Top Gear: Fans Sing Praises For Sabine Schmitz Tribute As Jeremy Clarkson Returns To Show

With the latest Top Gear series coming to an end, fans were happy to see a half-hour tribute to the Queen of the Nurburgring, Sabine Schmitz following the final episode. But this wasn’t a normal episode with Chris Harris, Paddy McGuinness, and Freddie Flintoff, no. The majority of Top Gear presenters ever to work with Sabine returned to the show to air their love for the racing driver, including The Grand Tour trio Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May.

Sabine became famous worldwide after she was featured on an early Top Gear episode where she ripped into Jeremy as she taught him to race on the Nurburgring. This was then followed up the next year when she raced a Ford Transit van around the ‘Ring. This, plus her tremendously successful racing career, pushed her into the limelight, and her happiness and joy for life was prominent.

This tribute emphasised just how much she loved life and loved racing, and these feelings were infectious to anyone who worked with her. There were lovely words from the current and previous presenters, Matt LeBlanc and Rory Reid, and even special guests such as Toto Wolf and his partner.

Fans were quick to air their strong feelings on Sabine and her emotional tribute.

Such a touching tribute from the Top Gear team, old and new, for Sabine Schmitz.

Watching it emphasised not just how brilliant she was, but how happy racing made her. Makes you smile knowing how much she loved her life.#TopGear #sabineschmitz pic.twitter.com/JbtynwwwC1

— Alex Harrington (@AlexDoesCars) April 4, 2021

I have watery eyes having just watched the lovely @BBC_TopGear tribute to #SabineSchmitz

Very fitting tributes & words spoken by past & present #TopGear presenters & her colleagues.

Including @JeremyClarkson @harrismonkey @MrRoryReid @MrJamesMay @RichardHammond & others pic.twitter.com/1ce5Gl2LV9

— Popbangcolour (@Popbangcolour) April 4, 2021

Just shed a little tear at the Sabine Schmitz memorial on BBC.#sabineschmitz #bbc #nurburgring #TopGear pic.twitter.com/4XIjdurRid

— PitstopUK (@uk_pitstop) April 4, 2021

The #SabineSchmitz documentary has just done me pic.twitter.com/W8R8IPtJMJ

— AFC Rob (@afc_rob) April 4, 2021

Just watched the #TopGear #sabineschmitz special on #BBCiPlayer … it was a truly wonderful tribute to her … I'm not crying honestly 😢 pic.twitter.com/8s77NyF5yJ

— Girl in the Pitlane (@pitlane_girl) April 5, 2021

The tribute will air on terrestrial TV on BBC, Wednesday April 7th, 7:30pm, and is currently able to be viewed on BBC iPlayer.