The Stig: A Racing Driver Without a Name

There are corners with tricky bumps and cambers designed to test brake balance, and in this particular track, a badly set-up front-wheel drive car will struggle to put its power down at all. To tame it, we needed someone who could consistently post fast lap times. We call this thing the Stig, but we don't know its name, and no one knows its name. We don't want to know because it's a racing driver, and racing drivers have tiny little brains and therefore worthless opinions. They're very dull doctors - actually, they're called Mansell syndrome.

We put the Stig in the Lamborghini, and immediately we knew we had immense power at our disposal. The car has four-wheel drive, which means we need to trim it off the line then nail it right coming over that little light lift. As the Stig takes off, he's coming through Wilson ban, and let's see what happens next. Does he step out of line? He's into third, and oh look at that! Look at that massive, massive oversteer! Right and through the Hammerhead, no understeer at all. Incredible big oversteer - e's trying to take those tires on the left, and he's through! How is it handling Carpenter's corner? This is what you really want, what I'm Leila - oh look at that. Every pair car that goes around our test track is gonna set a lap time; we're gonna put those lap times up here and our power lap time board.

The Lamborghini was one minute twenty-nine, which is extremely good. Okay, fine, now we know the Lamborghini Jeremy can't get on here - just use a simple Lambo, perhaps Safai something like that happens. Alright about it all, we are 129 okay Tom now we know that the Pagani is faster than the Lamborghini in a straight line, we've already seen that but the Lambo I've driven it is fast around corners so let's put the Stig in the Zonda and see what happens.

The Stig comes into the first corner here; how's he looking? He needs to get it right, the way back across the other side. This is the hard one - just look at that! He's really able to find that car even I found it difficult there now, he's coming up really, really hard fast. It's hard on the brakes and return way down into second gear; he's actually gonna have to use first gear. How much is the other staff later? "I'm ahead corner Bobby" - a nice motor steer, that good steak well done in steak and is quite a drive this one right Paula tree. Let's listen now on the brakes there; I'm fighting the wheel, flew that little bit of breakdown in C on the power. Really, it is wet out there for this one, doesn't drive here something still wet, bit damp brake hard and he's in Tubac rock band braking again now for Carpenter's corner.

Turn slightly, still get the power; apologize for the easy-listening soundtrack going on there, it's the Stig it likes to listen to sounds of the lounge as it goes round. We don't know why perhaps it calms it down anyways grim but no need to apologise for that time one minute 23. That's what six seconds off the Lambos' time - that's the incredible thing; it must have made it up in Straits all that time, cuz I know I drove both cars the Lambos faster through common pass where it has the power. One minute 23 almost like ant see being beaten throughout entire series I think we paid neither than I but if you think you've got car which is faster than that perhaps tuned it in plausible I know there you go - why don't you get in touch?

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthere are corners with tricky bumps and cambers designed to test brake balance and in this one here a badly set up front-wheel drive car will struggle to put its power down at all right that's the track now we needed someone who could tame it so we got ourselves a professional racing driver who could post consistently fast lap times we we couldn't do that now we call this thing the Stig okay we don't know its name we really don't know its name and no one knows its name we don't want to know because it's a racing driver and racing drivers have tiny little brains and therefore worthless opinions and they're very dull doctors actually call it Mansell syndrome and its job is simply to go out there and drive fast the first of all we put it in the Lamborghini immense power of you already discovered you got four-wheel drive you have to trim it off the line then nail it right coming over that little light lift now he's coming through Wilson ban let's see does it step out of line he's into third oh look at that look at that massive massive oversteer right and through the Hammerhead no understeer at all incredible big oversteer e's trying to take those tire on the left and he's through so how's it handle carpenters corner this is what you really what I'm Leila oh look at that every pair car that goes around our test track is gonna set a lap time we're gonna put those lap times up here and our power lap time board so the Lamborghini was one minute twenty nine which is extremely good so I'm gonna put that up here okay fine now we know the Lamborghini Jeremy I can't get Lamborghini murciélago on here a simple Lambo will perhaps safai something like that happen but all about we are 129 okay tom now we know that the Pagani is faster than the Lamborghini in a straight line we've already seen that but the Lambo I've driven it is fast around the corners so let's put the Stig in the Zonda see what happens he's coming into the first corner here how's it looking through that the trend yes he is now he's got to get it right the way back across the other side to get it this is the hard one this is my just look at that he's really able to find that car even I found it difficult there now he's coming up really really hard fast it's hard on the brakes and return way down into second gear he's actually gonna have to use first he's got how much is the other staff later I'm ahead corner Bobby's a nice motor steer that good steak well done in steak and is quite a drive this one right Paula tree let's listen now on the brakes there is I'm fighting the wheel I flew there little bit of a breakdown in C on the power that really is wet out there for this one doesn't drive it here something's still wet the bit damp brake hard and he's in Tubac rock band braking again now for carpenters corner turn slightly still get the power and ease should apologize for the easy-listening soundtrack going on there it's the Stig it likes to listen to the sounds of the lounge as it goes round we've no idea why perhaps it calms it down anyways grim but no need to apologise for that time one minute 23 that's what six seconds off the Lambos time that's the incredible thing is it must have made it up in the Straits all that time cuz I know I drove both cars the Lambos faster through the common pass where it has the power one minute 23 I almost like ant see that being beaten throughout the entire series I think we paid neither than I but if you think you've got a car which is faster than that if you perhaps you've tuned it in plausible I know but there you go if you think you have why don't you get in touch you can either use text messaging which you have to have a cellular telephone for or write to us using a quill or go on an Internetthere are corners with tricky bumps and cambers designed to test brake balance and in this one here a badly set up front-wheel drive car will struggle to put its power down at all right that's the track now we needed someone who could tame it so we got ourselves a professional racing driver who could post consistently fast lap times we we couldn't do that now we call this thing the Stig okay we don't know its name we really don't know its name and no one knows its name we don't want to know because it's a racing driver and racing drivers have tiny little brains and therefore worthless opinions and they're very dull doctors actually call it Mansell syndrome and its job is simply to go out there and drive fast the first of all we put it in the Lamborghini immense power of you already discovered you got four-wheel drive you have to trim it off the line then nail it right coming over that little light lift now he's coming through Wilson ban let's see does it step out of line he's into third oh look at that look at that massive massive oversteer right and through the Hammerhead no understeer at all incredible big oversteer e's trying to take those tire on the left and he's through so how's it handle carpenters corner this is what you really what I'm Leila oh look at that every pair car that goes around our test track is gonna set a lap time we're gonna put those lap times up here and our power lap time board so the Lamborghini was one minute twenty nine which is extremely good so I'm gonna put that up here okay fine now we know the Lamborghini Jeremy I can't get Lamborghini murciélago on here a simple Lambo will perhaps safai something like that happen but all about we are 129 okay tom now we know that the Pagani is faster than the Lamborghini in a straight line we've already seen that but the Lambo I've driven it is fast around the corners so let's put the Stig in the Zonda see what happens he's coming into the first corner here how's it looking through that the trend yes he is now he's got to get it right the way back across the other side to get it this is the hard one this is my just look at that he's really able to find that car even I found it difficult there now he's coming up really really hard fast it's hard on the brakes and return way down into second gear he's actually gonna have to use first he's got how much is the other staff later I'm ahead corner Bobby's a nice motor steer that good steak well done in steak and is quite a drive this one right Paula tree let's listen now on the brakes there is I'm fighting the wheel I flew there little bit of a breakdown in C on the power that really is wet out there for this one doesn't drive it here something's still wet the bit damp brake hard and he's in Tubac rock band braking again now for carpenters corner turn slightly still get the power and ease should apologize for the easy-listening soundtrack going on there it's the Stig it likes to listen to the sounds of the lounge as it goes round we've no idea why perhaps it calms it down anyways grim but no need to apologise for that time one minute 23 that's what six seconds off the Lambos time that's the incredible thing is it must have made it up in the Straits all that time cuz I know I drove both cars the Lambos faster through the common pass where it has the power one minute 23 I almost like ant see that being beaten throughout the entire series I think we paid neither than I but if you think you've got a car which is faster than that if you perhaps you've tuned it in plausible I know but there you go if you think you have why don't you get in touch you can either use text messaging which you have to have a cellular telephone for or write to us using a quill or go on an Internet\n"