Sunday, June 21, 2009

Michael Schumacher latest to be revealed as 'The Stig'

Michael Schumacher Ferrari Enzo

Michael Schumacher was unmasked as the BBC car programme Top Gear's mysterious 'The Stig' on tonight’s episode of the long-running show. The enigmatic

The identity of the white-clad driver is kept a closely gauarded secret, but Schumacher, who was Formula One world drivers' champion seven times, finally revealed himself in the first of a new series of the show on Sunday night.

Asked by host Jeremy Clarkson to take off his helmet, The Stig reluctantly obliged, revealing F1's now 40-year-old seven time world champion Schumacher. Clarkson
jokingly asked the famous German what his name was before he became famous as The Stig, but Schumacher answered: "You have to have some secrets".

Former Formula One driver Perry McCarthy was Top Gear's original Stig, who dressed all in black during the first two series.

via:motorauthority

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