incredible!
Nice interview , I even subscribed !
+Thomas Evers Thanks for the sub Thomas, glad you liked the interview!
When you realise that Ben Collins was on multiple top gear features aaaasss Ben Collins including the Aygo vs aygo car soccer
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I Flipped through the book, Very Interesting reading....Not all about driving but Driving Survival, Knowing How to break windows with a head rest spike.
Very cool.
I will Buy Bens Book
And this Guy is a Specialist...."Big Time"
Ex SAS driving instructor...
Cheers Ben...
That Would be epic to have Ben as the driver on TheGrandTour. He is an amazing driver/stuntman!
Yeah, I agree!
I miss the old top gear😔
Nice one!
+Ian Myatt Cheers Ian
good interview I've read his book The man in the white suit good read I recommend it
Well played sir!
Cheers Matt! He was a legend!
“Thanks for bringing it up”
He also works on the Project Cars games... nice!
what a nice man ben and yes Oulton park
Real talk pure 100%
I"ll get the audible book then! perfect.
Very good. Interesting.
Don't worry Ben sir. You will still be the best and one and only Stig in our heart.
Ace! Collins is the man! So much insight in his book. I may yet graduate to being a legitimate driver
Anyone else see him look like the bloke who played Chandler from 'Friends'???
Terrezio dude I was so about to comment that!
Cos it's true! XD hahaha
Matthew Perry. Yeah looks like him
The car took the sentence eat my rubber to another level XD
some say he eats tires for breakfast , and his manhood is s spark plug... all we know he's way better than Abby from the grand tour
WOW! The Stig revealed!
What a pro!
Ben would make an excellent addition to The Grand Tour!
Cant believe he is Stig🔥
He drove in "Tog gear" good stuff guys lol. That description.
I think Tanner Foust should be the new Stig if they bring it back. That man can drive just about anything
jay- Shift he was one of the hosts on top gear USA so they probably could bring him back as the stig
Good point. Tanner could never be quiet though. :)
It TRULY takes a special individual to do what he did... They are quite an eccentric breed
Road and Race REAL people just truly don't get how difficult that is to do... IMHO... The new Stig is even better and had mentioned to Jeremy that a Ferrari F12 was the ONLY car in the entire world that "Could hold a candle to a a Lexus LFA" and "Was the first Ferrari he would ever buy" truly speaks volumes about a man... As Jeremy noted IF he had ANY concept of money... Which he doesn't... I've heard almost all the stories through over four decades of professional race car drivers and I have NO DOUBT the new Stig is a collaboration of ALL the great drivers stories everytime they hear an off the wall story about a great driver ...
Ben Collins, What an awfully nice chap!.......
TheJONNYSHADOW Congrats I'm your 5th like enjoy your day
He came over really well, he's been a bit awkward in the past but I think he was very entertaining in this interview. He has some really good stories, we didn't even open the pan let alone, skim the surface. I'll defiantly have a read of his book, he seems like a nice bloke and you can't get better than that.
Interrupted a few times? It felt non stop, I wanted to throw my toys at the screen. Anyway, all credit due for acknowledging that. perhaps a second interview at some later date.
imagine the memories he has with cars being the stig!
Imagine how many girls he could've had if he was only legally able to tell them he was the Stig. That my friend, is the definition of hell. The cars were probably funner anyways. ;)
Ben is awesome
When I saw the thumbnail I could hear Jeremy Clarksons say:
"My god he's torn off his face and is holding it in his hands!"
What an interesting bloke!
+Nicholas Williams Yeah, Ben's got some good stories!
I met Ben for my birthday a couple of years ago, my dad knew him from the army. I didn’t know who he was until he got fired from top gear and my father told me
As an American, I don't care for "The American".
Marc E Congrats I'm your 25th like have a nice day
Jesus H Christ Y’all do when we have to save you from collapse every few decades
Its not actually funny either, it's just a bit cringey
Boom. Facts.
vin should channel ben tbf, ONE HELL of a driver, massive experience in all different disciplines, vastly experienced would love to talk to him just about cars and racing he interviews so well as well, very well spoken, I always wonder with Ben Collins how the hell didn't he make F1?? he's done testing for them but if he wasn't good enough then there is something wrong somewhere.
Its him, the man, the myth, the legend, the stig
Some say he is called the sacked stig. All we know he's called BEN COLLINS
I knew Ben was The Stig a lot longer than some. He was kind enough to send me an 'official; Top Gear cap and christened me the "Wheelchair Stig!" Nice fellow.
“Some say that the outline of his left nipple is exactly the same shape as the Nurburgring."
That is of course a nod to Sabine. RIP darling.
Id listen to the audio book, does it come with pictures?
I cant remember what car he was driving but on one episode of Top Gear he sat and waited for Jeremy to give him his time and before Jeremy could finish The Stig just stood up and walked away. That was fantastic!
Suzuki Liana
sorry for what you gone through in Romania. 😞
Am audio book in Ben Collins voice would be an absolute delight
You are both car guys! There's no need to ask if any crash or injury would scare, or keep him... or any race nut out of the car! Great chit chat! Nice work.
Thanks Ian. Glad you liked it.
Next time ask about the Stig's girlfriend. The one swimming in the pool in Spain while wearing the same helmet he does. This was the best Top Gear joke ever.
The absolute best Stig joke was the baby Stig in the manger!
BROOOOOO CROCODILE DON DEE FIRST TIME ON ELEVATOR IS THE PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF THE STIG. NO WONDER I LAUGHED SO HARD WHEN HE HAD TO TAKE NORMAL TRANSPORT BUS/TRAIN IN THE RACE CHALLENGE.
I believe the American was imposed by Amazon so more 'muricans would watch the show. He really is one of the weakest link of the Grand Tour and bringing Ben back into the team would be perfect for the fans, for GT, and for Ben. If any of the GT producers reads this...fire the American and get Ben Collins, cancel the "killing the guest" section (it's stupid), try to make the jokes from the studio from this century and at least try to make them less scripted...and that's it...watch the millions roll in.
I completely agree.
GT are not allowed to interview guests, it was part of the agreement with the BBC when the hosts & producer left TG. Hence they kill them.
mike skinner is more talented than ben, also the show is scripted beyond belief.
+ Marc Davis - that sucks, but at least they can eliminate that segment, as it really drags the show down.
+ The42car - It doesn't even matter that Mike Skinner is a better driver. The old Top Gear fans loved the Stig, and still respect the hell out of Ben Collins, add this to the obnoxious act of "the american" and you might soon get a mutiny!