Schumacher is The Stig! :-)

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Schumacher is The Stig! :-)

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1st: I'm surprised it took this long for the story to get posted here, you guys are slacking.

2nd: I think it's just another Top Gear ploy. Schumi has a different gait than the real Stig.
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Sebastian Rios wrote:...
2nd: I think it's just another Top Gear ploy. Schumi has a different gait than the real Stig.
from my F1complete link:
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However, the true identity of The Stig was unmasked by the press earlier this year as 33-year-old Ben Collins, although the speculation was not confirmed by the BBC and it remains rumoured that the character is actually played by multiple drivers.
A spokesman for the British broadcaster, meanwhile, confirmed that Schumacher was The Stig for the Ferrari segment, but that otherwise the truth would remain "a mystery".
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it remains rumoured that the character is actually played by multiple drivers.
Most likely the truth. They probably have a few drivers who get picked based on the production schedule and the driver's racing commitments. Then there's the Truckin' Stig, the Stig's African and American Cousins, ...
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I was actually the American Stig. I couldn't tell you guys because of the confidentiality agreement... But since they didn't renew my contract, screw them. The secret is out. BTW-Hammond really is like 4'8, I signed him into the Jockeys Guild.
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