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Maybe you should stick to singing? Ed Sheeran struggles to stay on the track during Top Gear filming. <br /> <br />Life in the fast lane: Ed Sheeran takes the driving seat for Top Gear challenge... despite not having his licence <br /> <br />He constantly tops the charts and boasts the best-selling album of 2014 in the UK. <br /> <br />And now Ed Sheeran has turned his hand to a new kind of record, racing against the clock for Top Gear's Star In A Reasonably Priced Car segment in a bid to top the celebrity leaderboard. <br /> <br />The Thinking Out Loud singer performed a lap in an automatic Vauxhall Astra on Wednesday morning, despite not having a driving licence. <br /> <br />The 23-year-old redhead, clad in a grey jumper and a white helmet, was beaming as he prepared to get behind the wheel for the very first time. <br /> <br />Ed isn't the first star to take to the track at Dunsfold Park in Surrey without a licence, however. <br /> <br />Comedian Johnny Vegas tried his luck with L plates back in 2003, while fellow comic Jack Whitehall had a go last year using an automatic. <br /> <br />Ed surely won't have any trouble beating Fresh Meat joker Jack, since he currently holds the record for the the slowest time since the challenge began. <br /> <br />The singer-songwriter confessed during an interview back in October that he was terrified of fast cars. <br /> <br />'I still can't drive. Sports cars scare the shit out of me because they go so fast,' he said. <br /> <br />There was no sign of fear on his face during his Top Gear lap, however, and the cheeky chappie looked like he wasn't having any trouble revving up his engine. <br /> <br />Ed was trying to beat the BBC2 show's record for the current Vauxhall Astra leaderboard, which is held by Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul. <br /> <br />AC/DC star Brian Johnson is in second place followed by Susan Boyle, who surprisingly proved herself to be more of a speed demon than the likes of Hugh Jackman and Benedict Cumberbatch.