I know TG is now dead, but I was listening to the latest Sniff & Smith podcast the other night (which I don't often get a chance to do) Episode 208 "Talking Cars With Pet Shop Boys". Richard/SniffP/Aquadrome noted towards the end that in his head he'd created The Stig as "Kimi Raikkonen meets Chris Lowe*.
Funny insight and a very amusing episode.
*ie the non-talkative Pet Shop Boy - for those (like me) who aren't huge fans