Top Gear is probably my favourite TV show and anyone who watches is regularly has probably asked themselves at one point or another “Who is The Stig?”. Personally I thought it was probably a retired F1 driver of some sorts and it turns out I was nearly there:

He found his first track outing when he was younger “terrifying” but this did not stop him from racing in Formula First, GT Racing and Stock Cars, while he almost made it to Formula One.

He is in his 30s, and earns around £150,000 a year combining his Top Gear job with some stunt and test driving.

So, we know what age he is and that’s probably all we will ever know.

A BBC source told the newspaper: “This is the best-kept secret in motor racing and we want to keep it that way.

“No one will ever officially confirm his identity.”

I’m amazed they’ve been able to keep a part of his identity hidden for this long.

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