I know EXACTLY who the STIG is...

bluetentacle · February 27th, 2005, 7:34 PM

Well, at least one of them.

In the latest issue of Autsport (final week February 2005), there is an interview with Renault Driver Development driver Heikki Kovalainen. He's the one who defeated both Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Loeb in the Race of Champions 2005.

The article reveals that in the episode where the Renault F1 car shattered the record at the Top Gear test track, the driver of the R24 is none other than Kovalainen himself.

That story about the STIG ecstatic about getting to drive an F1 car for his birthday? Totally made up. In the end, the STIG is merely a fictional character, with completely fictional temperament, taste in music, and the like. There is no fixed real-life identity.

Case closed.

mmap · February 27th, 2005, 7:56 PM

I actually thought about that myself as it seemed more feasible than Renault letting someone outside the team drive the car. But due to his racing schedule etc. that could only have been the one time appearance as you said.

logo · February 28th, 2005, 12:05 AM

maybe only for the F1 car? since am sure the Kovalainen will get a better time than the stig himself.. eh who cares anyway stig got sucky taste in music images/smilies/tongue.gif

bluetentacle · February 28th, 2005, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by logo

maybe only for the F1 car?

That's what I meant. Heikki was the STIG for that drive ONLY. The rest of the time he has a full race calendar.

bartboy9891 · February 28th, 2005, 1:32 AM

Does anyone know what STIG stands for????

logo · February 28th, 2005, 5:36 AM

i think they said it before... i think stig is a famous legendary rally driver or something stig was his last name or something.. not sure images/smilies/tongue.gif

zyran · February 28th, 2005, 5:48 AM

awe man this sucks ass. my dreams of being the next stig are over.

Magnet · February 28th, 2005, 5:48 AM

Well there used to be a World Rally Driver called Stig Blomqvist. He won 11 world rallies and was the 1984 World Champion.

Leppy · March 3rd, 2005, 5:11 AM

Wow so I was right when I said the exact same thing back in the old STIG thread. images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

kenezzite · March 3rd, 2005, 7:14 AM

I've seen the somewhere an interview with the stig. He was promoting his new book. "the stig" i think. So it's old news.

jonasf · March 7th, 2005, 3:15 AM

There is a rumor about Perry McCarthy..
there is also this website.
http://www.jla.co.uk/ArtistsIndex/Ar...y1.asp?Letter=

drc · March 7th, 2005, 6:17 AM

Wow, Heikki Kovalainen must be a Finnish driver, it's a Finnish name. But Im not sure if I have ever heard that name.
EDIT: Rofl, he seems to have a Japanise fansite!!
http://heikkifanjp.twincle.net/
That's ok, but it's funny that it's webmastered by 2 Japanese ladies, and they have written the site also in Finnish!! "We need a lots of time and a big dictionary" (to be able to read Finnish) images/smilies/biggrin.gif

fakey_5 · March 7th, 2005, 8:00 AM

Quite obvious that the story about the stig recieving the drive in the f1 car for his birthday was made up. Renault wouldnt just let a person with no f1 experience drive their car. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

CobRaz · March 8th, 2005, 1:09 PM

Yes, Kovalainen is a finnish driver. He used to drive in F3 series. I'm finnish and if you need something to be translated, I can try to help images/smilies/wink.gif

BigMe · March 8th, 2005, 11:11 PM

I read somewhere online that the guy who drove the Bowler Wildcat and the Evo against the kid on a mountainboard was one of the Stigs. Don't know his name, or if it was true or not, though.

3278 · March 9th, 2005, 1:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluetentacle

The article reveals that in the episode where the Renault F1 car shattered the record at the Top Gear test track, the driver of the R24 is none other than Kovalainen himself.

You know, I'd wondered about that when I watched the episode. I thought it was marginally suspicious that Renault would let anyone but one of their own drive the car, and that The Stig - however talented a race driver he might be - would be able to so effortlessly drive such a tremendous vehicle. Formula 1 cars are so very little like any other automobile that it does take - I would think - some fair bit of training and acclimation to drive one without spending most of your time going about in circles.

aResquared · March 13th, 2005, 9:19 AM

Well one of the "Stig" characters was interviewed in FastFord magazine. He was the one driving the Ford Focus RS around the track. I also belive that there is no permanent Stig. Stig can be whatever potential racingdriver
images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

zyran · March 13th, 2005, 12:09 PM

Perry Mccarthy was the old stig. We've established that time and tide again.

soj · March 14th, 2005, 2:18 AM

Ben Collins is the White STIG. this information is coming from TVTome.com (http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet.../showid-27682/) so dont blame me for any wrong information please.

Scud · March 14th, 2005, 1:18 PM

It aint that hard to drive a F1 car as some might think.
Lots of people that has NO experience what so ever of driving anykind of sportscar buy old F1 cars and start to race with them for fun.

The older F1 cars they buy the harder it is to drive them.
With todays F1 car it's so easy that anyone who gets into one can drive it and reach the pedals.

February 27th, 2005, 7:34 PM	#1
bluetentacle Joined: Feb 27th, 2005 Last Online: June 21st, 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I know EXACTLY who the STIG is... Well, at least one of them. In the latest issue of Autsport (final week February 2005), there is an interview with Renault Driver Development driver Heikki Kovalainen. He's the one who defeated both Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Loeb in the Race of Champions 2005. The article reveals that in the episode where the Renault F1 car shattered the record at the Top Gear test track, the driver of the R24 is none other than Kovalainen himself. That story about the STIG ecstatic about getting to drive an F1 car for his birthday? Totally made up. In the end, the STIG is merely a fictional character, with completely fictional temperament, taste in music, and the like. There is no fixed real-life identity. Case closed.

February 28th, 2005, 12:05 AM	#3
logo Joined: Jul 18th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Canada-Ottawa Posts: 1,703 Rep Power: 23	maybe only for the F1 car? since am sure the Kovalainen will get a better time than the stig himself.. eh who cares anyway stig got sucky taste in music __________________ Adrenaline. Always Hungry, 1 n33d foods bebe!

February 28th, 2005, 5:36 AM	#6
logo Joined: Jul 18th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Canada-Ottawa Posts: 1,703 Rep Power: 23	i think they said it before... i think stig is a famous legendary rally driver or something stig was his last name or something.. not sure __________________ Adrenaline. Always Hungry, 1 n33d foods bebe!

February 28th, 2005, 5:48 AM	#7
zyran Joined: Mar 21st, 2004 Last Online: August 31st, 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 618 Rep Power: 0	awe man this sucks ass. my dreams of being the next stig are over. __________________

February 28th, 2005, 5:48 AM	#8
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mmap Joined: Sep 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Finland Age: 30 Posts: 1,302 Car: BMW / Suzuki VX800 Rep Power: 23	I actually thought about that myself as it seemed more feasible than Renault letting someone outside the team drive the car. But due to his racing schedule etc. that could only have been the one time appearance as you said.

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Leppy Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: April 5th, 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Posts: 1,776 Rep Power: 23	Wow so I was right when I said the exact same thing back in the old STIG thread.

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kenezzite Joined: Jan 24th, 2004 Last Online: February 15th, 2009 Location: USA Posts: 479 Rep Power: 0	I've seen the somewhere an interview with the stig. He was promoting his new book. "the stig" i think. So it's old news. __________________

March 7th, 2005, 3:15 AM	#11
jonasf Joined: Mar 7th, 2005 Last Online: March 15th, 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	There is a rumor about Perry McCarthy.. there is also this website. http://www.jla.co.uk/ArtistsIndex/Ar...y1.asp?Letter=

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drc Joined: Jan 15th, 2005 Last Online: June 3rd, 2005 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Wow, Heikki Kovalainen must be a Finnish driver, it's a Finnish name. But Im not sure if I have ever heard that name. EDIT: Rofl, he seems to have a Japanise fansite!! http://heikkifanjp.twincle.net/ That's ok, but it's funny that it's webmastered by 2 Japanese ladies, and they have written the site also in Finnish!! "We need a lots of time and a big dictionary" (to be able to read Finnish)

March 7th, 2005, 8:00 AM	#13
fakey_5 Joined: Jan 7th, 2005 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	Quite obvious that the story about the stig recieving the drive in the f1 car for his birthday was made up. Renault wouldnt just let a person with no f1 experience drive their car.

March 8th, 2005, 1:09 PM	#14
CobRaz Joined: Apr 4th, 2004 Last Online: August 25th, 2007 Location: Finland Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Yes, Kovalainen is a finnish driver. He used to drive in F3 series. I'm finnish and if you need something to be translated, I can try to help

March 8th, 2005, 11:11 PM	#15
BigMe Joined: Mar 8th, 2005 Last Online: April 11th, 2005 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	I read somewhere online that the guy who drove the Bowler Wildcat and the Evo against the kid on a mountainboard was one of the Stigs. Don't know his name, or if it was true or not, though.

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aResquared Joined: Mar 22nd, 2004 Last Online: November 3rd, 2005 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 59 Rep Power: 0	Well one of the "Stig" characters was interviewed in FastFord magazine. He was the one driving the Ford Focus RS around the track. I also belive that there is no permanent Stig. Stig can be whatever potential racingdriver __________________ Burnout...

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Scud Joined: Dec 12th, 2004 Last Online: October 6th, 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 458 Rep Power: 0	It aint that hard to drive a F1 car as some might think. Lots of people that has NO experience what so ever of driving anykind of sportscar buy old F1 cars and start to race with them for fun. The older F1 cars they buy the harder it is to drive them. With todays F1 car it's so easy that anyone who gets into one can drive it and reach the pedals.

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