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I reckon its a stunt....

there is no way Schumacher would have the time to be the Stig

how would he do the driving and testing for F1
AND also do driver training for the guests on Top Gear and also do the car testing for the show??

anyone know how long it takes to shoot an hours TV?? LOTS (like 40-60 hours )

as I said...STUNT

Have to say I doubt it's Schuy - he's way to busy to be The Stig. Plus I doubt the BBC could afford him "due to the unique way the BBC is funded".

I went to see Top Gear Australia being recorded at Bankstown - took 3.5 hours to record a 1 hour show - and thats only the studio portions shown on tv, not the segments where they are out testing etc.

just my $0.02 - less GST and inflation

have u seen the way that TG is shot?? the BBC puts fuckloads of money into this show... every segment is shot immaculately and there is a lot of editing/post production that goes into it. they could afford schumacher... the time would be the only issue as it seems there would have been a 3 year overlap where he was driving F1 and supposedly being the stig...

when do they shoot top gear? in the british winter or british summer?? F1 runs in the northern hemisphere summer...

i reckon it could be him... would explain why the stig is so good!!!... the stig is quicker than most of the F1 drivers that have appeared on the show... he's hardly likely to be a very good touring car driver (which ive heard rumoured before) if thats the case...

I dont know what to believe is it April again

Quote me if I am wrong but Michael has retired from F1 racing, his brother Ralph still races, but Michael has retired, so it could be him, I know a certain F1 fanatic and top gear fanatic who will possible know this answer. Dearest

Dizzi wrote:Quote me if I am wrong but Michael has retired from F1 racing, his brother Ralph still races, but Michael has retired, so it could be him, I know a certain F1 fanatic and top gear fanatic who will possible know this answer. Dearest

This guy was found out to be the Stig (Ben Collins) back in January. I was watching some old Top Gear and he is introduced in a segment as a British rally driver but also has driven lots of different cars so he has done work on Top Gear before.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/4286448 ... nswer.html

Make what you will of it but Michael could be the new Stig but I doubt it, they wouldn't reveal him as Stig starting a new season

And there is my fanatic

the black stig was perry mccarthy, an ex F1 driver apparently...he was killed off after revealing himself as the stig, if this bloke was the stig, and people have found out, i dont think the BBC would have kept him...

i would say that TG can be so outrageous at times that there is a chance it could have been schuey... he would have had a 3-4 year period where he was driving in F1 and being the stig, but i think it is logistically possible that happened...

discuss...

Six Addict wrote:t
i would say that TG can be so outrageous at times that there is a chance it could have been schuey... he would have had a 3-4 year period where he was driving in F1 and being the stig, but i think it is logistically possible that happened...

discuss...

unlikely...
try fitting the shoot of a TV series ..car test drives and teaching those in the cheap priced car....in this!

2005 F1 GP calendar
6 March Australian F1 Grand Prix (Albert Park - Melbourne, Australia)

20 March Malaysian F1 Grand Prix (Sepang - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

3 April Bahrain F1 Grand Prix (Sakhir, Bahrain)

24 April San Marino F1 Grand Prix (Imola, Italy)

8 May Spanish F1 Grand Prix (Barcelona, Spain)

22 May Monaco F1 Grand Prix (Monaco)

29 May European F1 Grand Prix (Nurburgring, Germany)

12 June Canadian F1 Grand Prix (Montreal, Canada)

19 June United States F1 Grand Prix (Indianapolis, USA)

3 July French F1 Grand Prix (Magny-Cours, France)

10 July British F1 Grand Prix (Silverstone, Britain)

24 July German F1 Grand Prix (Hockenheim, Germany)

31 July Hungarian F1 Grand Prix (Budapest, Hungary)

21 Aug. Turkish F1 Grand Prix (Istanbul, Turkey)

4 Sep. Italian F1 Grand Prix (Monza, Italy)

11 Sep. Belgian F1 Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium)

25 Sep. Brazilian F1 Grand Prix (Interlagos - Sao Paulo, Brazil)

9 Oct. Japanese F1 Grand Prix (Suzuka, Japan)

16 Oct. Chinese F1 Grand Prix (Shanghai, China)

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remembering of course that the cars and drivers usually arrive 4-5 days before the actual race.............

Schumaker does a bit of superbike riding in Germany and Spain. He would also be doing shit loads of corperate stuff for many of his sponsers that he would still have. I think ( my personal opinion) he would be far busier now than when he was racing. I have to agree that whoever the STIG is he is a very talented driver. I would like to see Schuey as the Stig, people would have a better opinion of him. During his career and due to his determination he was not liked very much by the fans.

They can just stig it up their arses

Doubt its the stig some chick interviewed the stig and he didn't have much of a German accent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnmWpSCX ... re=related

Have just watched the episode (excellent!) - JC said at the end of the show "I don't think Micheal Schumaker is the Stig".

Given the way they guard the Stig ID I seriously doubt it's him.

(plus I still think he would chose better paying jobs over the job with the BBC - he earning capability would have to be beyond BBC budget no matter how much they invest in TG )

all a stunt as I said

Schuey has coughed up...he aint the Stig

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