Schumacher, who was formula one world drivers' champion seven times, replied: "No, it's much exaggerated. It's only nine. Clarkson then asked about another rumour: "Some people have told us you only know two facts about ducks and both of them are wrong. Is that true? Schumacher replied: "Well obviously they can fly", and was quickly interrupted by Clarkson, who said: "No, they were right, you don't know anything about ducks.
The Stig wasn't meant to be a hit with the audience. He was just meant to be a test driver to drive featured sports cars around the shows test track very fast.
The anonymous driver became a legend on the show after Jeremy Clarkson started introducing him each week with different comic sayings. His face was blocked by a helmet, so not even the celebs who appeared on the show knew who he was. Now that we all know who he is, Top Gear will change.
Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? The Stig's identity. View source. History Talk 0. The eyes of The Stig which would turn out to be Ben Collins. Categories The Stig. Universal Conquest Wiki. In the original Top Gear series, the Stig test-drove cars, set lap times and trained up celebrities for segments.
The fact he was a professional racing driver meant viewers could not quibble over whether he was qualified to set the bar for the presenters and guests. Many believed Harris' driving skills, as well as those of co-presenter Sabine Schmitz, had rendered the Stig's role obsolete, but the rather formidable looking man in white remains on the show to this day.
Racing driver and stunt man Ben Collins decided to come out as the Stig in , and consequently lost the job after seven years doing it. A legal battle began between the BBC and Collins' publisher kicked off when he decided to release an autobiography called The Man in the White Suit, which apparently broke the secrecy-based terms of his employment.
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