Michael Schumacher made a cameo on the British TV show Top Gear as ‘The Stig’ after the show received special instructions from Ferrari. Show
In 2009, Michael Schumacher made a special appearance on the British TV show Top Gear, which left everyone Buzzing. In Season 13’s Episode 1, Michael was unveiled as the ‘The Stig.’ ‘The Stig’ is a mysterious test driver in the show whose identity has remained anonymous. Around the season premiere, host Jeremy Clarkson wrote in his newspaper column that they would reveal who Stig is. In this episode, one of the cars reviewed was the Ferrari FXX. The Stig would test the supercar setting a record lap time of 1:10.7. After this, The Stig would walk into the studio. Clarkson claimed the Stig was “fed up with newspapers speculating that he’s a photocopier salesman from Bolton. Or lives in a pebble-dashed house in Bristol.” He would welcome the driver to the couch. Clarkson later asks the driver to reveal who he is by removing his white helmet. Stig is reluctant but later reveals himself while the crowd chants ”Off! Off!” in unison. And to everyone’s surprise, Stig was none other than the 7-time World Champion Michael Schumacher. Schumacher had just retired from F1 at the end of the 2006 season. However, the BBC later revealed that he was not the ‘Stig’, and this was merely a publicity stunt to boost the ratings of the show. Stig is just a character. “I don’t think Michael Schumacher is The Stig. I think we made it up,” clarified Clarkson. Also Read: Seven-time World Champion stores collection of some of the best F1 and supercars around Is Michael Schumacher ‘The Stig’?Michael Schumacher’s appearance as ‘The Stig’ was just a performance. The character was played by Ben Collins, a former racing driver who revealed it in his autobiography, ‘The Man in the White Suit.’ But the reason why Schumacher was ‘revealed’ as the all-white driver runs beyond just a publicity stunt. And this includes special orders from Ferrari themselves. One of the cars tested during the episode was a black Ferrari FXX. The Ferrari FXX is a high-performance race car produced by Ferrari in 2005. Ferrari only built 30 of these exclusive cars, and one special car was gifted to 7-time World Champion Schumacher. Schumacher won 5 successive championship titles with Ferrari from 2000 to 2004. And this 6.2-liter V-12 with 809 horsepower car was supposed to be a token of appreciation for his achievements. It is the only all-black FXX and has been specially made for the German race driver. It has red trimmed wheels, matte exhaust tips and his personal logo stitched on the racing seats. The car can go from 0-100km/h in 2.7 seconds and has a top speed of 345 km/h.
When BBC approached Ferrari to test their supercar in Top Gear, the Italians rejected it. However, rumour goes that Schumacher was invited to the show to drive his FXX. Ferrari allowed Schumi to drive the car. But because he was the car’s owner, Ferrari wouldn’t allow anyone but him to drive the car. And Top Gear, therefore, framed the show. Following the stunt, Michael sat down with the show’s host Jeremy Clarkson for an interview. But this will forever be one of the greatest PR stunts in Television history. Also Read: Michael Schumacher race-winning Ferrari F300 sells for $6.2 Million
About the author Tejas VenkateshTejas Venkatesh is a Motorsports writer at The SportsRush. He started watching F1 in 2007 and fell in love with the sound of the revving V8s. A technical nerd, tejas loves to nerd over the technical beauty only motorsports can achieve. He calls himself a Vettel fanboy and spent the night crying after Hockenheim 2018. Apart from F1, Tejas is an avid Chelsea Fan and loves football. Since the Top Gear series first took hold in America in 2017, undoubtedly its most mysterious contributor has always been the unnamed race car driver donning a complete suit and helmet to thrash some of the world's rarest cars around, referred to simply as The Stig. Article continues below advertisement But what exactly does The Stig do? Beyond that, how have the character's contributions been instrumental in the show's success, and how much training actually goes into doing the phenomenal driving feats? Here's what we know about one of television's most mysterious adrenaline junkies. Source: Getty Images Article continues below advertisement The Stig is a highly trained driver tasked with doing some seriously intense laps around a course.Originally created by the show's British counterpart's founder, Jeremy Clarkson, The Stig is a play on the nature of unnamed masked race car drivers who became synonymous with the sport of racing as a whole. And the fact that those playing The Stig hardly ever reveal their appearance is quite literally the series' longest-running joke. The Stig's primary role on Top Gear is to act as the show's de-facto test driver for the myriad of expensive, unique, and even hazardous vehicles that come into the host's interests. The character is placed in whatever vehicle they deem for it and instructed to set the fastest lap time physically possible in it, which is then added to an overall comparison chart the show runs for all the cars it tests in its circuit in order to compare them. Article continues below advertisement Source: Getty Images Some celebrities have made cameo appearances as The Stig in the past.Despite there having only ever been three official Stigs, there have been a handful of celebrities who have come in and filled the role of The Stig for an episode of the British version of the show. Article continues below advertisement The first black-suited Stig was the work of racing driver Perry McCarthy, who occupied the role of the unnamed race car driver for 22 consecutive episodes. In Season 13, Episode 1, The Stig was jokingly unmasked to reveal seven-time world champion F1 driver Michael Schumacher, however, he only provided that one cameo appearance. By Season 15, The Stig was revealed to be another race car driver, Ben Collins, who shared his identity as part of a court battle regarding his autobiography. Since then, the role of The Stig has been tightly guarded and no indicators have been given as to who is currently undertaking the role of the unnamed high-intensity driver on the show. Despite being briefly tapped for the show's other segment, the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" (retitled "Big Star, Small Car") bit, The Stig has largely once again been relegated to anonymous driving duties. Wer war der Stick aus Top Gear?Es war wohl eines der bestgehüteten Geheimnisse im englischen Fernsehen: Formel-1-Rekordweltmeister Michael Schumacher ist der "Geisterfahrer", der legendäre Autotester "The Stig", aus dem britischen Kult-Automagazins "Top Gear", das in mehr als 100 Ländern gezeigt wird.
Wer ist de Stick?The Stick ist ein Muskelstimulator, der entwickelt wurde, um die Muskeln gleichzeitig zu komprimieren und zu dehnen. The Stick wird verwendet, um die Muskelregeneration nach dem Training zu stimulieren.
Wer ist der geheime Fahrer bei Top Gear?Neben seiner Rennkarriere arbeitet Collins als Stuntfahrer für Film und Fernsehen. Laut seiner Autobiografie trat er zwischen 2003 und 2010 in 101 Folgen als The Stig in der britischen Fernsehshow Top Gear auf. Die Identität des Stig war zuvor jahrelang geheim gehalten worden.
Wer ist Mister Stig bei Top Gear?Es war wohl eines der bestgehüteten Geheimnisse im englischen Fernsehen: Formel-1-Weltmeister Michael Schumacher ist der "Geisterfahrer", der legendäre geheimnisvolle Autotester "The Stig" des britischen Kult-Automagazins Top Gear.
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