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The Top Gear name maybe, but the format was the brainchild of Clarkson and (producer) Andy Wilman, not the BBC, not to mention Clarkson himself being so central to the success of the project (there's no question that the original TG dwindled and then died once Clarkson left). But the bit you're leaving out is that the BBC wanted it that way; public-private partnerships and private production companies were all the rage. It wasn't some cynical ploy by Clarkson and Wilman, though it did work out rather well for them. They sold it back to the BBC when the BBC wanted it back.
TG is possibly the biggest success that the BBC have ever had, and it essentially costs them (and us) nothing. And all they had to do was let them use the name "Top Gear" that was sitting around not being used anymore.
The other point that is being missed is that Clarkson would have made the program pay whichever broadcasting company he took it to. I presume the BBC pays for programs from outside program makers?
Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone
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