New Stig appears - new rumours begin

So it begins. The debut of the new Stig on Top Gear's latest series has kicked off a fresh round of self-perpetuating rumours, myths and hints at who the man is behind the iconic tinted visor.

We say man, because unlike the bizarre story posted on the Daily Mail today pitching Sabine Schmitz as the racing driver in question, we're fairly sure that to be a woman you must have breasts. And the new Stig doesn't. We looked.