Who is the Stig?

Cyrus43 · 22nd June 2009, 02:07

How the hell did you guys manage to see it already????!!!! Finalgear isnt opening!! I guess its being overloaded at the moment!!

EDIT:

YouTube - The Stig Revealed! Top Gear - BBC

khanak · 22nd June 2009, 02:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrus43

How the hell did you guys manage to see it already????!!!! Finalgear isnt opening!! I guess its being overloaded at the moment!!

EDIT:
YouTube - The Stig Revealed! Top Gear - BBC

Released on Finalgear. Ladies

& Gentlemen, start your downloads.

khanak · 22nd June 2009, 03:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhrozenFire

I remember watching an old BBC special where JC had driven an Ambassador across Howrah Bridge, tested the top speed of a Mumbai Auto and driven a Mahindra Jeep from Pune to Mumbai on the NH4. This was sometime in the mid 90s. Some YouTube videos are available for these I think.

Guess who was in that jeep with him? Hormazd Sorabjee.

madan80 · 22nd June 2009, 07:06

speculation that is the Stig REALLY MS?
Unmasked: But is Top Gear's Stig REALLY F1 ace Michael Schumacher? | Mail Online

Kart · 22nd June 2009, 11:07

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Schumacher 'revealed' as the Stig

Absolutely can't believe it

, but seems to be true.

Kart

pb10gagan · 22nd June 2009, 11:48

so, claims this news.

BBC's mystery driver in Top Gear revealed

so can it be possible that the person who has his genitals hanging upside down is the god of racing - Michael Shumacher.

muralisk · 22nd June 2009, 11:55

Yeah, I just now read that on Reuters as well.

In an episode broadcast on Sunday, the current Stig took off his white helmet to loud cheers from the studio audience, revealing himself to be Schumacher, Formula One's most successful driver and seven times world champion.

ac 427 · 22nd June 2009, 12:10

And the true identity of The Stig is . . . . Michael Schumacher

more evidence about MS being the stig. But speculations still on.

cheers,
ac

Shan2nu · 22nd June 2009, 12:11

Frankly, i dont believe it.

You mean to say that Schumacher actually drove the Renault F1 race car that nuked Ferrari the previous season?

YouTube - Top Gear - Stig Drives F1

And rem when Hamilton posted a 1"44 in the wet. JC said "Everyone including the Stig wants to know, how you did it?" So even after 7 world championships, MS doesn't know how its done? No way!!!

For all you know, they would have invited him specially for this episode.

Shan2nu

jassi · 22nd June 2009, 12:20

YouTube - The Stig Revealed! It's Schumacher! (Good quality)

so the stig is michael schumacher or maybe they are just fooling around

Samir Taheer · 22nd June 2009, 12:25

Shan2nu - There's always been speculation that there's more than one Stig and thats probably it. No way would Ferrari let MS drive the Renault F1 car and as for the Stig asking how Hamilton drove so fast around the track - its a TV show

Top gear will never let people know the truth behind the Stig, i guess we'll be guessing for ever

Shan2nu · 22nd June 2009, 12:43

Quote:

and as for the Stig asking how Hamilton drove so fast around the track - its a TV show

Its not about the show. What i meant to say is that if MS was the real Stig, either JC would never have mentioned it, or TG would never have revealed his identity.

This is like openly saying that MS has a lot to learn from Hamilton (who had just entered F1).

And what about this?

YouTube - stig is jumping with the snowmobile

Schumi seems to have put on 15 kilos of fat for the winter and prob had a death wish. Haha

Shan2nu

Samir Taheer · 22nd June 2009, 12:54

Shan2nu - True True. I guess the only other reasoning, is that there is more than one stig. A stig the suites the application?

Shan2nu · 22nd June 2009, 13:13

Quote:

Shan2nu - True True. I guess the only other reasoning, is that there is more than one stig. A stig the suites the application?

Not just application wrt types of vehicles, even when they test various supercars, im sure some of the manufacturers must have insisted that their test driver wears the Stig's suite for the shoot/run.

That was the whole point behind having an unidentified driver.

Shan2nu

jassi · 22nd June 2009, 14:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shan2nu

Not just application wrt types of vehicles, even when they test various supercars, im sure some of the manufacturers must have insisted that their test driver wears the Stig's suite for the shoot/run.

That was the whole point behind having an unidentified driver.

Shan2nu

agreed

- besides michael schumacher maybe too expensive to afford all the time

22nd June 2009, 07:06	#64
madan80 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,360 Thanked: 80 Times View My Garage	speculation that is the Stig REALLY MS? Unmasked: But is Top Gear's Stig REALLY F1 ace Michael Schumacher? \| Mail Online
	() Thanks

22nd June 2009, 11:07	#65
Kart Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17 Thanked: 2 Times	Schumacher 'revealed' as the Stig BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Schumacher 'revealed' as the Stig Absolutely can't believe it , but seems to be true. Kart
	() Thanks

22nd June 2009, 11:48	#66
pb10gagan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Construction Capital Posts: 370 Thanked: 13 Times	Holy Cow! Michael Shumacher is "The Stig" so, claims this news. BBC's mystery driver in Top Gear revealed so can it be possible that the person who has his genitals hanging upside down is the god of racing - Michael Shumacher.
	() Thanks

22nd June 2009, 11:55	#67
muralisk BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hyderabad, Bangalore Posts: 711 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Yeah, I just now read that on Reuters as well. In an episode broadcast on Sunday, the current Stig took off his white helmet to loud cheers from the studio audience, revealing himself to be Schumacher, Formula One's most successful driver and seven times world champion.
	() Thanks

22nd June 2009, 12:10	#68
ac 427 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,393 Thanked: 244 Times View My Garage	And the true identity of The Stig is . . . . Michael Schumacher more evidence about MS being the stig. But speculations still on. cheers, ac
	() Thanks

View Poll Results:
			0%
Voters: 0. You may not vote on this poll

22nd June 2009, 12:25	#71
Samir Taheer BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: London & Pune Posts: 459 Thanked: 278 Times	Shan2nu - There's always been speculation that there's more than one Stig and thats probably it. No way would Ferrari let MS drive the Renault F1 car and as for the Stig asking how Hamilton drove so fast around the track - its a TV show Top gear will never let people know the truth behind the Stig, i guess we'll be guessing for ever
	() Thanks

22nd June 2009, 12:54	#73
Samir Taheer BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: London & Pune Posts: 459 Thanked: 278 Times	Shan2nu - True True. I guess the only other reasoning, is that there is more than one stig. A stig the suites the application?
	() Thanks