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[SophieB]

Incredibly sad news. She was great and seemed absolutely lovely.

 

Matt Bishop

@TheBishF1

I’m very sad to hear of the passing of Sabine Schmitz, the only woman to have won the #Nürburgring24Hours, rightly known as ‘Queen of the Nürburgring’, & a star of @BBC_TopGear, who’s succumbed to cancer, aged just 51. #RIPSabineSchmitz

 

 

Nürburgring

@nuerburgring

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The Nürburgring has lost its most famous female racing driver. Sabine Schmitz passed away far too early after a long illness. We will miss her and her cheerful nature. Rest in peace Sabine!

[messy]

Oh God, that's awful. Like lots I guess I was introduced to her via Top Gear. She was brilliant. 

[FirstnameLastname]

Bloody hell, what a shock. Introduced to her first when she was throwing a transit van around the Nurburgring and she always seemed to be a great woman with fantastic passion for motorsports.

[Jovanotti]

Absolutely saddening and shocking, out of nowhere   Loved the Top Gear segments with her and Clarkson/May/Hammond. Rest in peace.

[owenmahamilton]

Terrible news, I was just looking her up on Google yesterday as I hadn't heard anything about her for a while, I read online a couple of years ago that she had cancer but hadn't heard anything since. Rest In Peace Sabine.

[FredrikB]

That was very sad news 

 

Seeing her on top gear was some of the higlights of that series.  

[JimmyClark]

This is so sad to hear; I didn't even realise she was ill.

What a great driver and personality she was.

[balage06]

Damn, and everyone was looking forward to 2021...

[CountDooku]

So sad. She was awesome on Top Gear and genuinely added lots of natural humour to the show. Rapid on a track too! 😞

[SpeedRacer`]

What an awful week this has been. I enjoyed seeing her on the new version of TG since Clarkson left, wasn't aware she'd been on it during his era as well. RIP.

[FullOppositeLock]

Oh no! Such a great character on Top Gear. Godspeed Sabine 

[Ben1445]

Two time Nürburgring 24 Hours winner, let’s not forget

Very sad

[H0R]

Oh wow, she was a proper legend in Germany. That's very sad.

[ensign14]

 

[f1rules]

such sad news! thanks for all the great moments you gave us, RIP,

[OvDrone]

Celebrating her life as a inspirational woman and fantastic racer. Her name and the Nurburgring are merged together in my mind.

[Loosenut]

https://www.youtube....h?v=5KiC03_wVjc

I remember watching that. Sad news indeed. What a lady!

[DS27]

I had no idea she was ill. How very, very sad.

[F1matt]

RIP Sabine. If there is a Nürburgring in the sky you will find some worthy rivals. 

[kumo7]

RIP Sabine, your energy that I saw at TopGear made me more motivated in many more things that I had to confront,... 

[PhilArny80]

Terribly sad news, loved watching her on Top Gear. RIP Sabine.

[ConsiderAndGo]

Bloody hell. What a crap week.

RIP, Sabine. Legend.

[barrykm]

Oh no    RIP Sabine.

[kar]

Not much to say other then how sad it must be for her family and loved ones.

She certainly lived in such a short span many lifetimes compared to many. Glad we were so fortunate to have gotten to know her a little bit from top gear.

Edited by kar, 17 March 2021 - 09:43.

[ezequiel]

RIP Sabine. Knew of her some years ago due to her one off appeareances in the WTCC at the Nordschleife.

[Zoe]

Oh no  Loved the videos of her going round the 'ring.

 

I always told my co-workers "get a driving lesson from Sabine Schmitz" when they were trundling along with the rental cars while on a business trip. No none had heard of her until I showed them a youtube video, then they were all mightily impressed!

[TomNokoe]

"I can do that time in a van!" as she mocks Jeremy Clarkson is etched in my mind.

 

Very, very sad. 51 is so young. RIP.

[f1paul]

Horrible news, been a rough few days in the motorsport broadcasting world. So sad

[Roadhouse]

So saddened by this news. 

 

Way too young to die, RIP.

[Pete_f1]

RIP

She was such fun on Top Gear.

[Spillage]

Very sad news. I really enjoyed her appearances on British TV. Far too young. RIP.

[Zoe]

https://www.youtube....h?v=bRBLix7DVGw

(in German)

[pdac]

R.I.P.

[BRG]

This is such sad news. 

 

Sabine was a role model for women in motor sport.  She took on the men on equal terms, asked for no special treatment and gave as good as she got.  And all done with infectious good humour and cheerfulness.  Her Top Gear appearances were always a real treat, especially when she was putting Clarkson firmly and funnily in his place.  

[Fastcake]

Horrible news.

As things to be known for go, going around the Nurburgring full pelt in a van is up there with the quirkiest. She must have had a lot of fun over the years!

[Silberpfeil]

Desperately sad news. Sabine was, by all accounts, a lovely lady – my dad used to do a lot of work around the Abbelen factory back when her longtime partner Klaus still owned the company, so he met her once or twice. Had nothing but good to say about her.

[absinthedude]

Oh damn.....that explains a rather cryptic Facebook post I saw. Very sad news.

[cpbell]

This is such sad news. 

 

Sabine was a role model for women in motor sport.  She took on the men on equal terms, asked for no special treatment and gave as good as she got.  And all done with infectious good humour and cheerfulness.  Her Top Gear appearances were always a real treat, especially when she was putting Clarkson firmly and funnily in his place.  

Well said.  I knew she had been fighting cancer for a while, but it's still a shock. 

[Neno]

Rest in peace Sabine. 

[Gary Davies]

Zu jung. Tragisch. 

[LucaP]

An infectious enthusiasm....
Rip

I know corner names are almost sacred at Nurburgring, but maybe in this case... what better tribute?

[Stephane]

The Stefan-Bellof-S were not named that long ago.

 

She deserves something.

[SophieB]

 

 

This was very moving to rewatch. Being able to stand back and say that no, there's no point to doing it again because you know you have already given it your absolute all, is something to aspire to.

[ArchieTech]

RIP Sabine. She gave 100% on track and always with such enthusiasm, she will be missed a lot.

[eibyyz]

:-(

[balaclava]

How many legends are we going to lose in these troubled times? Rest in peace Sabine.

[Nemo1965]

51. Cancer. Scheisse.

 

Ruhe sanft, Sabine.

[KWSN - DSM]

This is such sad news. 

 

Sabine was a role model for women in motor sport.  She took on the men on equal terms, asked for no special treatment and gave as good as she got.  And all done with infectious good humour and cheerfulness.  Her Top Gear appearances were always a real treat, especially when she was putting Clarkson firmly and funnily in his place.  

 

I could not have said it any better.

 

She was inspiring and engaging, she will be missed.

 

Rest in peace.

[Radoye]

[Afterburner]

Terribly sad news. Like many, I best remember her for, “I could do that time in a van.”

Rest in peace.