Tributes to Sabine Schmitz

The BBC has today released the following tribute to Sabine Schmitz who has died at the age of 51.

Published: 10:42 am, 17 March 2021
Updated: 10:54 am, 17 March 2021
Sabine Schmitz

Clare Pizey, Executive Producer of Top Gear, says: “Sabine was a beloved member of the Top Gear family and presenting team since 2016, having first appeared on the show in 2004, and everyone who had the pleasure of working with her on the team is in shock at this news. The ‘Queen of the Nurburgring’, Sabine radiated positivity, always wore her cheeky smile no matter how hard things got - and was a force of nature for women drivers in the motoring world. Like everyone else who knew her, we will truly miss her - 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.”

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