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VIDEO: Lewis Hamilton vs The Stig - Who Won?
by John Neff on Dec 2nd 2007 at 10:55PM 
We won't spoil it for you, so you can see the results and watch the Top Gear segment with Lewis Hamilton after the jump. (You can also bittorrent the episode already on Final Gear.) Suffice it say, Hamilton did really well and drove the heck out of that Suzuki Liana on a wet and oily Top Gear Test Track. But whatever, you just want to see who won and watch the video, so click here.
[Source: Daily Motion]
Top Gear and Luis Hamilton
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Scroll down for the results.
RESULTS
- The Stig: 1:44.4
- Mansell: 1:44.6
- Hamilton: 1:44.7
- Jenson B.: 1:44.7
- D. Hill: 1:46.3
- M. Webber: 1:47.1
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Sean Morris 11:13PM (12/02/2007)
The Stigs best time was 1:44:4. Lewis Hamilton was only 0.3 slower in the wet. The kid is fast.
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Hmmmm 11:19PM (12/02/2007)
Not to nitpic, but having the times that close below the video ruins the suprise anyways.
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Alex Nunez 12:05AM (12/03/2007)
Fair enough. The results list has been pushed down the page. Hopefully, that works better.
mikiyas 11:22PM (12/02/2007)
you got the stig's time wrong: its actually 1:44:4
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Tele 11:27PM (12/02/2007)
yeah, I'm usually not one to nitpick, but the post about him racing the stig the other day got me all excited before I found out he was just going to be the Star In a Reasonably Priced Car.
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pedantic 11:37PM (12/02/2007)
That is a freakishly fast laptime for in the wet. Hopefully TG will get Lewis Hamilton back soon to do a dry lap. Everyone wants to know how fast this kid is in the dry, including the Stig.
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Nick 11:38PM (12/02/2007)
Truth on the 1'44.4 for the Stig, not .1
Anyways, it was definitely amazing to see Hamilton crank out a lap only .3 of a second "slower", while on a wet and oily track. The kid is something else to be sure.
Would love to get Kimi on there now, haha :D
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Richard 11:38PM (12/02/2007)
The Stig Rules!
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AlexP 11:53PM (12/02/2007)
Did you actually watch the video?
Richard 11:56PM (12/02/2007)
Yeah! Why?
lovice 6:22AM (12/03/2007)
If so, watch it again! The Stig's time was set on a dry track. LH's was on a wet and oily track! So who rules, then???!!! Oh, do you know the difference between a wet/oily track and a dry track?
Richard 7:15AM (12/03/2007)
Hey!
The time is the time!
Lewis will come back and do it again in the dry as agreed.
Until then, The Stig Rules!
Actually, wouldn't it be great if they just made a point of having race drivers compete for the lowest time. Who do you think would win?
Lewis?
Kimi?
Fernando?
Felipe?
Probably - and almost w/o a doubt - Loeb!
But, for now, The Stig Rules!
pedantic 11:40PM (12/02/2007)
For those who didn't watch this episode of Top Gear, the Hamster was given a chance to drive an F1 car (Jeremy won't fit). He didn't do to well.
For comparison, Tiff from Fifth Gear had no problems driving it racing VBH, who was driving an M5.
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adam 11:56PM (12/02/2007)
Considering Hammond's racing experience and familiarness with the car, I don't think he did all that bad.
Tiff Needel has a lot of racing background that is useful in piloting an F1 car. It's unfair to compare the two.
zamafir 12:54AM (12/03/2007)
I thought hamster in the f1 pretty much saved the series for me, it opened with yet another 'blah blah, 100 quid car, blah blah, stupid challenges' and ended with the most apt appreciation of F1 piloting I've seen in a tv show. the progression of cars also helped add to the sense of just how daunting the the real thing is.
Mayur 1:11PM (12/04/2007)
You also have to remember that he probably was a bit scared after his crash that he had.
Kn1ves 12:18AM (12/03/2007)
Ok so we hand the keys of the monster 7:38 GT-R to the amazingly skilled hands of Lewis Hamilton and see how fast he'll go around the Nurburgring.
It'll be like Luke Skywalker with his X-Wing. Only be guided by the Force.
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arthurc3 12:18AM (12/03/2007)
Hamilton is ridiculous. Only .3 slower on a wet and oily track!?!? But I'm sure the anti-Hamilton brigade will come in and say it was "...all car...Hamilton just got lucky"
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Franz 12:20AM (12/03/2007)
LH is the real deal. Of course the idiots will always have something bad to say about him. But this kid's fast.
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Maestro1 12:48AM (12/03/2007)
Big props to Lewis Hamilton!
But this now makes me curious about how fast Michael Schumacher would be in that same situation...unless he is actually the Stig?
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