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In Season 13 Episode 1 the (current) White Stig was revealed to be Michael Schumacher after setting a record Power Lap time of 1m10.7s in the Ferrari fxx. Up until this point the Stig's true identity had never been revealed on the show. In order to maintain the secrecy, all shots show him wearing full Alpinestars racing overalls and matching Simpson Diamondback helmet.[25][26] All that can be seen from the gap between his helmet and jumpsuit is that he is a white male with dark hair. It is also known that he wears Size 10 racing boots as discovered by the Sunday Times[27] and a well-timed camera flash managed to show The Stig's eyes by Auto Trader.[28] Although the Stig does talk with celebrities while preparing them for their "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" lap times, he is almost never shown talking on screen, and in both the programme and Top Gear magazine articles he is portrayed as unable or unwilling to talk.[29][30] Clarkson has written that the Stig is not permitted to talk on screen because "any opinion he might voice on cars would be rubbish",[4][31] though he has been caught speaking on camera.[32]
The identity of Black Stig was revealed to be Perry McCarthy when his book Flat Out, Flat Broke was published in 2002. McCarthy is a former Formula One driver and test driver for the Benetton, Arrows and Williams teams, and also tested for BMW F1.[3][25]
The identity of White Stig has not been officially revealed and is regarded as a carefully guarded secret by the BBC.[33] [34] Racing drivers ranging from Julian Bailey, [33][35] Ben Collins, [33] [36][37] [38][39] Chris Goodwin,[33] Damon Hill, [40] [41] Heikki Kovalainen,[33] Tim Schrick,[42] [43] [44], Michael Schumacher,[45] [46] and Russ Swift,[33] [37] [40] have been speculated as being the Stig at one point or another by the press, other racing drivers, and fans of the show.
Perry McCarthy,[3] Russ Swift,[40] and an unnamed former Stig[33] have claimed that there is more than one driver who plays the role of the Stig. James May claims that there is a clause in the Stig's contract that should his identity be exposed either through his own willingness or via a member of the Top Gear staff (including the hosts of Top Gear), he has to be fired. Black Stig was let go via this clause; the same clause would apply also to White Stig under the same circumstances.[47]
Specialist drivers and stuntmen have also been hinted at playing the role of the Stig; Stuntmen Terry Grant and Russ Swift have been hinted as donning the Stig's trademark racing suit.[33] The Winter Olympics special episode of Top Gear showed the Stig doing a ski jump using a snowmobile; the driver performing the ski jump stunt was claimed to be Dan Lang, a Swedish snowmobile cross driver.[33][48] "Rig Stig" seen in Series 12 Episode 1 drove British Truck racing champion Stuart Oliver's truck on the show, indicating a truck racing driver was used in the segment .[49]
Some people have criticized the apparent fascination of trying to identify the Stig.[33][50] The Times criticized the outing of Ben Collins by the Daily Telegraph in an article which asserted that the "identity of the white-suited Stig ... has been an open secret within the motoring world for some years, with newspapers refraining from publishing his name, to uphold the spirit of the programme."[39]
The BBC has varied their responses to the Stig's true identity. One official BBC response to such speculation is "We never comment on speculation as to who or what the Stig is."[33] In "response" to the outing of Ben Collins as the Stig, the BBC revealed the Stig's true identity as deceased racing driver Graham Hill,[51] then as troubled Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Tom McKillop,[52] and Barack Obama.[53] In the revamp of the Top Gear website, one staffer alluded to the identity of Stig as himself, while the Stig walked behind him debunking the theory.[54] BBC News reported that the Stig's true identity would be revealed in the first episode of the new series of Top Gear to be broadcast on the evening of the same day. Jeremy Clarkson writing in his column for The Sun newspaper, said the reveal would be a "staggering surprise" to viewers. [55]
In the first episode of the 13th series of Top Gear, the Stig drove an all-black Ferrari FXX[56] around the Top Gear Test Track, achieving their fastest lap time for a production car of 1:10.7.[57] Later in the show he was brought into the studio, and then revealed himself as Michael Schumacher.[58] Clarkson stated at the end of the show "I'm not sure if Michael Schumacher is the Stig" after showing a comedy clip of Schumacher (dressed up as the Stig) supposedly struggling to drive the Suzuki Liana.