Only 51 - cancer as noted previously - way too young.
RIP.
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:35 am
by Alex_
Saw Harris' post on IG. So sad. Rest in peace.
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:54 am
by Barry
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.
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:08 am
by Ascender
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.
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:09 am
by John
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:34 am
by scotta
Very sad.
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:34 am
by Coaster1
Very sad news.
She had a fun, sunny and enthusiastic personality, and obviously a great driver. RIP
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:49 am
by JonMad
RIP
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:55 am
by NGRhodes
One of my heroes.
RIP SpeedBee.
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:05 am
by McSwede
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
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:14 am
by speedingfine
Blimey, no age at all. RIP
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:38 am
by Simon
51 is nothing. Poor girl. RIP.
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:13 am
by GG.
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:27 am
by RobYob
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.
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:36 am
by Delphi
Not been a great week for motorsport, first Murray, now Sabine. She seemed like such a lovely person. RIP.
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:41 am
by integrale_evo
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.
Re: Sabine Schmitz
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:58 am
by NGRhodes
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".
RIP