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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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Can it be? Is the Stig really

Michael Schumacher?

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment...-10229,00.html
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 07:09 PM
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i doubt it.. schumacher retired from F1 in 2006 .. the new stig came onto top gear in 2002. with schumachers F1 duties its unlikely he could balance both.

also not everyone is allowed to drive the Ferrari FXX and schumacher is one of the few who can, which is why im guessing he was on the show

and plus clarkson suggests at the end of the show that schumacher is not the stig!
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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I thought Taka was The Stig?
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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I thought it was pretty common knowledge that Ben Collins was The Stig - he was named during the investigation into Richard Hammond's crash a few years ago.

As if having Schumacher reveal himself as The Stig was anything but a stunt....
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim Tam
I thought Taka was The Stig?
I keep telling you there is more than one Stig ... and many many more cousins all over the world.

Me = Chinese Stig only a copy ... hehe
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Oh I just found my old thread

https://www.rx8club.com/australia-new-zealand-forum-37/stig-uncovered-spoken-95407/

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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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Originally Posted by takahashi
I keep telling you there is more than one Stig ... and many many more cousins all over the world.

Me = Chinese Stig only a copy ... hehe
Yep, We have the Aussie immigrant cousin, the Chinese Chop Stig :P

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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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I always assumed they used more than one stig depending on which race driver was available when filming occurred, hence the helmet, etc
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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Ben Collins.
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Old Jun 30, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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He appears to be one of them but I still reckon there's more than one.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...James-May.html

Gives that theory a little weight.

At the very least I know it's not Taka...
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