It was originally Perry McCarthy and then it was Ben Collins and another guy. I'm not sure who it is now, although I doubt it's Hamilton.

My BS meter just exploded. There is no way Hamilton would have any time for this especially now that he's an F1 driver.

Extraordinarily unlikely that it is Hamilton, although that might explain his cracking lap time in the reasonably priced car.

I was under the impression that it was, and still is, Ben Collins. Has there been anything to suggest he would no longer be in the role?

And the Stig is listed on the list for F1 drivers:

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I have absolutely no idea...

Having the Stig on list for F1 drivers does not preculde him from also driving under his real name though.

That said, I don't believe that any F1 team would allow their drivers to be involved, partly due to time management and partly due to protecting their asset.

It never has been Hamilton.

Used to be Perry Mcarthy, and mor recently when his race schedule permits, Ben Collins fills the roll of ''The Stig''.

Many racers drivers have appeared as the stig. When the Renault F1 car was driven around the Top Gear test track it was driven by Heikki Kovalainen.

The Stig is a machine. Living tissue over metal endoskeleton.