Sabine Schmitz Last Moments With Cancer Before Her Death

Sabine Schmitz dead: Top Gear presenter and Queen of the Nurburgring passes away aged 51 Schmitz, the Queen of the Nurburgring, was a familiar face on British television due to her spell on the BBC s Top Gear over the years, first appearing on the show back in 2004 Top Gear and German racing legend Sabine Schmitz has tragically passed away aged 51 after a long battle with cancer. Schmitz, known as the Queen of the Nurburgring, was a familiar face on British television due to her spell on the BBC s flagship motor racing show over the years. The TV star first appeared alongside Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May back in 2004 and retained a recurring role throughout various iterations of the show over the years. She became an instant hit with fans after racing a Ford Transit van around the Nurburgring in an attempt to get under the 10 minute mark; a feat she missed out on by just eight seconds.