Originally Posted by Jona
Yeah. And when Renault F1 went around the track in 59 seconds, the driver was Kovalainen. This text was on The Stig's Wikipedia page some time ago:
"In one episode a Renault F1 car was driven around the test track by Heikki Kovalainen the then test driver and current racer for the team."
Kovalainen was second test driver for Renault when the episode aired. He has admitted in driving the F1 for TG.
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I was told it was NOT Kovalainen, or any Renault test driver by a Renault F1 engineer a few months after the timed lap.
Malcom seemed to not have any hints that he was pulling my chain. ... somewhere here, there is a picture of me with him...