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[Gaz]

Ah but nobody ever sees The Stigs actual head.

This is true but you can not be the stig since i am.

I didn't claim to be the Stig, just a driver called headless for Ross Brawn.

Thats ok then sick of these upstarts trying to impersinate me, 1st there was this black stig who was on some beech somwhere now everyone is claiming to be "the stig"

[Jabberwocky]

I think the Stig has more sponsorship than what Honda ever had

[Jensonb]

I think the Stig has more sponsorship than what Honda ever had

Some say his underwear bears an AB InBev logo...

And that his helmet is sponsored by Stride, as The Ridiculously Long-Lasting Helmet.

All we know is, he's called Coca-Cola Presents Sony/Kraft Foods' The nVidia/Chevrolet Stig. Fuelled by Dew.

[Gaz]

I think the Stig has more sponsorship than what Honda ever had

Some say his underwear bears an AB InBev logo...

And that his helmet is sponsored by Stride, as The Ridiculously Long-Lasting Helmet.

All we know is, he's called Coca-Cola Presents Sony/Kraft Foods' The nVidia/Chevrolet Stig. Fuelled by Dew.

lol

[SarahB62]

Reuters

Barrichello delights in proving critics wrong
00:40 GMT, Sat 7 Mar 2009 Email | Print | Share[-] Text [+] By Camila Moreira

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Rubens Barrichello celebrated a new lease of life as a Formula One driver on Friday and took aim at critics who wrote off his chances of returning this season.

The 36-year-old Brazilian ended last year out of contract with the Honda team who appeared to favour rookie compatriot Bruno Senna, nephew of the late triple champion Ayrton, as a replacement.

However, Honda's decision to walk away from the sport and sell the team threw Barrichello a lifeline, with major regulation changes and restrictions on testing putting a premium on experience.

"These last four months I preferred silence," Barrichello said on his website (http://www.barrichello.com.br" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) after Honda sold their team to Ross Brawn, the man who led it last season and worked with the Brazilian at Ferrari.

The new Brawn GP team confirmed on Friday that Barrichello would line up alongside Britain's Jenson Button.

"People said I was done, that nobody wanted me, and there was one who wrote that Bruno Senna had already signed for three years with the team, an absurd story where the desperate (reporter) tried to get a beat without having any basis or source," said Barrichello.

"The important thing is that during this period of hard times I kept my faith, worked my body out hard and kept quiet, speaking only to the team's personnel.

"To say that I was sure when I declared at the Brazilian GP that that race was not my last one would be too much, but something told me it wasn't," he added, referring to last November's season-ender.

Barrichello is Formula One's most experienced driver with 270 races under his belt and nine wins for Ferrari as Michael Schumacher's team mate. He said last year that he was driving better than ever.

"I start the year very anxious, because we'll have only a few tests before the first race, but with a car that will be fast and with a very good Mercedes motor behind us," he said on Friday. "I'm looking forward to it."

Barrichello will be testing in Barcelona next week.

[headless]

I wish him all the best and hope he does amazing.

[racechick]

I kinda want him to beat Jenson, dont really know why, just do.

[darwin dali]

I kinda want him to beat Jenson, dont really know why, just do.

Because JB is a dud

[EwanM]

We'll see.

[Centauri]

I hope the old man of F1 outclasses his younger, overrated teammate. My best to the Brawn team as a whole, though. I'd like to think they can pull some surprises out of the bag.

[Jensonb]

I kinda want him to beat Jenson, dont really know why, just do.

Really? You don't know why, huh?

I do.

[darwin dali]

I kinda want him to beat Jenson, dont really know why, just do.

Really? You don't know why, huh?

I do.

Me too - because he's a dud!

[racechick]

I kinda want him to beat Jenson, dont really know why, just do.

Really? You don't know why, huh?

I do.

And why's that?

[Jensonb]

I kinda want him to beat Jenson, dont really know why, just do.

Really? You don't know why, huh?

I do.

And why's that?

He's Britsh, he's rapid and his name is not Lewis Hamilton.

[Denthúl]

Huh?

Rubens is just nicer