Top Gear

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Schumacher, you heard it here first...! Though he isnt the REAL stig

Ralf or Michael ?

 

[Everest]

Harold

 

[Foolg]

Bloody hell! Michael schumacher was the stig

 

[Beach Hut]

Michael Schumacher

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

I thought it was someone in F1, but never thought it was Schumacher!

 

[Frutos]

Surely he's not the actual week in, week out Stig?

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

still don't think he actually IS the stig.

 

[beorhthelm]

Not the "real" stig, several times comments have been made that "formula 1 drivers take a different line", which wouldnt make any sence if stig was an F1 driver.

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

How obvious

 

[Beach Hut]

I can't believe he is the real stig as surely he can earn 10 times what the BBC pay to be a corporate host at a Grand Prix.

 

[gullshark]

Nah, he won't be the real Stig - but he probably drove the Ferrari.

What usually happens is with F1 cars and other supercars, a test driver from the company usually puts on the white overalls. I think it's Ben Collins day in, day out.

 

[sam86]

All this talk about money, what about the fact he might ENJOY it. Seems like bloody good fun to me.

 

[beorhthelm]

Nah, he won't be the real Stig - but he probably drove the Ferrari.

What usually happens is with F1 cars and other supercars, a test driver from the company usually puts on the white overalls. I think it's Ben Collins day in, day out.

that would make sence.

 

[Bluejuice]

Oh get over yourselves. Of course he isn't the week in week out test driver.

It's just a bit of fun

 

[Djmiles]

Wow the amount of people who actually think Schumacher is the real stig is hilarious!

 

[Gully]

Conspiracy theory...in the credits it listed the Stig as a cast member...followed by Michael Schumacher as a special guest...he isn't the Stig.

Cracking good show though!

 

[little al]

Schumacher was probably the only person that Ferrari would let drive their car round the track.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Cracking good show though!

Agreed.

Brilliant TV.

 

[Frutos]

Schumacher was probably the only person that Ferrari would let drive their car round the track.

That would make sense. I'd be sure that, while he's clearly not the everyday Stig, he was behind the wheel of that Ferrari.

Assuming there is one normal Stig, there is no way that he could suddenly get around the track 7 seconds quicker than he's managed before. No car in the world would provide that amount of different. The difference was probably not so much about the car but about the quality of Schumacher as a driver (I couldn't stand the bloke in his F1 days, but he is doubtless a very very good driver).

 

[little al]

Agreed.

Brilliant TV.

What he said.