Sabine Schmitz

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Wiki page also now states she has passed away.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabine_Schmitz

Only 51 - cancer as noted previously - way too young.

RIP.
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Saw Harris' post on IG. So sad. Rest in peace.
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Alex_ wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:35 am Saw Harris' post on IG. So sad. Rest in peace.
Just saw that too, how sad.

Met her in the bar, way back, as lovely and friendly off camera as on. :|
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Fuck, how said. I think it was on here a while back someone had posted she was pretty ill. 51 is no age at all.

I'm trying to remember when we'd first have heard of her, must have been back in the first days of the BMW 'Ring taxi?

RIP.
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:(
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Very sad.
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Very sad news.

She had a fun, sunny and enthusiastic personality, and obviously a great driver. RIP
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:cry: RIP
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One of my heroes.

RIP SpeedBee.
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Coaster1 wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:34 am Very sad news.

She had a fun, sunny and enthusiastic personality, and obviously a great driver. RIP
Nailed it there!!

Rubbish news ☹️
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Blimey, no age at all. RIP :(
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51 is nothing. Poor girl. RIP.
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:-(
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RIP, taken far too soon.

I briefly met her in around 2002 at the restaurant. Lovely friendly person indulging a crazy Australians Nurburgring questions.

So sad.
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Not been a great week for motorsport, first Murray, now Sabine. She seemed like such a lovely person. RIP.
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Yep, top gear did her a bit of a disservice by trying to make her wacky and crazy, but by all accounts in real live she was a lovely person and genuine enthusiast.
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integrale_evo wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:41 am Yep, top gear did her a bit of a disservice by trying to make her wacky and crazy, but by all accounts in real live she was a lovely person and genuine enthusiast.
She was definitely fun and up for a challenge, rather than wacky (she was actually clever and multi-talented , as well as her driving abilities she was a horse rider, helicopter pilot and trained hotelier).
I always got the impression it was Top Gear's way of trying to make her "one of the lads".
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/56420308

“This Sunday's episode of Top Gear will be dedicated to Schmitz”
- Clare Pizey, executive producer
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What a rubbish waste, RIP.

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