{"id":204355,"date":"2021-03-17T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sabine-schmitz-dies-top-gear-star-was-51\/"},"modified":"2021-03-17T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T12:45:00","slug":"sabine-schmitz-dies-top-gear-star-was-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sabine-schmitz-dies-top-gear-star-was-51\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sabine Schmitz Dies: Top Gear Star Was 51"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Sabine Schmitz Dies: Top Gear Star Was 51<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>    Sabine Schmitz, the German racing driver who was a presenter on Top Gear, has died.<\/p>\n<p>    She was 51 years old.<\/p>\n<p>    Schmitz revealed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> post last summer that she was battling &#8220;an extremely persistent cancer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n    <img alt=\"Sabine Schmitz\" data-pin-description=\"Sabine Schmitz Dies: Top Gear Star Was 51\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--NYMyU7sl--\/t_full\/cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1615984822\/sabine-schmitz.jpg\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvfanatic.com\/2021\/03\/sabine-schmitz-dies-top-gear-star-was-51\/\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--6WAOuxI1--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1615984822\/sabine-schmitz.jpg\"><\/img>\n<\/div>\n<p>    Frikadelli Racing revealed on Tuesday that Schmitz had passed away.<\/p>\n<p>    Top Gear executive producer Clare Pizey said:<\/p>\n<p>    \u201cSabine was a beloved member of the Top Gear family and presenting team since 2016, having first <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on the show in 2004, and everyone who had the pleasure of working with her on the team is in shock at this <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    \u201cThe \u2018Queen of the Nurburgring,\u2019 Sabine radiated positivity, always wore her cheeky smile no matter how hard things got \u2014 and was a force of nature for women drivers in the motoring world,&#8221; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<div>\n    <img alt=\"Sabine Schmitz Attends Top Gear Premiere\" data-pin-description=\"Sabine Schmitz Dies: Top Gear Star Was 51\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--gB6Ju_J9--\/t_full\/cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1615984877\/sabine-schmitz-attends-top-gear-premiere.jpg\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvfanatic.com\/2021\/03\/sabine-schmitz-dies-top-gear-star-was-51\/\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--RJgEt2RB--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1615984877\/sabine-schmitz-attends-top-gear-premiere.jpg\"><\/img>\n<\/div>\n<p>    &#8220;Like everyone else who knew her, we will truly miss her \u2014 Sabine really was one of a kind. Our thoughts are with her partner Klaus who was always by her side and who we welcomed to Dunsfold many times, and her family in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    Schmitz became the first woman to win the 24 Hours N\u00fcrburgring in 1996 and went on to pull off another win the following year, solidifying herself as the \u201cQueen of the N\u00fcrburgring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    Schmitz first appeared on Top Gear in 2004. She beat Jeremy Clarkson&#8217;s best lap around the N\u00fcrburgring in a Jaguar S-Type by 47 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>    She later returned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> in 2005 and 2008 before becoming a full-fledged presenter in 2016.<\/p>\n<div>\n    <img alt=\"Paddy McGuinness, Sabine Schmitz\" data-pin-description=\"Sabine Schmitz Dies: Top Gear Star Was 51\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--uQ_CTRaJ--\/t_full\/cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1615984962\/paddy-mcguinness-sabine-schmitz.png\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvfanatic.com\/2021\/03\/sabine-schmitz-dies-top-gear-star-was-51\/\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--saKu1uW4--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1615984962\/paddy-mcguinness-sabine-schmitz.png\"><\/img>\n<\/div>\n<p>    Her final appearance was on Top Gear Season 28, which concluded in October.<\/p>\n<p>    \u201cTerrible news about Sabine Schmitz,\u201d Clarkson wrote on Twitter. \u201cSuch a sunny person and so full of beans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    Added Richard Hammond, \u201cVery sad to hear of the passing of Sabine Schmitz, a proper driving legend who\u2019ll be sadly missed by many. The Ring has lost its Queen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    &#8220;She gave me pointers on how to drive a Ferrari very fast and hunted me down in a banger race. Brilliantly bonkers and an amazing human being! RIP the great Sabine Schmitz,&#8221; said Paddy McGuinness.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div href=\"\"><img alt=\"nurbering\" data-pin-description=\"Sabine Schmitz Dies: Top Gear Star Was 51\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--X6U5S7jK--\/t_full\/cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1615985017\/attachment\/nurbering.png\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvfanatic.com\/2021\/03\/sabine-schmitz-dies-top-gear-star-was-51\/\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--1-lac9B8--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1615985017\/attachment\/nurbering.png\"><\/img><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n    &#8220;I never thought car makers should be at the \u2018Ring, but I always thought Sabine Schmitz should, and would, be. Rotten news. #RIP,&#8221; tweeted James May.<\/p>\n<p>    &#8220;The N\u00fcrburgring has lost its most famous female racing driver,&#8221; reads a tweet from the N\u00fcrburgring&#8217;s official Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>    &#8220;Sabine Schmitz passed away far too early after a long illness. We will miss her and her cheerful nature. Rest in peace Sabine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    May she rest in peace.<\/p>\n<p><b>Paul Dailly<\/b> is the Associate Editor for TV Fanatic. 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She was 51 years old. Schmitz revealed in a Facebook post last summer that she was battling &#8220;an extremely persistent cancer.&#8221; Frikadelli Racing revealed on Tuesday that Schmitz had passed away. 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