Cars

Subsequent Edit: It looks like this decision had more merit than I originally thought. It appears that even the McLaren drivers had access to information within the documents.

The FIA make another decision that I find hard to believe.

Stig is the expert driver that trains special guests for the timed track challenge, drives tested cars for a timed lap of the test track and performs other driving duties on the Top Gear show.

The Stig's identity is not shown on the Top Gear show. It is known that there have been at least two Stigs.

The Stig dressed up in the first two series was Perry McCarthy. A British professional racing driver that did race in F1. After announcing in his book that he was the Stig, the black Stig was killed off at the start of the third season of Top Gear when he went off a cliff in a car stunt.

SSC are the makers of the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, which they are believe should easily pass the Bugatti Veyron in terms of speed. SSC are hoping the Ultimate Aero TT will reach around 260-273 mph.

The Bugatti Veyron is an amazing feat of engineering and the fastest production car in the world with a top speed of 407 kph or 253mph.

The Bugatti Veyron is powered by a W16 engine (2 V8s) which produces 1001hp. To keep it cool, there are 10 radiators and the engine has no cover. The Bugatti Veyron will get you from 0-100kph in around 2.5 seconds but still be a very driveable car.

Wally Larson's LE-1 Ground Fighter is a one off supercharged car with 2000 hp for the street that shares parts with planes. It is probably going to be pretty hard to avoid tickets and rather expensive on tyres though ;)