Top Gear this Sunday...

[Paddy_NL]

Found this on a Dutch website. Have been lazy and threw it through Babelfish, with some adjustments here and there

Hamilton will challenge The Stig
McLaren driver Lewis hamilton has raced against The Stig, the anonymous driver from the British television programme top Gear. The clip with Hamilton will be broadcasted Sunday evening on BBC 2 at 21.00 CET. It will be the first television appearance of Hamilton since the end of the Formula 1 season. The Briton has been very busy this week with sponsor activities, including McLaren partner Johnnie Walker. Next week Hamilton will have a two day test in the Spanish Jerez de la Frontera

Well, here and there... Here's the original Babelfish translation - WTF?

Hamilton takes it against The Stig
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[Fran]

It doesnt sound quite so exciting in the listing here (even if you disregard the presence of James Blunt!) :-

"Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are joined by F1 prodigy Lewis Hamilton, who chats to the trio and demonstrates his abilities on the test track."

I think I will try and tune into the Dutch version!!

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[Paddy_NL]

Better ignore the subtitles then!

[geoffd]

It should be better this coming Sunday as it'll be all about their Britcar 24hrs at Silverstone exploits!

[vqdave]

blloody ggo d i thought, hamilton seems to be a natural talent with humilty...rare and good. excuse my poor grammer

[Leftie]

blloody ggo d i thought, hamilton seems to be a natural talent with humilty...rare and good. excuse my poor grammer

'The Stig's' quickest lap was in the dry. LH wasn't that far behind on a wet & oily track.

Love to see him on the dry track and maybe a head-2-head all out sprint with The Stig.

BTW, who is The Stig? Has anyone come up with the answer yet?

[JDS]

BTW, who is The Stig? Has anyone come up with the answer yet?

I was under the impression the 'The' Stig was actually quite a few Stigs ..... ?

[Paddy_NL]

I did like the Hamster driving the F1 car-part, think they did a good job showing how difficult it would be for an "ordinary guy" to drive one of these things...

[JDS]

Yes, it brought it home just how unlike anything 'we' have ever driven those things really are !!

[htbast]

I was under the impression the 'The' Stig was actually quite a few Stigs ..... ?

According to Clarkson (interviewed on Simon Mayo's Radio 5 Live Program Friday afternoon), "There is absolutely, definitely only one Stig". So probably about 6 of them them!

[F-Troop Mom]

...well, when they came to the US (adventure from Miami to New Orleans), they had "Fat Stig", so unless he flew with them and gained weight on the flight, it's more than one!

[Doris]

...well, when they came to the US (adventure from Miami to New Orleans), they had "Fat Stig", so unless he flew with them and gained weight on the flight...

...And then he lost a considerable amount of weight and changed the colour of his skin for the adventure across Botswana...

Dx

[rcutler]

I have it from reliable sources that there are three stigs plus the fat guy. I spoke to one of the stigs at Sebring this year and he confirmed the other two.

They have all raced at Le Mans now.

[Piglet]

I have it from reliable sources that there are three stigs plus the fat guy. I spoke to one of the stigs at Sebring this year and he confirmed the other two.

They have all raced at Le Mans now.

I can add another one to the list then as I know at least one that hasn't raced at LM (probably two)      

There are lots of Stigs, sometimes there are contractual reasons for a driver being the Stig (Renault F1 car some time ago), more often it's just about driver availability. 

[rcutler]

Well then here is a clue.

Renault F1, Driver linked to Renault F1
Prodrive Aston, Driver raced for Aston
Morgan LM Car, Driver for Factory LM Team.

The other driver I know of has not been recruited so top gear could show the car. Prodrive would only let the official drivers drive to car hence the stig has to be one of them. I know who it is as I have spoken with him on many an occasion.

TONIGHT They are showing the Britcar 24 at Silverstone.