Sabine Schmitz - RIP

Cmar-Ireland

Sabine Schmitz dead: Top Gear star and 'Queen of the Nürburgring' racing driver dies, aged 51

sligopaul

RIP Sabine , what a top woman

lasting memories of the nurburgring in a transit van

Littlehorny

Terrible, loved when she made mincemeat of Clarkson in the Jag the first time she was on Top Gear. RIP

TrailerBob

Her racing career was a real inspiration, and while many remember her for the top gear episodes, her influence on the modern history of the Ring is phenomenal. Her legacy will be long lived.

AMKC

RIP Sabine Scmitz.

What an amazing women

She would have made a great Top Gear presenter.

XLR 8

May she rest in peace. Gone way too early 😴

greasepalm

Jesus just in tears seeing this tragic news , what a woman who achieved things mortals could not do and that race in that transit is etched in my head and others driving on that track that day.Thank you for the impossible in what you did and loved by all.

R I P SABINE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc

Snickers Man

That's very sad. I had a bit of a thing for her.

I tend to like Jolly Germans.

RIP

CoBo55

Very sad news she was a lovely woman, rip Sabine. (She sure could handle a transit van).

Normal One

Very sad news, rest in peace.

bazz26

She worked the BMW ring taxi also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV94TvChvTc

Shame the guy filming didn't just shut up and enjoy the drive.

DaveyDave

I'd say being in the ring taxi with her would have been savage, she's passing people like it's nothing and she's so calm talking to the guy.

€290 a go!

Dilbert75

That's awful news. Sabine was awesome.

wonski

So sorry to read that. So young.

projectgtr

So sad to hear, she was an amazing driver and always had time for the fans. Heard so many great stories about her from people at the ring, she will be sorely missed.


There is a petition gaining alot of traction to get one of the corners named after her set up by the guys from bridge to gantry, i normally dont like this kinda thing so close to a death but its definitely deserved, if any of you are interested here is a link.

https://www.change.org/p/n%C3%BCrburgring-1927-gmbh-co-kg-name-a-corner-of-the-n%C3%BCrburgring-nordschleife-after-sabine-schmitz

John_Rambo

Very sad, such a talent and such a nice girl.

Leonard Hofstadter

I don't normally do this kind of thing either, but she was such a talent, her legacy deserves to live on. Such a trailblazer for women in motorsport too, proof that girls could do motor racing as well.

BorneTobyWilde

She was cool,

AMKC

AMKC wrote: »

She would have made a great Top Gear presenter.

She did. That season with Chris Evans.

Cee-Jay-Cee

So sad, taken too soon.

Rest in peace Sabine.

CoBo55

projectgtr wrote: »

So sad to hear, she was an amazing driver and always had time for the fans. Heard so many great stories about her from people at the ring, she will be sorely missed.


There is a petition gaining alot of traction to get one of the corners named after her set up by the guys from bridge to gantry, i normally dont like this kinda thing so close to a death but its definitely deserved, if any of you are interested here is a link.

https://www.change.org/p/n%C3%BCrburgring-1927-gmbh-co-kg-name-a-corner-of-the-n%C3%BCrburgring-nordschleife-after-sabine-schmitz

Done.

Bigus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tG3Tx1e704

Larbre34

Great lady and a proper peddler. Always thought I might see her at Le Mans but not to be.

RIP, far too young.

whippet

I saw her in the car park at the Ring when I was doing a tourist day .. as soon as she got out of the car she was mobbed by the crowd ... she really was loved there

lawred2

Fu(king cancer

Miscreant

Bigus wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tG3Tx1e704

If anyone ever wanted to see what joy looks like then this video shows it all. What a talent. She will be missed.

RIP Sabine.

Odyssey 2005

Terribly sad news. Herself and Murray Walker will have some craic on the bus journey to the sky.
RIP

biko

Gone, but not forgotten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KiC03_wVjc

bazz26

For anyone interested BBC made a Top Gear special tribute to Sabine. Current and previous Top Gear presenters contributed to it. It has already been on BBC iPlayer if you can access it or it's online through other means.

Friday 9th April @ 7:35pm on BBC1.

Leonard Hofstadter

Available here:

https://www.facebook.com/mikedsilvaengines/videos/194693365554338

Well worth watching, a fitting tribute to an absolute legend.

DaveyDave

Probably won't stay up long but here's a YouTube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihLOKWhFIsc

CoBo55

bazz26 wrote: »

For anyone interested BBC made a Top Gear special tribute to Sabine. Current and previous Top Gear presenters contributed to it. It has already been on BBC iPlayer if you can access it or it's online through other means.

Friday 9th April @ 7:35pm on BBC1.

Is this a repeat of the one shown on Tuesday?

bazz26

Yes, it was shown on certain regional variants of BBC1 on Tuesday but not on the BBC1 Northern Ireland variant which is the main one we get here. It is also on BBC iPlayer but you need to use a VPN to get around the geolocation blocking.

CoBo55

bazz26 wrote: »

Yes, it was shown on certain regional variants of BBC1 on Tuesday but not on the BBC1 Northern Ireland variant which is the main one we get here. It is also on BBC iPlayer but you need to use a VPN to get around the geolocation blocking.

Just checked I had recorded it on BBC 1 HD I have that in my favourites and tend to use it more often than the NI version.

ofcork

Was on BBc1 london on wednesday night thought it was done well enjoyed seeing chris evans get sick after sabine driving!

Cmar-Ireland

Not ashamed to say, I was welling up watching that.

CoBo55

Cmar-Ireland wrote: »

Not ashamed to say, I was welling up watching that.

Everyone was I’d imagine.

bazz26

They should be naming that entire circuit after her, not just one corner.

Odyssey 2005

Such a sad loss,so young and full of the joys of life.

Eoinbmw

I missed the BBC show to remember Sabine does anyone know if it is due to be repeated on sky?

Larbre34

Its currently available in its entirety on YouTube, username Fast Cars of Australia.

Unless you have access to BBC iPlayer I doubt it will be broadcast on Television again.