The British Vs The Germans - The Stig - Top Gear

[@UpsideDownCanoe]

"He lost 30 kilos in 5 minutes" oh Sabine, such a treasure, rest in peace.

[@dardoura]

What?

[@dardoura]

@@UpsideDownCanoe I meant the 'rest in peace' part

[@UpsideDownCanoe]

@@dardoura oh, Sabine died of cancer a while back.

[@dardoura]

@@UpsideDownCanoe ☹️

[@RandomNorwegianGuy.]

:/ rest in peace Sabine

[@brussailles]

"Sti- James!" Well done, Hammond.

[@jamesandonian7829]

Yes I am stig

[@bouzairwalid9368]

I love it!!

[@DjoleBravo]

Plot twist: Driver in Aston is German.

[@shaunfernando5349]

@Dacia Sandero guys HAMMOND YOU IDIOT

[@putissparta1239]

“Hammond you idiot”

[@CheungyNSX]

Imagine if James May was the real Stig, but drives really slowly in purpose so that nobody suspects that the Stig is actually him... XD

[@expiredpancake8198]

+azzy mazzy he revealed in a radio show that the after the first stig quit, while they where looking for a new Stig, James May was temporarily the Stig.

[@DMan-G]

+Marcello Penk-Masucci were we actually supposed to believe that Michael Schumacher was the Stig or was that a snide joke?

[@expiredpancake8198]

+dustindo I think a bit of both? It was supposed to make us think something like The Stig, at any moment, could be a legendary race car driver. But Michael did drive his FXX and set a lap as the Stig for that one episode.

[@rsafsalman]

It's kind of Schumacher driving style .. Over the top aggressive style ... That's why people say it's Schumacher...

[@911shan]

+dustindo No Michael was never the stig. He came in that show because they were testing one of the Ferrari's that he owned so he was guest starring. The real Stig for a while was actually Ben Collins.

[@flaziola]

Why has the Stig channel posted a video that the Stig isn't even in?

[@8x5t3e7s4r6y]

+Mr MotorMan Oh, who woulda have guessed

[@daniel-oc6pp]

+Mr MotorMan Are you high? Didn't you hear them? They said that was James.

[@TM-fx2ph]

+AGENT WusabiTsunami Stig doesn't show his face,so I don't think that he would open that eye-mask-thingy that idk how to call during the race

[@iTsYaBoiii]

+Ctm ANTHONY Not sure if troll or stupid... You do understand that the camera had view of both the drivers, and the one with the open Visor was the dude in the Porsche. THey pulled this trick before, that's not Cpt. Slow

[@prshntydv14]

+Mr MotorMan Hello Mr. obvious!

[@samclarke653]

Clarkson: "Some say he's a driving god." May: "Others say I was bound and gagged in the changing room."

[@Decade_1703]

All we know IT'S THE STIG!!!

[@DIESEL-SAVES-LIVES]

*crowd noise!*

[@KingofFray]

Some says you just save our bacon

[@markchip1]

Ben Collins (aka Stig) recalled this as his favourite ever Top Gear moment! Understandably!!!

[@UpsideDownCanoe]

Yeah, he drove like his life depended on it, such a legend.

[@axlslak]

I think you mean James...

[@709mash]

Makes sense. A legit 1v1 race with real race cars on a professional track. Straightforward and fun.

[@Kronos0999]

And then he outed himself like a cheap sellout

[@Will-hv9ns]

​@@Kronos0999no he didn't, he broke cover because people had already worked out who he was.

[@siddharthjain1745]

This show was funnier than any comedy show

[@Crosyph]

It is still fun with Grand Tour

[@mrright4983]

HAHHAHAHAHA that' true

[@mohammed81336]

you haven't seen inbetweeners then

[@AsianDrag0n]

you don't even have to love cars to watch this show.

[@sim4fun]

You must have seen some terrible comedies.

[@steamdreamproductions503]

Some say the Stig was on camera duty that day.

[@steamdreamproductions503]

And that I am just as good at Stig (supposed) trivia as Jeremy Clarkson.

[@DMan-G]

And that he wraps his pinky toe in Vaseline to remind himself of what he looked like as a baby. All we know is that he's called the Stig!

[@joshuanorman2]

69 likes

[@nexusparadigm4062]

Some say that he drives the school bus through London everyday, and likes it. And that his mother wanted to name him after birth The Piston. All we know is that his name is Stig!

[@matthew_natividad]

And he was once considered the pinnacle of human evolution

[@gian-lucanardini9706]

2:24 That feeling you got when you first saw this and watched the Stig come over the hill first 😍

[@bass7886]

wdym stig. It was so clearly James

[@gian-lucanardini9706]

@@bass7886 lol

[@Reubixs]

This is honestly one of my favourite moments from Top Gear history

[@dj-up4nc]

+Reubixs They did this vs Australia too.

[@STAG162]

too bad Hammond has to ruin it

[@DemonAsh40]

Yep same, just loved the way James ;) chased Tim in that Porsche

[@gordonyuen2761]

+Ashley Dawson that is not James that is the stig

[@MashedJoetatoes]

It's obviously James.

[@muhammadrafay9461]

Here after the death news of SABINE.. what a LOSS, what a driver she was!! ❤️

[@Zakiev_Omar]

R.I.P

[@lewismachin20]

😭😭

[@thomassbulivan6352]

Lol

[@kaiser0342]

@@thomassbulivan6352 waddle away old man

[@boy-st8hw]

What a loss! RIP

[@sergiobueno96]

Perfection is Ths Stig. Clearly, here was James because that tyre lock. when the Stig makes a mistake, he kills himself and reborns. That's why we have 3 Stigs.

[@DMan-G]

Chinese Stig = Best Stig

[@OwO-dw8ox]

+dustindo it's his cousin

[@hmz01_]

australian stig is the best

[@FatGouf]

Hamzah Shafi he has the best sausage

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

I thought Stigs were manufactured in a secret underground government lab.

[@Motoring_With_Manas]

RIP Sabine Schmitz -The queen of the Nürburgring (1969-2021) 💔

[@josephlewis9237]

It's such a shame Sabine's passed away. I liked her. She was an incredible driver, she was alot nicer than I was hoping and she was always fun and wonderful on Top Gear.

[@mindurbusiness-b3u]

she was an absolute babe too.

[@josephlewis9237]

She was a great, great woman. I miss her so much. 😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪

[@Joe005]

Ben Collins was a hell of a driver. It’s a shame that we wont see this again

[@AmberHeardofme]

But at least he gotten the best job he ever had

[@nodafy]

Where was Ben Collins in this video? All I saw was James May absolutely ripping it

[@urboi4125]

I miss the Stig. He ain't in the Grand Tour with the original crew and is stuck in Failed Top Gear. All those lap times, events, races...

[@hotspuraz]

Multiple different drivers have played as the stig and the BBC effectively copyrighted it meaning GT couldn't carry it on, even though the term was created by the current producer of GT

[@ECHOFOXTROT289]

Still they got ,for a brief time but still, the Ben Collins into an episode!

[@epicmickey2351]

They have the American tho lol

[@warhead_beast7661]

One stig was Michael Schumacher, Well sadly you know that wont appear again #keepfightingMichael

[@TheValentineEnemy]

@@warhead_beast7661 I thought he was just for show and wasn't really doing anything else apart from the "Stig reveal".

[@Chip-nh6rg]

"No that's just his nickname it's like we call him lofty!" hahaha so funny 1:18

[@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681]

They call me Little Johnny. :-P

[@spongeman9024]

The sound of the Aston Martin is outstanding, love it!

[@911gpd]

The Aston V12 and the Porsche Flat 6 make such a great sound.

[@JG-ce6op]

I love the sound of a racing gearbox!! That mechanical whine is honey for the ears.

[@leejohnson3742]

I've always wondered how smug Ben looked under that helmet when he checks his mirror after crossing the line.

[@nigatarisderiramadan]

R.I.P Sabine Schmitz. U R a legend. Shes Too legend to be women race driver 🥲🥀

[@21cabbage53]

When did it happen

[@frankdeutan]

Too legend to be a woman race driver? What do you mean?

[@mkyow4627]

Schmitz died of cancer, in March 2021

[@willbennett7508]

That sequential shift looks like the most satisfying thing I’ve ever seen

[@sandynathan]

2:30 Don't think there's anything more glorious than seeing the front of that Aston appear.....

[@Reubixs]

STI...JAMES!

[@cleverkneesem7272]

What minute ?

[@kenny-kent60]

2:33

[@piotrmaslak5149]

@@kenny-kent60 2:34

[@jakehodgson443]

😂

[@llamastv8595]

STIG really amazes me, he really does, he sets a PERFECT example of what can be done in a car

[@BoxInThisLapVR46]

You mean James

[@ameyakabra449]

Just found out about Sabine's death. RIP ma'am, you were a great driver.

[@davidrhodes7655]

The only lady that could've cut it in F1 a talented woman RIP you beautiful lady

[@skyzocka]

0:04 Valterri, it's James

[@sivvinod3187]

*[confused screaming]*

[@KingofFray]

Michael, it's James

[@f1championyoutube2.09]

Skyzocka sBinalla

[@grand-dadmiral]

S B I N A L L A

[@user-lj5ri3gp5o]

Oh my. I've forgotten about Sabine... She's outstanding.

[@brigadierlawson7959]

“That’s his nickname, just like - you know - we call him [referring to Hammond] “Lofty” - it’s the opposite.” By merely a few words Jeremy shoot down everyone in presence, be it Richard or the German host.... One of the best piece of British humour

[@aaronhussain3873]

One of my all-time favourite segments of the show. So many goosebumps since I first watched it as a kid!

[@ashtonboado4196]

0:46 is soothing for my ears

[@captainzoll3303]

can we take a moment to appreciate the absolute sympony coming from that aston?

[@sandrinowitschM]

"Das ist niemals Kapitän Langsam!" Hilarious :D

[@msg9434]

what does that mean btw?

[@sandrinowitschM]

"No way that that's Captain Slow!" but in a very literal translation, which makes it sound kinda goofy.

[@911gpd]

he just translated it

[@joshuanorman2]

I thought it translates as "That is not captain slow!"

[@MagicSkeleton]

I'm not good at German, but I think if it was "not" he'd have used 'nicht', whereas 'niemals' gives that sense of 'no way' or 'never'...

[@lukemccaffrey2495]

have to credit Ben Collins he is an amazing driver

[@simondacio7100]

luke mccaffrey Ben Collins was the black Stig

[@sandynathan]

SIMON DACIO no he wasn't Ben Collins was the white stig. Black stig was Perry McCarthy

[@DOCTORCRL85]

That is not Ben Collins at all.... It's James May.

[@pranavps851]

What are you talking about? It's May.

[@Zak-ob5ze]

It's MAY

[@kyleyoung2431]

I get chills every time the cars come over that final hill

[@khalil1911]

"Sti- James!" ILLUSION 100

[@Gurn_Blanston]

We met Sabine and had beers with her before she passed. She was a special person, and she is missed.

[@antoniodumitru7647]

I loved the moment when Hammond said Stig and then corrected himself fast with James😂

[@LouisPrudhomme]

0:44 - 0:50 Most iconic-sounding 6 seconds in Top Gear history? 🎵🙌🇬🇧⚡️🔊🔥 That Aston Martin... oh my.

[@DrewSavo]

Richard: “James, some say........ you saved our bacon.” James: “Others say I was bound and gagged in the locker room.”

[@RacingAtHome]

Shouldn't this be on a James May channel?

[@kobir80]

2017 still watch old top gear,i really miss them

[@Hataliano]

That Aston Martin in this very moment on start had aura bigger than Porsche could ever even dream.

[@joshjenkins5274]

That Aston is unreal. What a sound!

[@jpisaac85]

People who say that wasn't James clearly have no clue what they are talking about. I suggest you watch James drive a Nissan GTR in a mine in Australia and find out how fast he is.

[@sika4981]

The best top gear to watch in my lifetime, thanks Jeremy, Richard and James.

[@yowansinzalie5713]

Hammond's face when he screams 'YAAAS! STII....JAMES!' Priceless

[@360FAMOUZ360]

That aston still looks incredible

[@pannuminator864]

These clips make me realise how much I miss this show

[@z7olliez7518]

This was such an iconic episode

[@93notchback]

5 years later and it's still an awesome clip.

[@alexanderhill-cp8be]

Love how he over emphasises his name every time he says it. "Towards the end of the first lap JAMES had closed the gap down to just 1 second" lol

[@fredscratchet1355]

Dear Sabine lovely to see her again

[@lukeskywalker1574]

RIP Sabina

[@leonandre8858]

Definitely one of the most spine tingling episodes of top gear

[@JW-lh5wh]

2:35 when he realised he was shouting the wrong name and autocorrect it😂

[@3dgar7eandro]

Aston Martín+the Stig=Porsche beaten or should I've said: "Porsche bitte"😜😂😂👌👌👌

[@gsgaidan10]

0:44 That furious roar ... orgasmic.

[@BugattiONE666]

The most overlooked thing here is the sound of those cars, particularly the Aston,

[@benamarayoucef9402]

I really miss this team 😢😢

[@PS4GENIUSgaming]

they are coming back

[@PS4GENIUSgaming]

November 18th on Amazon Prime (The Grand Tour)

[@Mykytys]

What reason? you like narsist Jeremy ?

[@sskhaliq]

I do not. They were unemployed comedians who knew nothing about cars

[@Jameslululu]

@@sskhaliq and who are you?

[@mattshiz]

Those two cars sound amazing especially the dbr9

[@johannbernz7206]

hahahaha 2:34 "Stiiiiiiiiiii, Jaaaaaaameeeesssss!!!!" hahahaha.

[@jameskent2147]

God the sound of that Aston is just pure perfection

[@FavoriteScenes5999]

RIP Sabine 🙏🙏

[@darchandarchan7036]

i got goosebumps every-time aston martin shows off first on the last corner

[@DDougz]

One of the best moments in British television

[@nothingismyorigonalvideohere]

man that change down at the last corner just sent shivers down my spine

[@Alexander_1757]

When the Stig came out we all knew the result.

[@victoralfonsogamboaalbarra4724]

Stage stig 1 wowww que carrera más impresionante stig dió cátedra de control , que entradas en las curvas y la salida impresionante . Stig eres de los mejores conductores del mundo !!! Saludos a todos de México.

[@redrock1963]

Ben "the Stig" Collins tells the story that the car he drove in this race had a sticking throttle. He said that's why he locked up the brakes in that corner and had to ride the breaks against a full throttle through corners.

[@Miles13601]

Excuse me that was James driving you heard what they said

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

2:33 yeah they were excited when they see James may disguise as a stig driving the Aston Martin finally defeats the Porsche at this circuit

[@randomlyfactual1943]

If the Germans had Sabine driving, James might have been in troublem Sabine was an absolute beast behind the wheel. RIP

[@keithlarcombe4694]

Was just thinking the same.

[@randomlyfactual1943]

@@keithlarcombe4694 I mean I know her days of competetive driving was a bit behind her then but still. That woman was an absolute speed demon

[@jonasmcrae2]

The sound on those two cars is amazing. Go James!

[@Ben-xz3bo]

I love how sternly Jeremy kept saying James

[@pdimartinomd]

I love that Sabine cracked a laugh right before the cut when Jeremy called Richard "Lofty." Rest in peace, Queen of the Nürburgring.

[@mrhpijl]

RIP Sabine :(

[@colincolin5696]

The stig flipping his helmet visor up is like me when I try harder at games and lean forward in my chair 😂

[@samwirth9303]

RIP Sabine!

[@oandgw]

Can we appreciate how much of a beast Ben Collins was here. He came back 3 times with a faulty throttle, starting 4 seconds back, and still won.

[@heikos4264]

Porsche 997 GT3 Cup specs: 1200KG 450HP Aston Martin DBRS9 specs: 1230KG 558HP +wider tires and more downforce

[@DeckerFI]

0:29 James- who is now warming his tires, look..

[@ProjectXclusive]

Damn I love this trio ,but Stig is the cherry on top !

[@pikachucodm8817]

Who else is here to leave their wishers for Sabine Smith, May her soul rest in Peace🙏🙏

[@JMcKaySV]

0:45 - best sounding engine of all time?

[@smey02]

Its been 5 years and I still dont understand why theres a video about James May racing a car, on the "the Stig" channel

[@richardw64]

Good old Sti...James. Nothing slow about him this time.

[@Fallen_blackrose]

"he lost 30kg in 5mins"

[@ha1234]

According to Ben Collins, the throttle was stuck open so he was already handicapped. The wheel locking up was related to that. 1:49

[@leonardgoduni8124]

We call him lofty, it's the opposite! Brilliant Clarkson.

[@TheHelix123]

What a driver James May bloody hell such skill.

[@DanyTV79]

This bit came from the one and ONLY Top Gear.

[@creativeframework2068]

Just watched a Drive-Tribe interview with Ben Collins... Apparently, the throttle on the Aston jammed at 100% 😛 That lock up on lap 2 was him desperately trying to keep the car under control. The German driver was also doing his very best to keep the Aston behind so that very late lunge was his last chance to win.

[@hyorimhw]

They cut the part where James hiding behind the tree

[@user-wu3xz3mf9m]

Brings back the good old day’s.. sadley missed. 😢

[@3dgar7eandro]

Clearly May was no quitter 💪😎😁👌

[@thrillathakilla]

The angle at 2:06 seems like a nod to Gilles Villeneuve

[@Stribogboi]

Rip sabine. ;(

[@fredbanda5494]

I remember watching this for the first time and being so glued to the screen 🤣. I love Top Gear.

[@frenzpop]

RIP Sabine

[@svenzerx8490]

So we'll ignore that its a GT1 vs a 997 Cup car?

[@svenzerx8490]

my bad it's not a DBR9 GT1 it's a DBRS9 i believe