Lewis Hamilton V The Stig

#25929

By EwanM - 02 Dec 07, 17:17

- 02 Dec 07, 17:17#25929

Kick bottom... I wonder what else they are going to have on Top Gear tonight... bar James Blunt...

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#25936

By 7UpJordan - 02 Dec 07, 18:21

- 02 Dec 07, 18:21#25936

I know the original "black" Stig was Perry McCarthy and they decided to "kill off" that particular Stig when Perry revealed he was the Stig in his Autobiography.

"And Mansell was lucky not to be taken off by that RIDICULOUS bit of driving by Alliot!!" - James Hunt
"AAAAAND into the pitlane..... OHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" - Murray Walker

#25939

By texasmr2 - 02 Dec 07, 19:00

- 02 Dec 07, 19:00#25939

IMO they need to quit with all the BS and choose a permanent STIG ! There is absolutely NO consistency in their testing method! Yah it's great for rating's and the show is a hit, I love it MOST of the time but bound's are exceeded in retrospect to true automotive enthusiast getting the info they want.

"Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination".
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#25942

By 7UpJordan - 02 Dec 07, 19:29

- 02 Dec 07, 19:29#25942

Kick bottom... I wonder what else they are going to have on Top Gear tonight... bar James Blunt...

Richard Hammond will have his teeth whitened and will then deny it, then James May will drive the slowest thing in the world, thus living up to his nickname of "Captain Slow" - as always.

"And Mansell was lucky not to be taken off by that RIDICULOUS bit of driving by Alliot!!" - James Hunt
"AAAAAND into the pitlane..... OHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" - Murray Walker

#25943

By EwanM - 02 Dec 07, 19:43

- 02 Dec 07, 19:43#25943

Kick bottom... I wonder what else they are going to have on Top Gear tonight... bar James Blunt...

Richard Hammond will have his teeth whitened and will then deny it, then James May will drive the slowest thing in the world, thus living up to his nickname of "Captain Slow" - as always.

I met captain slow a couple of weeks ago, what a legend!

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#25947

By McLaren Fan - 02 Dec 07, 21:24

- 02 Dec 07, 21:24#25947

Well, it seems Hamilton came second, however, his time was very good given the track was wet.

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#25948

By Stephen - 02 Dec 07, 21:35

- 02 Dec 07, 21:35#25948

It would have been a respectable time in the dry, but in the wet with oil on the track it was astounding. Had it been dry he would have probably gone 4 seconds quicker (according to TG in 2006) - quite amazing.

#25949

By 7UpJordan - 02 Dec 07, 21:41

- 02 Dec 07, 21:41#25949

Great lap! The wet track and oil laid down didn't affect him whatsoever. He'll be back one day and he'll go even faster beating the Stig's time.

"And Mansell was lucky not to be taken off by that RIDICULOUS bit of driving by Alliot!!" - James Hunt
"AAAAAND into the pitlane..... OHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" - Murray Walker

#25997

By raithrover - 03 Dec 07, 13:03

- 03 Dec 07, 13:03#25997

Enjoyed the lap, and quite rightly above we'd love to see he in the dry. Shame Clarkson's loudmouth interview technique spoiled it for me.

#25999

By F1tastic - 03 Dec 07, 13:57

- 03 Dec 07, 13:57#25999

Shame Clarkson's loudmouth interview technique spoiled it for me.

For me it was completely the opposite. Much better than Parkinson's sycophantic effort.

#26009

By GianFisi - 03 Dec 07, 16:02

- 03 Dec 07, 16:02#26009

Stig - is he a swedish driver? That's quite a common firstname here.. :?:

#26010

By texasmr2 - 03 Dec 07, 16:05

- 03 Dec 07, 16:05#26010

I missed the show due to watching our football team lose once again, anyone have a video? I wonder if YouTube has it yet?

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#26013

By mooker - 03 Dec 07, 17:58

- 03 Dec 07, 17:58#26013

Stig - is he a swedish driver? That's quite a common firstname here..

His First name is 'The', lol http://www.thestig.com/some_say.php

Very impressive time by LH. He equalled Button's dry time, and he was about 2 secs quicker than Webber's wet time. I think he'd break the 1.43s if the track was dry and grease free. He's definitely a talented kid.