It could be a possiblity that the stig is Lewis Hamilton but i very much doubt it. My reaons for this are that for one Ron Dennis, Mclaren's team principal and CEO,would never allow his driver's to take such risks outside driving a formula 1 car. Remember the frustration of not having Juan Pablo Montoya for a few races due to injuries he sustained in tennis game or as suspected a motorcross accident a couple of years ago? Therefore, Ron Dennis would not take such a risk this time. Also how does a formula one driver have the time to test road cars when he will mostly be racing, testing, debriefing or counting their millions in the grand palaces in switzerland? With reference to the comments in an interview two years ago that the stig was 21 years old and british, well it is only coincidence that it coincides with lewis' age. There have been some many promising talents in the making that were supposed to be big stars but never made it such as our own James Courtney, a former Jaguar formula one test driver and Ryan Briscoe a former toyota test driver. In my opinion, the stig would need to be someone who is lesser known, relatively cheap to employ and as once said by Jeremy Clarkson when they drove the 147 gta, Expendable! Clearly Alonso or hamilton would not be cheap and would not consider themselves expended.

 

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Hey if you think Clarkson can Cr@##$p on you should try reading his books.  He actually is a excellent read, even if on Topgear at times he comes across as an overbearing knob !!  Actually I love the program, even if they do some stupid things at times.  Perhaps Scott should try his hand out for Aussie Stig, given they have announced the presenters.  Oh bugger, only problem is that we would all know who the Stig was.  Cheers Dave